PARISH OF ELSTOW
NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL
I hereby give you notice that the meeting of ELSTOW PARISH COUNCIL will be held at 7.30 pm. at Elstow Playing Field, Wilstead Road, Elstow on
TUESDAY 10th OCTOBER 2023
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:
Signed: L. Barnicoat
Clerk to the Council
MEETING BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED
1) Welcome and Apologies for absence
2) Personal and Prejudicial Interest to be declared for the meeting
3) Open Forum – Members of the Public invited to speak
4) Planning and Development
a) Bedford Borough Council Local Plan 2040 public hearing sessions Block 2 – Elstow Parish Council representation feedback from session to include hearing session relating to 400 dwellings at Land At Abbey Fields West Of Elstow and additional feedback relating to 95,000sqm of commercial floorspace at Land At Pear Tree Farm Wilstead Road
b) 23/02011/LBC and 23/02010/FUL Single storey rear extension with frameless glass link connection. Re-rendering of existing external walls at 199 Wilstead Road
c) 23/02168/FUL Erection of new 2 bay garage at the rear and side of the existing house (Revised Scheme) at 172 High Street
d) Adjacent parish letter – 23/02015/MAF Erection of a 3 storey extension to the existing retirement village building and the erection of 3 and 4 storey building comprising 57 units, hard and soft landscaping and car parking at (Land North Of The Causeway) Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams
e) South of Bedford Topic Paper engagement update
5) Bedford Borough Councillor report
6) Village matters
a) Highways safety latest updates including Speed Indicator Device data review, Meadowsweet Drive site meeting follow up to review Speed Indicator Device location and speeding vehicles along the A6
b) Feedback from recent improvement works in the Abbeyfields area by the Roundabout Group volunteers including support that can be provided in light of recent vandalism
c) Meet the Councillor event follow up for the village – 23rd November – police attendance confirmed
7) Finance matters to include:
a) Invoices to be paid
b) Financial monitoring review
c) Quotations for consideration – to include bench improvement works, defibrillator at Abbeyfields shop, Christmas lighting
d) External Audit report to be received
8) To agree the minutes of last meetings on 11th September
9) Correspondence and Information Received to include summary of items not covered on agenda, for information only
10) Close of Meeting and Future Meeting Dates: Tuesday 21st November 2023 at 7.30pm
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