Full Parish Council - Meeting Agenda

Monday 9th February 2026

Introduction

YOU ARE SUMMONED TO ATTEND THE FULL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING OF THE STOKE POGES PARISH COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON MONDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 7.30PM IN THE LIONEL RIGBY ROOM AT THE VILLAGE CENTRE, ROGERS LANE, STOKE POGES BUCKS, SL2 4LP.

Julie Simmonds

Clerk to the Council

To deal with the following business: 3 February 2026

Agenda Items

191/PC/26 - Public Session Time (7.30 pm-7.45 pm)

The meeting is open to the public, and press and 15 minutes will be reserved, if required, for public comments on items on the agenda.

192/PC/26 - Apologies and Acceptance for Absence.

193/PC/26 - Declarations of interest

Members to declare any personal interest in any item of business as defined in the Code of Conduct adopted 2021. If that interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest as defined in the Code, the member should withdraw from the meeting for that item.

194/PC/26 - Minutes

To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 12 January 2025 (previously circulated).

195/PC/26 – Southeast Bucks Board

Update from Cllr Bassi and Cllr Carter

Decide to install 2 library boxes as supplied by the Community Boards free of charge.

196/PC/26 – SBALC

Update from Cllr Carter.

197/PC/26 - Buckinghamshire Council Report

Update on any issues Cllrs Moore and Dhillon

198/PC/26 – Chairman’s/Councilor’s Update from last meeting.

199/PC/26 – Stoke Poges Community Hub.

Update on second meeting held on 15 January 2026

200/PC/26 – Buckinghamshire Council Local Plan

Update on meeting held with consultant and neighbouring parishes regarding the Spatial Housing Analysis project. Circulated.

To note that ONH would like to use Stoke Poges Neighbourhood Plan as an example of a working plan at a national awards competition.

201/PC/26 – Buckinghamshire Land Sales/Lease

NOTED November 2025 that the land being leased to a dog walking tenant will not be up for sale/lease as previously thought. Brought back from last three meetings to discuss further with Cllr. Harwood.

202/PC/26 – Reception/Cups

To note the confirmed date of the reception which is Friday 20 March 2026 and to agree cup recipients, councillors were to think about this since the last meeting and bring back suggestions. To Decide.

203/PC/26 – Bells Hill Green

To note that there was £7143.90 in the Bells Hill Green working party fund which has folded. These funds have been transferred back into the Parish Council account. To Resolve to agree to transfer them into the earmarked reserve Bells Hill Green Fund for future ongoing works.

204/PC/26 – Rose & Crown Public House

To note that the Rose & Crown Public House has successfully been registered again as an asset of community value with Buckinghamshire Council for a further five years.

205/PC/26 – Football Club

To Note a request from a neighbouring club to use the facilities at Bells Hill.

206/PC/26 – Tennis Club Lease

Update regarding new lease.

207/PC/26 – Golf Club/Wycombe Wanderers.

Update on meeting held with Cllrs. Carter and Crocker and the MD of Wycombe Wanderers. See appended notes.

208/PC/26 – RECEIVE and ADOPT minutes from previous meetings of sub committees and working parties:

Planning Committee Meeting 8 December 2025 – Signed 19 January 2026

HR Committee Meeting Confidential Minutes 8 October 2025 – Signed 20 January 2026

HR Committee Meeting Confidential Minutes 30 July 2025 – Signed 20 January 2026

209/PC/26 – Finance

Financial Summary & Statement Cashbook – January 2026 – Circulated

To approve list of cheques/Bacs for signature – January 2026 – Circulated

Bank reconciliations – January 2026 – Circulated

210/PC/26 – Circulars List/Correspondence and Items received by clerk but not on agenda.

List appended to the agenda of all circulars received in the office and available to view for one month after this meeting.

211/PC/26 - Dates of Future Meetings

Planning Committee Meeting – 16 February 2026

Full Parish Council Meeting – 9 March 2026

212/PC/26 - Exclusion of the Press & Public

Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 To Resolve to exclude the press and public from the following business because publicity would prejudice the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business.