February 2026 PC Agenda
Dear Councillor
I hereby give notice that the Parish Council meeting of Barrowby Parish Council will be held at the READING ROOM, Church Street, Barrowby on Monday 9th February at 7.00pm. All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted as set out hereunder.
Public Forum: The Parish Council meeting will be preceded by a public forum commencing at 6.45pm, for which Councillors are asked to be present. Members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council, and District and County Councillors and the Police may also make reports.
Members of the public and press are welcome to stay for the meeting but may not participate unless invited to do so by the Chairman.
Signed: C Vink Claire Vink, Parish Clerk Date: 3rd February 2026
1. WELCOME
Opening remarks by the Chairman
2. APOLOGIES
To receive apologies for absence
3. TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011
a. To receive declarations of members’ interests in relation to agenda items.
b. To consider requests for dispensations from members.
4. MINUTES
To resolve to accept the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 12th January 2026. (Appendix A)
5. 20 IS PLENTY
To receive a presentation from Roy Redman in relation to:
• 20 is Plenty
• Cycling schemes and pathway regulations in relation to the proposed new development on Low Road
6. PLANNING
To consider planning applications received up to the date of the meeting and to resolve to approve any representations to the Local Planning Authority (support/objection/comment) and any follow-up actions. To include:
a. S26/0037 Section 73 application to vary Condition 10 (Off-site highways) of planning permission S25/0542 to allow up to 120 occupations and S26/0038 Section 73 application to vary Condition 11 (Off-site highways) of planning permission S24/0140 to allow up to 180 occupations
b. S26/0048: Hybrid planning application consisting of a full application for the demolition of all existing buildings and erection of a retail convenience store with associated parking, ATM, plant, satellite dishes, landscaping, bollards and infrastructure, together with an outline application, with all matters reserved save from access, for the erection of up to seventeen residential dwellings with associated parking, landscaping and infrastructure.
c. Additional applications received may be listed on an updated agenda sheet at the meeting.
7. NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
To receive a verbal update on the Neighbourhood Plan and to resolve to approve any next steps.
8. REPORTS
a. District & County Councillors – To receive a verbal update from local government representatives.
b. Working Groups - To receive a verbal report from the Recreation and Green Space group and the Flower Group.
9. COMMITTEE MINUTES
a. To note the minutes from the Buildings and Assets Committee 19th January 2026 (Appendix B)
10. FINANCE
a. To resolve to approve January 2026 bank reconciliations (Appendix C )
b. To note the 2025/26 summary of receipts, precept, expenditure and surplus / deficit figure. (Appendix D)
c. To note the income for December 2025 (Appendix E)
d. To resolve to approve the payments list (Appendix F)
e. To resolve to approve payment for the annual subscription to LALC
f. To resolve to approve renewal of Reading Room WiFi at £27.95
g. To resolve to approve payment of £50 to cover the remaining Street Trees initiative funding.
h. To resolve to approve payment for Saintary Unit Waste disposal at the Pavilion and Reading Room at £364 for the year.
11. CLERK’S REPORT
To note and receive updates on the Clerk’s report and note delegated spending (Appendix G)
12. COUNCILLOR TRAINING
a. To note the overview of the roles and responsibilities of a Parish Councillor (Appendix H)
b. To resolve to approve and commit to the proposed training scheme for Councillors. (Appendix I)
13. ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
To consider options and set a date for the Annual Parish Meeting.
14. POLICIES
a. Review and approve Equal Opportunities, Grievance, Lone Worker. Recruitment and Selection and Sickness policies (Appendix J-N).
b. Review of Hire Procedures for the Pavilion (Appendix O).
15. CAPTURE OF FUTURE ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION / AGENDA ITEMS
To allow councillors to highlight matters to be considered for inclusion on a future agenda. No discussion on the content of the topics will take place.
16. DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
Monday 9th March 2026 at 6.45pm in the Reading Room for the Parish Council Meeting