Agenda for meeting on 29th June at The Chellington Centre

You are invited to the meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Monday 29th June 2026 at 7.30pm at The Chellington Centre. Members of the public and press are welcome to attend.
Judith Crosier
Clerk to the Parish Council of Carlton with Chellington

Agenda
1. To receive apologies for absence
2. To receive disclosure of local and/or disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests
3. To confirm the minutes of the meeting of 11th May 2026
4. Public participation for 10 minutes for members of the public to address the Council
5. To receive a report from Emmaus
6. Financial Matters
6.1 To receive statement of accounts and agree payments
6.2 To confirm the bank reconciliation for 31st May is correct and agree who will undertake the next one
6.3 To confirm the income and expenditure to 31.5.2026
6.4 To sign a letter to Unity Trust Bank to approve the addition of the Clerk as the administrator of the bank accounts
7. To receive a report on bridges and agree any actions
8. To receive any reports and agree any actions from the following:
8.1 Borough Councillor’s report
8.2 Clerk’s report
8.3 Highways
8.3.1 Cadent Gas – future planned works
8.3.2 Options for Vehicle Activated Signs
8.4 Footpaths and bridleways
8.5 Crime stats for May

9. Planning
9.1 To receive an update on outstanding planning applications
9.1.1 26/00242/MAO Major Outline Application at Land on east side of The Causeway, Carlton: Refused for the following reasons: – Site not allocated for housing and outside the village settlement
– Site is affected by areas of medium and high surface water flood risk.
– Site forms part of a designated Village Open Space and View
– Application is contrary to Policy 42S (Protecting biodiversity and geodiversity) of the Bedford Borough Local Plan 2030
– Insufficient information provided for the Biodiversity Net Gain baseline
– Application fails to make adequate provision for affordable housing
– Application would fail to provide adequate open spaces and management thereof
– Application fails to made adequate provision for education services
– Application would fail to provide adequate healthcare services
9.1.2 26/00778/TCA Notice of Intention to remove to ground level a maple tree at 1 Bridgend, Carlton: Bedford Borough Council determined not to make a Tree Preservation Order and to permit the removal of the tree with the condition that nesting birds are not disturbed when carrying out the work
9.1.3 26/01016/TELPN Telecommunication Prior notification Application at Northey Farm, School Lane, Carlton MK43 7LG PROPOSAL: Existing 15.0m monopole and headframe supporting 3no. antennas to be removed and replaced with the proposed 20.0m monopole, complete with a new headframe supporting 3no. antennas. 2no. existing 0.3m dishes to be relocated onto new dish support poles attached to the proposed monopole, 1no. proposed 0.6m dish to be installed on new dish support pole, existing equipment cabin to be upgraded internally and ancillary development thereto. consultation for mast base station upgrade.
9.1.4 25/00353 LBS Planning enforcement at Stayesmore Manor, High Street, Carlton
9.1.5 26/01076/AGR Land At Turvey Road, Carlton: The proposal is for the construction of an agricultural track. The proposal meets the criteria outlined in Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of ‘The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015’ (as amended). The track is at ground level and will have a low impact on the landscape where it mainly follows existing field edges. In light of the siting and means of construction of the proposed agricultural track, the proposal would not require the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority. Decision – Permitted
10. To receive an update on the Neighbourhood Development Plan review and approve any actions
11. To agree the dates for the exercise of public rights with regard to the accounts of 2025-26 as 1st July 2026 to 14th August 2026 inclusive, with notice to be given on 30th June 2026
12. To receive and review the insurance renewal quote from Zurich
13. To approve the content for the next issue of The Bridge magazine
14. To discuss the village hall sharing agreement
15. Staff matters
15.1 To approve any overtime incurred by the Clerk
16. To approve the cost of £35 for a Councillor training course
17. To review policies
17.1 Data Protection Policy
17.2 Data Privacy Policy
17.3 Internal Controls Policy
18. To receive matters of interest from Councillors for inclusion on next available Agenda and agree matters to be publicised on Facebook
19. To confirm the date of the next Parish Council Meeting