Agenda for January 19, 2026, Maulden Parish Council meeting

The next meeting of Maulden Parish Council is to be held on Monday, January 19, 2026, at the Church Hall, Church Road, Maulden, Beds, MK45 2AU, starting 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.

A G E N D A

89		Apologies for absence (NB: Cllrs’ apologies may be recorded without being formally accepted)		Clerk
90		Declarations of Interest regarding personal or pecuniary interest in any agenda item		All
91		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. NONE REGISTERED		Public
92		Approval Of Minutes – Parish Council Meeting held on December 15, 2025 – circulated		All
93		Actions Arising – actions from above minutes not covered under agenda item (see Appendix A).		All
94		Community Governance Review – to consider CBC’s recommendation that MPC’s membership be cut from 12 cllrs to 9 and resolve response.		Chair
95		Policies – Grants & Donations Policy, IT Policy & GDPR, online storage systems.
96		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

97		Finance: To consider info & reports and resolve where applicable	a: Finance report – inc Clerk’s annual appraisal	Clerk
			b: Confirm monthly bank reconciliation approval	Cllr Aston
			c: Payments to be approved	Clerk
			d: Payments since the last meeting	Clerk
			e: Grant funding – Rookery South Wildflowers, UKSPF	Cllr Jackson
			f: Grant applications	Chair
			g: S106 funding – S106 parish register	Cllr Jackson
98		Recreation Ground, Play Areas, Green Spaces: To consider info & reports & resolve where applicable.	a: Recreation Ground & Play Area report – inc main gate maintenance, wildflower meadow.	Cllrs Phillips Cllr Aston
			b: Pavilion – inc refurbishment quote & padlock issues	“
			c: Trilley Fields Play Area – inc bench, fencing works	Chair
			d: Community Orchard – inc access to track	Chair
			e: Tree Warden	Cllr Woodward
			f: Allotments	Chair
			g. Environment	Cllr Illingworth
99		Other reports to be considered & resolved where applicable.	a: Highways – inc SIDs	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, moving defib to allotments	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
	100	To be considered.	a: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)		Cllr Penniston
			b: Correspondence to meeting date – circulated to all cllrs (see appendix C)		Chair
			c: Annual Parish Meeting agenda, March 2, 7pm		Chair
	101	Items for next agenda: March 2, 2026
	102	Dates of next meetings: March 2, 2026 (& Annual Parish Meeting 7pm); April 13, 2026; May 18, 2026 (& Annual Parish Council Meeting); June 22, 2026; July 27, 2026; September 7, 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.