NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL
I hereby give you notice that the meeting of ELSTOW PARISH COUNCIL MEETING will be held at 7.00 pm. At
Elstow Playing Field Hall, Wilstead Road, Elstow on
TUESDAY 14th OCTOBER 2025
All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted at the meeting as set out hereunder. Members of the public are invited to speak during the Open Forum item
Dated: 09/10/2025
Signed: L. Barnicoat, Clerk to the Council
MEETING BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED
1) Welcome and Apologies for absence to be received, Personal and Prejudicial Interest to be declared for the meeting
2) Open Forum – Members of the Public invited to speak
3) Planning and Development
a) 25/01908/FUL Repositioning of front entrance and storm porch at 5 Little Townsend Close
b) 25/01752/FUL Single storey rear and side extensions. Garage conversion 5 Lilleshall Drive
c) Mowbray Road proposed development planning consultant engagement update
d) Consideration of any planning applications received after the publication of the agenda and notification of applicatios in adjacent parishes
4) Bedford Borough Councillor report
5) Parish Councillor vacancy
6) Finance and policy matters to include:
a) Quotes for consideration to include review of memorial bench permission and installation, pillbox, relocation of the community defibrillator in High Street, new noticeboard for High Street, Abbeyfields Christmas lights to be discussed, play area repair
b) Invoices to be paid
c) Financial monitoring actual against budget review
d) Elstow Playing Field Hall project to include Parish Council borrowing application to Public Works Loan Board
e) External audit report feedback
f) Community Champion Award
7) To agree the minutes of last meetings on 9th September
8) Correspondence and Information Received to include summary of items not covered on agenda
9) Close of Meeting and Future Meeting Dates – 25th November and 13th January