Launton Parish Council reporting ...

Launton Parish Council Meeting held on Thursday 7 November 2024 at 7:30pm in the Parish Hall

Please note that, in the absence of a Clerk, these notes are somewhat more terse than usual.

Councillors present Mr Andrew Briant, Mrs Jackie Hackett, Mr Simon Turner (Chairman) and Mrs Jaqueline Webber

Apologies Mrs Abigail Dowman

In attendance Cllr Gemma Coton (CDC); 5 members of the public.

East / West Rail

No report had been received. If anyone has any queries, please get in contact directly at publicinformation@ewralliance.co.uk or call the 24 hour helpline on 03457 11 41 41.

Reports from District and County Councillors

Cllr Coton (CDC) made a verbal report.

No report had been received from the County Councillor.

Governance

Andy Briant was elected as Vice Chairman, replacing Ed Sanders. There are still two Councillor vacancies.

Clerk Resignation

Jane Olds has left the employment of the Council and has taken up the post of Clerk at Ambrosden with fewer working hours; the Council wishes her the best for her future.

No applicants for the vacant post of Clerk have yet come forward; at time of writing the Chairman is acting as Clerk, but it is hoped that a locum Clerk will soon be engaged to keep the Council running until a permanent replacement Clerk can be found.

Details of the vacancy may be found on the Parish Council website. Anyone interested in the position of Parish Clerk should contact the Chairman, Simon Turner: simon.turner@launton-pc.gov.uk or call the Parish Council’s mobile number 07305 303 889

Finance

The Finance Report is available on the Parish Council website.

Planning

All planning applications, which include the links to Cherwell’s Planning Portal, are put on the Parish Council website when they are received (www.launton-pc.gov.uk in the Agenda and Minutes section).

If a villager has concerns or comments about a planning application, they are welcome to come along to Parish Council meetings to bring them to the attention of the meeting. Villagers are also welcome to contact Councillors or the Clerk to make comments.

Guidance about how the Parish Council is able to respond to planning applications is available on the Parish Council website at https://www.launton-pc.gov.uk/planning-applications/

Parish Hall

The terms of reference for the Parish Hall Development Advisory Group have been formally agreed; the group has started meeting and is making good progress towards finding a solution for the roof.

Highway and Traffic Issues: Speedwatch

The Speedwatch team will always welcome volunteers - if you’d like to help out, please contact speedwatch@launton-pc.gov.uk

Agenda items and dates of the next meetings

The next meeting will be on Thursday 5 December in the Parish Hall at 7.30pm. If you’d like to chat with a Councillor, do come along after 7.15pm.The first meeting in 2025 will be on 9 January to be held in the School Hall.

Suggestions for agenda items for the 9 January 2025 meeting need to be with the Clerk by 13 December 2024 and items for the 6 February 2025 meeting by 23 January 2025.

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