You are invited to the Meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Monday 10th November 2025 at 7.30pm at Carlton Village Hall
In accordance with s2 Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, members of the public and press will be excluded for consideration of section 20 owing to the confidential nature of the business
Agenda
1. To receive apologies for absence
2. To receive disclosure of local and/or disclosable pecuniary interest
3. To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of 13th October 2025
4 Co-option of councillors
5. Public participation for 10 minutes for members of the public to address the Council.
6 To receive a report from Emmaus
7 Financial Matters
7.1 To receive statement of accounts and agree payments.
7.2 To confirm the bank reconciliation is correct and agree who will undertake the next one
7.3 To confirm the income and expenditure to 30.10.2025
7.4 To review the proposed budget for 2025/26 and agree any actions
8 To receive any reports and agree any actions from the following:
8.1 Highways- General Update
8.2 Footpaths &Bridleways
8.3 Crime stats
8.4 Clerks Report
8.5 Borough Councillors report
9 Planning
9.1 To receive an update on outstanding planning applications.
9.2 To note any responses to planning applications considered under Clerks delegated powers.
10. To consider the matter of the Neighbourhood Development Plan review and agree any actions
11 To confirm who will sit on the General Purposes committee and NDP working group to replace a Cllr who resigned
12 To consider the matter of unidentified road closures for the recent Bedford Charity Chase and agree any actions
13 Policies
13.1 To confirm that the Business Continuity document remains fit for purpose
13.2 To confirm the grant policy remains fit for purpose
13.3 To confirm the amendments to the Remembrance Day service risk assessment
13.4 To agree the risk assessment for the Christmas Lights on the hedge at the Memorial
14 To consider the information on the Housing Need Survey and agree the content is acceptable in order to move forward
15 To consider the matter of the Christmas lights and agree any outstanding actions
16 To consider the Memorial area and agree any planting requirements and actions to take forward
17 To consider the matter of the Carlton war dead list and agree any actions
18 To receive matters of interest from Councillors for inclusion on next available Agenda and agree what will be placed on Facebook
19 To consider the matter of the vehicle activated signs and agree any actions
20 Confidential session
20.1 To resolve to close the meeting to public and press
20.2 To discuss staff matters and agree any actions
21 Date of Next Meeting