Longstowe Parish Council will meet at Longstowe Village Hall on Thursday 18th September 2025 at 7.15pm for the purpose of transacting the following business.
Members of the public and press are invited to address the Council at its Open Forum at the beginning of the meeting.
AGENDA
36 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
37 OPEN FORUM
The meeting will be closed for up to 15 minutes during the Open Forum to enable contributions from the public.
38 MEMBERS’ DECLARATION OF INTEREST FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
39 TO SIGN AND APPROVE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
40 REPORTS FROM COUNTY AND DISTRICT COUNCILLORS
41 MATTERS ARISING/TO REPORT FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) – COUNCIL TO REPORT THE FOLLOWING
a) Conclusion of Audit – processed 11/7/2025: to note.
42 FINANCE
a) Accounts update – mid-July – mid-Sept 2025.
b) CAPALC – Chair’s training – £50.00.
c) Mrs C. Morton – A3 paper £49.99 and black ink £19.18 for Skylark, total £69.17.
d) GDPR/Data protection fee – DD due by 20/10/2025, £35.00
e) Microsoft 365 annual subscription DD due on 12/10/2025, £104.99.
f) Local government pay award 2025.
g) Clerk’s Pay and Expenses – confirmation of approval for mid-July – mid-August 2025 £tbc, HMRC £tbc and approval for pay and expenses and mid-August mid-Sept 2025 £ tbc and HMRC tbc.
h) Transfer of Clerk’s pay to monthly salary payment.
43 TO CONSIDER PLANNING / LICENSING APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
None.
44 TO CONSIDER OTHER MATTERS
a) Neighbourhood Development Planning – government funding cut.
b) Councillor email addresses/ website – options research update.
c) Standing Orders – updated.
d) Financial Regulations – updated.
e) Village Hall update.
45 CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
For information – details available from the Clerk
a) Draft Greater Cambridge Supplementary Planning Documents consultation to 17/10/2025.
b) SCDC Town & Parish Council Liaison Officer – new post / member of staff.
c) Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Nature Recovery Strategy – to note, consultation to 11/9/25.
d) SCDC Local Climate Action Conference 17th October 2025. – Storey’s Field in-person all day event.
46 SYKLARK – TO CONSIDER ANY EDITORIAL ISSUES
• Proposal to change Skylark to 6 issues.
47 DATE OF NEXT MEETING: THURSDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2025, AT 7.15 PM, AT LONGSTOWE VILLAGE HALL
SIGNED BY DATE SEPTEMBER 2025
Clerk/Proper Officer