Agenda for March 2, 2026, Maulden Parish Council meeting

The next meeting of Maulden Parish Council is to be held on Monday, March 2, 2026, at the Church Hall, Church Road, Maulden, Beds, MK45 2AU, following the conclusion of the Annual Parish Meeting which starts at 7pm, 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

103		Apologies for absence (NB: Cllrs’ apologies may be recorded without being formally accepted)		Clerk
104		Declarations of Interest regarding personal or pecuniary interest in any agenda item		All
105		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
106		Approval Of Minutes – Parish Council Meeting held on January 19, 2025 – circulated		All
107		Actions Arising – actions from above minutes not covered under agenda item (see Appendix A).		All
108		Community Governance Review.		Chair
109		Policies – Grants & Donations Policy, IT Policy & GDPR, Flag Flying Policy, Declaration Of Interests Policy, Safeguarding Policy, and online storage systems
110		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

111		Finance: To consider info & reports and resolve where applicable	a: Finance report – inc Clerk’s annual appraisal	Clerk
			b: Confirm monthly bank reconciliation approval for Jan and Feb	Cllr Aston
			c: Payments to be approved	Clerk
			d: Payments since the last meeting to be approved	Clerk
			e: Grant funding – Rookery South Wildflowers, UKSPF	Cllr Jackson
			f: Grant applications – Maulden Community 5K	Chair
			g: S106 funding – S106 parish register	Cllr Jackson
112		Recreation Ground, Play Areas, Green Spaces: To consider info & reports & resolve where applicable.	a: Recreation Ground & Play Area report – inc Rec Steward resignation	Cllrs Phillips Cllr Aston
			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 March 14	Cllr Illingworth
113		Other reports to be considered & resolved where applicable.	a: Highways – inc SIDs	Cllr Browning
			b: Flooding	Chair
			c: Events – inc Easter Egg Hunt April 4, 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
	114	To be considered.	a: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)		Cllr Penniston
			b: Correspondence to meeting date – circulated to all cllrs (see appendix C)		Chair
	115	Items for next agenda: April 13, 2026
	116	Dates of next meetings: 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.