Full Parish Council - Meeting Agenda
Monday 10th November 2025
Introduction
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO ATTEND THE FULL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING OF THE STOKE POGES PARISH COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2025 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: 4 November 2025
Agenda Items
118/PC/25 - 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.
119/PC/25 - Apologies and Acceptance for Absence.
120/PC/25 - 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.
121/PC/25 - Minutes
To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 13 October 2025 (previously circulated).
122/PC/25 – Buckinghamshire & Milton Keyes Association of Local Councils (BMKALC)
To decide whether to join following presentation given by Chief Executive Officer.
123/PC/25 – Southeast Bucks Board
Update from Cllr Bassi.
Request from Bucks on which ward we wish to support which priority interests us the most, sent to Councillor Bassi to action. Requested deadline to after today’s meeting.
124/PC/25 - Buckinghamshire Council Report
125/PC/25 – Chairman’s/Councilor’s Update from last meeting.
126/PC/25 – Sefton Business Park
Update following presentation.
127/PC/25 – Rose & Crown
To note that the continuation for a Community Asset Value with Buckinghamshire Council, is being considered and can take 8 weeks for a decision.
128/PC/25 – Threeways Surgery
Update following meeting held on 16 October.
129/PC/25 – Plough Lane Medical Centre
Offer to purchase the freehold, to decide. Brought back from last meeting. To decide.
130/PC/25 – Allotment Agreement
Following agreement last month to take a large deposit from new holders a decision is required to spend money on upgrading vacant plots to a standard that will be required when giving the plots back, to enable the deposit to be refunded.
131/PC/25 – Carols on the Green 29 November 2025
To discuss and make any decisions about the event.
Update about SP Singers attending.
To Note that the Clerk has contacted the Rose & Crown to ask if they wanted to pay for the mulled wine which has been agreed.
To note that the Clerk has contacted Superspeed to ask if they wanted to pay for the grotto presents which has been agreed.
To note that the Clerk has written to the Coop to ask if they would be willing to supply the mince pies which has been agreed.
Update on sourcing the Marshalls.
Note that Cllr Carter confirmed that 28 plus stalls had signed up. To decide on whether to use the hall will be made when we have final numbers.
To note no issues with SAG received so far.
To note Banners are being done.
132/PC/25 – Conservation Areas
Update on robust response being written by Cllr Carter and Cllr Harwood.
133/PC/25 – Farnham Park Golf Course
Brought back from last month with update from Farnham Parish Council.
134/PC/25 – Buckinghamshire Council Local Plan
To note that a response was written by our consultant as agreed and submitted before the deadline.
To note response from CAMRA sent to all Parishes. Circulated.
To consider commissioning a Settlement Spatial Plan and a Green belt assessment to assist us with speculative planning applications and further development. Quote to be tabled.
135/PC/25 – Tennis Lease/Football Lease
To agree new quote for Football hire agreement. Circulated.
136/PC/25 – 11/11
To agree 11/11 service at the Green and to note that the Rose and Crown have offered tea/coffee.
afterwards.
137/PC/25 – Buckinghamshire Land Sales/Lease
To note that the land being leased to a dog walking tenant will not be up for sale/lease as previously thought. To agree not to pursue further. Details circulated
138/PC/25 – CIL Funds
To note CIL funds received £11821.74 Circulated.
139/PC/25 – Planning
To note that two PIP applications for Magnolia Farm have been submitted and the planning
committee have agreed to our consultants writing the comments.
140/PC/25 – RECEIVE and ADOPT minutes from previous meetings of sub committees and working parties:
Planning Committee Meeting 15 September 2025 – Signed 20 October 2025
141/PC/25 – Finance
Financial Summary & Statement Cashbook –October 2025 – Circulated.
To approve list of cheques/Bacs for signature – October 2025 – Circulated.
Bank reconciliations – October 2025 – Circulated.
142/PC/25 – 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.
Bug Hotels – Response from member of the Horticultural Society around planting. Circulated.
143/PC/25 - Dates of Future Meetings
Planning Committee Meeting – 17 November 2025
Finance Committee Meeting – 24 November 2025 (Budgets)
Carols on the Green – 29 November 2025
Full Parish Council Meeting – 1 December 2025
Planning Committee Meeting – 8 December 2025