Agenda for April 13, 2026, Maulden Parish Council meeting
The next meeting of Maulden Parish Council is to be held on Monday, April 13, 2026, at the Church Hall, Church Road, Maulden, Beds, MK45 2AU, at 7.30pm, and the public and press are invited to attend.
This is a link to a downloadable printable PDF copy of the agenda, please do not print this post, reports being presented to the meeting can be found on this link.
| 117 | Apologies for absence (NB: Cllrs’ apologies may be recorded without being formally accepted) | Clerk | |||
| 118 | Declarations of Interest regarding personal or pecuniary interest in any agenda item | All | |||
| 119 | Public Forum – Standing Orders will be suspended for members of the public to address the Council in relation to an agenda item or to request matters to be discussed at a subsequent meeting. Members of the public may have 3 minutes to speak.
PC Kerry Maxwell from Ampthill & Flitwick Community Police Team. |
Public | |||
| 120 | Approval Of Minutes – Parish Council Meeting held on March 2, 2026 – circulated | All | |||
| 121 | Actions Arising – actions from above minutes not covered under agenda item (see Appendix A). | All | |||
| 122 | Community Governance Review. | Chair | |||
| 123 | Policies – Grants & Donations Policy, IT Policy & GDPR, Declaration Of Interests Policy, Safeguarding Policy, Tree Policy, and online storage systems. | ||||
| 124 | Planning: To consider info & reports & resolve where applicable. | Applications received to meeting date (see Appendix B), re planning group recommendations, & resolve where applicable. | Cllr Jackson | ||
| Autumn Cottage (Highways) | Ward Cllr | ||||
| Maulden Garden Centre – planning enforcement | Ward Cllr | ||||
| Dog & Badger – planning enforcement appeal | Ward Cllr | ||||
| 125 | Finance: To consider info & reports and resolve where applicable
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a: Finance report – including 2025-2026 AGAR | Clerk | ||
| b: Confirm monthly bank reconciliation approval for March & April | Cllr Aston | ||||
| c: Payments to be approved | Clerk | ||||
| d: Payments since the last meeting to be approved | Clerk | ||||
| e: Grant funding – Rookery South Wildflowers | Cllr Jackson | ||||
| f: Grant applications – Maulden Community 5K | Chair | ||||
| g: S106 funding – S106 parish register | Cllr Jackson | ||||
| 126 | Recreation Ground, Play Areas, Green Spaces: To consider info & reports & resolve where applicable. | a: Recreation Ground & Play Area report – inc Rec Steward contract | Cllrs Phillips
Cllr Aston |
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| b: Pavilion – inc Pavilion Group update & refurbishment quotes | “ | ||||
| c: Trilley Fields Play Area – inc fencing works & play equipment | Chair | ||||
| d: Community Orchard – inc access to track | Chair | ||||
| e: Tree Warden | Cllr Woodward | ||||
| f: Allotments | Chair | ||||
| g. Environment – inc Village Litter Pick | Cllr Illingworth | ||||
| 127 | Other reports to be considered & resolved where applicable. | a: Highways – inc SIDs, & Bridleway through churchyard & SSSI | Cllr Browning | ||
| b: Flooding | Chair | ||||
| c: Events – inc Easter Egg Hunt, Summer Play Events | Cllr Wasser | ||||
| d: Village Hall | Cllr Woodward | ||||
| e: Defibrillators – inc training | Cllr Rudkin | ||||
| f: Streetlights | Cllr Rudkin | ||||
| g: Neighbourhood Plan | Cllr Aston | ||||
| h: Safety – inc Crime Stats | Cllr Browning | ||||
| i: Ward Cllrs’ report | Ward Cllrs | ||||
| j: Chairperson’s report | Chairperson | ||||
| k: Clerk’s report | Clerk | ||||
| 128 | To be considered. | a: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) | |||
| b: Correspondence to meeting date – circulated to all cllrs (see appendix C) | |||||
| 129 | Items for next agenda: May 18, 2026 | ||||
| 130 | Dates of next meetings: May 18, 2026 (& Annual Parish Council Meeting); June 22, 2026; July 27, 2026; September 14, 2026; October 12, 2026; November 16, 2026; December 21, 2026; January 25, 2027; March 1, 2027 (& Annual Parish Meeting 7pm); April 5, 2027; May 10, 2027 (& Annual Parish Council Meeting. | ||||