NOTICE OF A GUARLFORD PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
I hereby give notice that the Parish Council Annual Meeting will be held in Guarlford Village Hall commencing at 7.30pm, following on from the Annual Parish Meeting, on Monday 11th May, 2026
Gill Hollick
Clerk to the Council
guarlfordparishcouncil@guarlfordparishcouncil.gov.uk
MEETING AGENDA
1. Election of Officers - 10 mins
1.1 Chairperson
1.2 Vice-chairperson
1.3 CALC representative
1.4 Planning sub-committee (chair and vice chair are ex-officio) 10 mins
2. Apologies - 2 mins
3. Public Question and Answer - 5 mins per person
4. Code of Conduct and Declarations of Interest Notice of this will be circulated prior to the meeting and any declarations must be submitted before the commencement of the meeting - 2 mins
5. The Race Relations and Crime and Disorder Acts Notice of this will be circulated prior to the meeting and any declarations must be submitted before the commencement of the meeting - 2 mins
6. Acceptance of Minutes of the Parish Council meetings held on 9 th March 2026 and the Extraordinary meeting held on 15th April 2026 - 5 mins
7. Report from District and County Councillor Tom Wells/District Councillor Kathy Wells - 10 mins
8. Guarlford Village Hall - 10 mins
8.1 A report from the Chairman will be circulated prior to the meeting. Any matters arising can be addressed at the meeting.
8.2 UKSPF Grant funding for Arts and Culture Project
8.3 Peter Mayner Room
9. Information from CALC 5 - mins
10. Update on Parliamentary Bill submitted by MHT - 10 mins
11. Parish Environment - 20 mins
11.1 Cedar Tree St Mary’s churchyard
11.2 Bus shelter project
11.3 Lengthsman - blocked drainage next to Thornbury and Guarlford Court
11.4 VAS Camera update
11.5 Request for street lighting in Rectory Lane by St Mary’s church
11.6 Parish notice board, St Mary’s churchyard
12. Planning 5 - mins
12.1 Application M/25/00561/PIP Permission in principle for development of land bordering Rectory Lane
12.2 Application M/25/00600/PIP Permission in principle for erection of 9 houses on land between Chance Lane and Hall Green
12.3 M/25/01219/SCR Proposal to build 180 houses on land off Mill Lane
13. Finance - 15 mins
13.1 Update on account balances and review of effectiveness of financial systems
13.2 Accounting Governance and Accountability Return – Internal Audit
13.3 Approval of payments made since last meeting (separate list will be provided)
13.4 Review of Clerk’s pay
14. Other Administration and Liaison with other bodies - 15 mins
14.1 Requirements of standing orders
14.2 Assertion 10 compliance
14.3 Letter from Dame Harriett Baldwin DBE MP email sent 28/4/26 with newsletter
14.3 Consultation on future policing – email sent 28/04/26 with newsletter
14.4 Potential merger with Madresfield PC
15. Date of Next Meetings:
Monday 14th September 2026
Monday 14th December 2026
Monday 8th March 2027
In addition Planning meetings will be set as required, to be notified