Agenda for November 10, 2025, Maulden Parish Council meeting

The next meeting of Maulden Parish Council is to be held on Monday, November 10, 2025, 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

61		Apologies for absence (NB: Cllrs’ apologies may be recorded without being formally accepted)		Clerk
62		Declarations of Interest regarding personal or pecuniary interest in any agenda item		All
63		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
64		Approval Of Minutes – Parish Council Meeting held on October 6, 2025 – circulated		All
65		Actions Arising – actions from above minutes not covered under agenda item (see Appendix A).		All
66		Councillor Vacancies & Co-Option		Chair
67		Community Governance Review – to consider CBC’s recommendation that MPC’s membership be cut from 12 cllrs to 9 and resolve response.		Chair
68		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

69		Finance: To consider info & reports and resolve where applicable	a: Finance report – including Excel issues	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
			h: Draft Budget 2026-2027	Chair
70		Recreation Ground, Play Areas, Green Spaces: To consider info & reports & resolve where applicable.	a: Recreation Ground & Play Area report	Cllrs Phillips Cllr Aston
			b: Pavilion – inc storage of MPC equipment, refurbishment	“
			c: Trilley Fields Play Area – inc fencing works, rubbish bin	Chair
			d: Community Orchard – inc access to track	Chair
			e: Tree Warden	Cllr Woodward
			f: Allotments.	Chair
			g. Environment	Cllr Illingworth
71		Other reports to be considered & resolved where applicable.	a: Highways – inc SIDs	Cllr Browning
			b: Flooding	Chair
			c: Events – inc Remembrance Sunday, Christmas Lights Switch-On (Nov 29), Senior Citizen’s Xmas Tea (Dec 11)	Cllr Wasser
			d: Village Hall	Cllr Woodward
			e: Defibrillators – inc training	Cllr Rudkin
			f: Streetlights	Cllr Rudkin
			g: Neighbourhood Plan	Cllr Aston
			h: Safety – Crime Stats	Cllr Browning
			i: Ward Cllrs’ report	Ward Cllrs
			j: Chairperson’s report	Chairperson
			k: Clerk’s report – GDPR training. Suggested meeting dates for 2026-2027 June 22, July 27, September 7, October 12, November 16, December 21, January 25, March 1, April 5, May 10.	Clerk
	72	To be considered.	a: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)		Cllr Penniston
			b: Correspondence to meeting date – circulated to all cllrs (see appendix C)
	73	Items for next agenda: December 15, 2025
	74	Dates of next meetings: December 15, 2025; January 19, 2026; March 2, 2026 (& Annual Parish Meeting 7pm); April 13, 2026; May 18, 2026 (& Annual Parish Council Meeting).