Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Richards Castle (Shropshire) Parish Council will be at 7.30pm on Tuesday 20 May 2025 at the Village Hall (Jubilee room)
1. Election of Chairman
2. Apologies for absence
3. Declarations of Interest and Written Requests for Dispensation
Declaration of any disclosable pecuniary interest in a matter to be discussed at the meeting whether or not it is included in the register of interests. Members are reminded that they are required to leave the room during discussing and voting on matters in which they have a disclosable pecuniary interest whether or not the interest is entered into the register of members’ interests maintained by the Monitoring Officer
4. Election of Vice Chairman
5. Minutes of the previous meeting – 18 March 2025
6. Review pedestrian access to village hall/ new playground, consider options for improvements and agree way forward.
7. New waste treatment plant at the village hall – Report and recommendations from the working group and agree way forward.
8. To invite views and discussion from members of the parish
9. Planning Applications
APP/L3245/W/25/3363880 Re: 25/00041/OUT Proposed Dwelling South Of Overton Grange Farm, Richards Castle. Outline application (all matters reserved) for the erection of one (market) dwelling.
APP/L3245/W/25/3363781 Re: 25/00247/FUL Proposed Dwelling And Annexe North Of, Station Road, Woofferton. Erection of a dwelling and residential annex/triple garage (revised description).
25/01029/FUL Rectory Farm, Richards Castle, SY8 4EE. Erection of a tractor shed
25/01104/FUL and 25/01105/LBC The Barracks, Ashford Bowdler, Ludlow, SY8 4AL. Installation of solar panels on roofs of main house and detached studio, plus other alterations to studio to include installation of roof lights, fenestration changes and installation of internal staircase.
25/01526/FUL Warehouse And Premises, Station Road, Woofferton, Ludlow. Erection of one commercial building comprising two units (B2 and B8 uses), following demolition of existing building, formation of parking areas.
25/01703/FUL Storage Land Known As Unit 1 The Old Sawmills, Station Road, Woofferton, Ludlow. Proposed change of use from open timber storage to used car sales including preparation, light maintenance, storage and display of used motor vehicles.
Update on Shropshire Council planning decisions.
10. Report from Councillors who have attended meetings of other Organisations on behalf of the Parish Council
11. Financial Items
a) Annual Governance Statement
b) Parish council accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
c) Review risk schedule and insurance renewal
d) To consider payments
J Hurcomb, environmental maintenance – £ tbc
K Adams, internal audit 2024-25 – £100.00
Zurich Municipal, Parish council insurance – £241.00
SALC, affiliation 2025-26 – £224.60
Eyelid Productions, website support 2025-26 – £100.00
Clerk, wages April-June 2025
HMRC, PAYE to 5 July 2025 – £185.00
12. Oracy Project at Orleton School – Consider request to help ‘seed fund’ the project and agree way forward.
13. Highway Items/ Amenity Items/ Footpath Items
a) Review proposed environmental maintenance programme of work for 2025-26 and agree way forward.
b) To report Highway / Amenity and Footpath items
14. Clerk’s Report
15. Matters raised for next meeting (no discussion)
16. Close meeting and date of next meeting
Clerk
15 May 2025