PITSTONE PARISH COUNCIL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF a meeting of the Parish Council
to be held in the Meeting Room of the Memorial Hall on Thursday 28 November 2013 at 7.00pm.

Laurie Eagling, Clerk to the Council
9 Warwick Road, Pitstone, LU7 9FE			Signed _____________________________
Tel: 01296 660791					Date :  21 November 2013

A G E N D A

1.	ATTENDANCE AND APOLOGIES

2.	RECEIVE QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC/PRESS – residents monthly opportunity to raise their questions or concerns with the parish council

3.	RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST AND DISPENSATION REQUESTS from councillors on matters to be considered at the meeting 

4.	MINUTES - To resolve that the minutes of the parish council meeting held on 31/10/13 be signed as a correct record

5.	CLERK’S REPORT – receive any update to the matters arising, for information only 

6.	CORRESPONDENCE - Consider correspondence received & receive notification of any additional items

7.	PLANNING MATTERS

7.1	Applications:
4 Dover Close, 13/02978/ACL – Application for a lawful development certificate for the erection of a single storey rear extension with 3 rooflights

7.2	Decisions:
21 Crispin Field, 13/02522/APP – single storey side and rear extension: permitted (PPC submitted no objections)
5 Church Road, 13/02448/APP – removal of existing attached garage and erection of two storey side and rear extension: refused on grounds of scale, design & siting (PPC submitted no objections)

7.3	Other:
a)	Note latest information relating to Luton Airport expansion plans
b)	Confirm any feedback to AVDC consultation on changes to delegated officer powers

8.	PITSTONE PARISH DEVELOPMENT PLANS 

8.1	General/PDA – consider update and determine actions arising
8.2	Skate Park – consider update and determine any actions arising
8.3	Play Space – consider update and approve actions arising
8.4	Multi-use ball games area – no progress, dependent on PDA

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9.	OTHER ISSUES

9.1	Consider Youth Café update and actions arising
9.2	Consider new “Your community says please pick up” dog fouling stickers
9.3	Street Lighting
a)	consider relocating lamp post outside 53 Cheddington Road to opposite side of 
	carriageway
b)	consider replacing part night photo cell in lamp by 4 Crispin Field
c)	commission repair to light by basketball court
9.4	Note correspondence from BCC re Land at Marsworth/26 The Crescent
9.5	Consider feedback from Playground Inspection Training and approve associated costs

10.	FINANCIAL ISSUES
	
10.1	Conduct/approve annual review of Grant Awarding Policy
10.2	Note position re PPP debtors
10.3	Financial position/payments: To approve payments in accordance with the budget and consider the receipts/reconciliation/debtor information for the month 
10.4	Conduct regular internal controls
10.5	Consider third draft of 2014/15 budget & associated precept request

11.	REPORTS

11.1	Note latest mVAS data for Vicarage Road
11.2	Receive feedback from LAF on 21/11/13 – Cllrs Saintey, Blunt & Stack
11.3	Receive launch feedback from Pitstone Community Film Club – Cllr Nicholls

THE PUBLIC AND PRESS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND ALL OUR MEETINGS
YOUR VIEWS ARE IMPORTANT TO US
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU