Parish Council Meeting Agenda – 29th May @ 7.30pm

To Members of the Norton-juxta-Kempsey Parish Council

You are duly summoned to attend the Annual meeting of Norton-juxta-Kempsey Parish Council to be held at 8.45pm at Norton Parish Hall, Littleworth.WR5 2QB

Public Question Time:  From 8.30pm residents are invited to give their views and question the Parish Council on issues on this agenda, or raise issues for future consideration at the discretion of the Chairman, before the start of the Parish Council meeting at 8.45pm. Members of the public may not take part in the Parish Council meeting itself.  This period is not part of the formal meeting.  

Agenda 

  1. Election of Chairman and Signing of Undertaking and Declaration of Office   8.45pm
  2. Apologies: To receive apologies and to approve the reason for absence
  3. Election of Vice-Chairman and Signing of Undertaking and Declaration of Office
  4. Changes to membership
    To formally receive Cllr Rega’s resignation as a Parish Councillor.
  5. Declarations of Interest
  1. Register of Interests: Councillors are reminded of the need to update their register of interests and to return their Register of Interests Form to the Monitoring Officer within 28 days of taking office.
  2. To declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests in items on the agenda and their nature.
  3. To declare any Other Disclosable Interests in items on the agenda and their nature.
  4. Written requests for granting of a dispensation (S33 Localism Act 2011) are to be with the Clerk at least four clear days prior to a meeting.

Councillors who have declared a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, or an Other Disclosable Interest which falls within the terms of paragraph 12(4) (b) of the code of conduct, must leave the room for the relevant items.  Failure to register or declare a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest may result in the commission of a criminal offence.

  1. To consider and adopt Council’s Standing Orders, Scheme of Delegation, Complaints Procedures, Financial Regulations and Online Banking Process (previously circulated)

Standing Orders adopted at meeting held on 27 March.

  1. To note Code of Conduct (previously circulated)
  2. To consider areas of focus and agree allocation of areas of responsibility to Councillors
  3. To consider progress with rolling programme of policy reviews (review table previously circulated)
  4. To note the Council’s Annual Risk Assessment and Insurance Requirements
    Annual Insurance previously agreed at the Council meetings held on 23 January.
  5. Minutes (Chairman)   9.00pm
    a.  To consider adoption of minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 28 April 2025
    b.  Review of minute action summary
  6. Finance (RFO)
    1. Balances
    2. Monthly Account Reconciliation
    3. Monthly Ledger income/payments against budget
    4. To consider renewal of The Countryside Charity (CPRE) annual membership
    5. To approve continued use of standing orders, direct debits, BACS and CHAPS payments authorised in line with the bank mandate/Council Financial Regulations.
    6. 2024/25 financial year end and annual audit process update
    7. To consider purchase of 2 new notice boards (outside church & layby along B4084)
    8. To consider payments to be made/confirmed
  7. Progress reports (for information, reporting by exception)     9.15pm
    1. District Councillor Report (Cllr Adams and Cllr Mrs Turier)
    2. County Councillor Report (Cllr Mrs Robinson)
    3. Social Media/Website Communications (Cllr Pollard)
    4. West Mercia Police/PACT/Anti-social Behaviour (Police/Cllr Job)
    5. St. James the Great Church, Norton. (Rev K Mepham)
    6. Community Apiary (Apiary Group)            
    7. Parish Green Spaces Working Group/Biodiversity Matters (Cllr Fincher)
    8. Public Rights of Way (PRoW) (Cllr Fincher/Clerk) 
    9. Norton Connector (Cllr Waizeneker)    
    10. Allotments (Assistant Clerk)
    11. Parish Hall (Cllr Fincher & Chair of the Hall Trustees)
    12. Worcester Norton CIC (Cllr Fincher)
  8. Open Space/Verge, Highways and Drainage Matters (Cllr Fincher/Cllr Arrow/Clerk) 9.30pm
    To consider updates incl.

    1. Update re Brockhill Wall survey from Cllr Fincher
    2. Update re Littleworth flooding correspondence from Nigel Huddlestone MP and follow up from Cllr Robinson.
    3. Update re Active Travel Corridor correspondence and CIL funding update from Cllr Turier
    4. Update re Active Travel Corridor collaborative meeting with St Modwen update
    5. Update from Keiran Hemstock (WCC) re speeding outside Little Treasures Nursery
  9. Planning (Cllr Richmond/Cllr Fincher/Cllr Waizeneker)               9.40pm
    a.     To consider report on current applications/appeals.
    b. To consider other planning matters (incl. those associated with the SWDP Review/Parkway Garden Town proposals).
  10. Neighbourhood Plan/Parish Aspirations Document (Cllr Arrow/Cllr Pollard/Cllr Waizeneker) 
    To receive update on progress to revise the NP and the quarterly review of the Parish Aspirations document (due May/June 2024).
  11. Parish Council Owned Land (Cllr Fincher/Clerk)                   9.50pm
    To consider 

    1. Update on registration of parish land
    2. Persimmon Homes’ indemnity to the Parish Council regarding an area of the Gazala Drive grass verge.
    3. Maintenance of verges around the parish that belong to the Parish Council – consider quotes obtained (previously circulated)
    4. To consider the installation of soldier silhouettes paid for by the Royal British Legion alongside the memorial on Church Lane.
  12. Parish Hall Recreation Facilities and Outside Space (Cllr Fincher)              10.00pm
    To consider update incl.

    1. Update re Pitch Drainage (Clerk)
    2. Update re Picnic Benches (Clerk)
    3. Update re Annual Compliance reports and quotations (Clerk & Cllr Job)
    4. Update re boiler installation
  13. 140th Anniversary of the Parish  10.15pm
    1. Update on historic photos (Cllr Dawson & Cllr Waizeneker)
  14. Correspondence for Information (Chairman)               10.20pm
    Items of correspondence will be available for inspection at the meeting.

    1. a.To consider comments raised by Brockhill resident about the small children’s play area within the housing newer housing development.
  15. Clerk’s report – Urgent Decisions & Expenditure Delegation since last meeting (Clerk) 
  16. Items for update to local M.P. (Chairman)              10.25pm          
    To consider any items for communication.
  17. Councillors’ reports and items for future agenda (Chairman)            
    Each Councillor is requested to use this opportunity to report minor matters of information not included elsewhere on the agenda and to raise items for future agendas. Councillors are respectfully reminded that this is not an opportunity for debate or decision making.
  18. Date of next meeting
    Parish Council Meeting Thursday 26th June 2025

Signed
Samantha Faulkner
Mrs Samantha Faulkner, Clerk to Norton-Juxta-Kempsey Parish Council

29th May 2025