Full Parish Council - Meeting Agenda
Monday 13th October 2025
Introduction
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO ATTEND THE FULL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING OF THE STOKE POGES PARISH COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON MONDAY 13 OCTOBER 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: 7 October 2025
Agenda Items
091/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 comment on items on the agenda.
092/PC/25 - Apologies and Acceptance for Absence.
093/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.
094/PC/25 - Minutes
To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 15 September 2025 (previously circulated).
095/PC/25 – Southeast Bucks Board
Update from Cllr Bassi on the Southeast Bucks Board Meeting held on10 September 2025 in person.
096/PC/25 - Buckinghamshire Council Report
097/PC/25 – Chairman’s/Councilor’s Update from last meeting.
098/PC/25 – Sefton Business Park
Update.
099/PC/25 – Request to locate a Telecom Hop Tower
Request to locate a Telecom Hope Tower on land East of Duffield Lane, to Decide. Meeting not taken place to agree to remove from agenda until we hear more.
100/PC/25 – Rose & Crown
To resolve to agree to re-apply for the renomination of the Rose and Crown public house having Community Asset Value with Buckinghamshire Council.
101/PC/25 – Threeways Surgery
Update.
To note and agree PPG membership.
102/PC/25 – Plough Lane Medical Centre
Offer to purchase the freehold, to decide. Circulated.
103/PC/25 – Practioners Conference 28/29 January 2025
To resolve to agree to the Clerk attending this event.
104/PC/25 – Allotment Agreement
To agree changes/additions to the agreement for the new year 2026, including taking a large deposit from new tenants to encourage them to give back the plot in a good state. Circulated, suggestions in red.
105/PC/25 – Carols on the Green 29 November 2025
To discuss and make any decisions about the event.
Update about SP Singers attending.
106/PC/25 – Conservation Areas
Update upon receipt of Clerks letter sent as agreed last month. Circulated.
107/PC/25 – Farnham Park Golf Course
Brought back from last month with update from Farnham Parish Council.
108/PC/25 – Rolling Contracts
To agree to continue with the yearly rolling contracts for Bells Hill Green Maintenance and Grass cutting/Maintenance.
109/PC/25 – Buckinghamshire Council Local Plan
To discuss and decide comments for public consultation which ends 29th October. To discuss information from consultants pertaining to the public consultation and documents from Buckinghamshire Council, to be read prior to the meeting. To agree to engage our consultant to write a response at a maximum cost of £2550.00. Circulated.
110/PC/25 – Tennis Lease/Football Lease
To note quotes from solicitor to re-do tennis lease up for renewal in 2026 and re-write a hire agreement for any prospective Football teams. To decide. Circulated.
111/PC/25 – 11/11
To agree 11/11 service at the Green and to agree to ask the Rose and Crown to offer tea/coffee after.
112/PC/25 – RECEIVE and ADOPT minutes from previous meetings of sub committees and working parties:
Planning Committee Meeting 18 August 2025 – Signed 15 September 2025
113/PC/25 – Finance
Financial Summary & Statement Cashbook –September 2025 – Circulated.
To approve list of cheques/Bacs for signature – September 2025 – Circulated.
Bank reconciliations – September 2025 – Circulated.
To note SLCC percentage increase on salary scales of 3.2%.
114/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.
115/PC/25 - Dates of Future Meetings
Planning Committee Meeting – 20 October 2025
116/PC/25 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.
117/PC/25 – Clerk/HR Committee
To ratify any decisions made at the HR on 8 October 2025.