PARISH COUNCILLORS ARE SUMMONED TO ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING AT 7.00 PM ON WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2025 AT THE CORONATION HALL
1. To accept APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. To receive DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST and REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATION on agenda items.
3. To receive REPORT ON HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
4. To agree MINUTES OF MEETING – 30 July 2025
5. To invite views and discussion from LOCAL RESIDENTS
6. PLANNING
6.1 252318 Tree adjacent barns south of Longford, Kingsland, HR6 9QS – T1: Conifer. Dismantle to ground level. Tree is dying and close to barns.
6.2 252339 3 St Michaels Avenue, Kingsland, HR6 9QR – Proposed demolition of summer house & part of dwelling and erection of a single storey side extension.
6.3 252403 Longmoor, Shirlheath, HR6 9RG – Proposed erection of a timber storage building upon the existing hard-surfaced yard.
6.4 252519 Kingsland Church Of England Primary School, Kingsland, HR6 9QN – Approximately 20 trees. These mainly consist of birch, cherry, beech, (ranging from saplings to semi- mature) with a field maple and a Japanese pagoda tree (semi- mature/mature). The proposal is to carry out work to several of these trees, in particular the Japanese pagoda, field maple and larger twin-stem cherry. This work will be to remove or shorten limbs overhanging the play area, reduce the trees in height, remove any deadwood. This is maintenance work, not removal work – the trees are densely packed together, with canopies inter- connected so it is difficult to specify exactly what work will be done to which individual tree.
6.5 252585 The Pleasaunce, Kingsland, HR6 9SB – Large veteran Ash tree showing signs of sever decline with ADB. We would like to repollard the tree as the customer would like to retain the feature tree. But reduce the risk it posing with large dead and dying limbs. With the tree pollarded it will alleviate these issues.
6.6 Planning Decisions by Herefordshire Council – update.
7. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN – Consider report and recommendations from the working group and agree way forward.
8. Review highway work undertaken including concerns raised about the new TRAFFIC CALMING ROAD MARKINGS and SETTLEMENT SIGNS implemented by the highway authority with the support of the parish council and agree way forward.
9. Consider proposal to THANK HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL for the extensive resurfacing and associated traffic calming measures implemented during spring/ summer 2025.
10. Report and recommendations from SEWERAGE WORKING GROUP, including proposal to ask Welsh Water about repeated repairs to infrastructure at Cobnash and agree way forward.
11. HIGHWAYS/ LENGTHSMAN SCHEME
11.1 Lengthsman Coordinator Report on lengthsman activity in the parish.
11.2 Drainage grant application 2025-26 and agree way forward.
12. FOOTPATHS
12.1 Footpath Officer Report and receipts for PROW maintenance in the parish.
12.2 PROW grant application 2025-26 and agree way forward.
13. NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN – Consider HALC advice to commence initial work to review the NDP and agree way forward.
14. PARISH COUNCIL SURVEY – Consider Police and Crime Commissioner consultation on local policing and agree way forward.
15. PARISH SUMMIT and CHARTER FOR HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCILS – To confirm attendance at the Parish Summit on 7 October 2025 and review the Charter for Herefordshire’s Councils.
16. Reschedule DATE OF MEETING in March 2026.
17. FINANCE
i) Financial statement to date, 2025-26
ii) Receipt(s):
Herefordshire Council, PROW grant 2024-25 – £2,080.00
iii) Payment(s):
Glasdon, two dog waste bins – £494.38
Clerk, office and administration, April – September 2025 – £ tbc
HMRC, PAYE to 5 October 2025 – £ tbc
iv) Ratify Payment(s):
MJH Contracting, lengthsman July 2025 – £1,226.00
MJH Contracting, lengthsman August 2025 – £1,462.50
ICO, data protection fee 2025-26 – £47.00
Clerk, wages increment 2025-26
v) Bank correspondence address:
Update correspondence address with banking providers
18. MATTERS RAISED FOR NEXT MEETING (no discussion)
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Clerk, 12 September 2025