Agenda for meeting on Thursday 17th July

Thursday 17th July 2025 starting at 7.30pm

Cassel Hall, West Street, Lilley LU2 8LH

To Cllrs: Mark Adams, Phillip Gage, Andy McKenna, Rosalind Murray, Nicola Price, Mandy Sheppard (Chair), Emma Talbot

Councillors are respectively summoned to attend this meeting for the transaction of business in the agenda below. The meeting is open to members of the public and press.

 

Lisa Lathane, Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer (Locum)

10th July 2025

 

AGENDA

 

  1. To receive and approve apologies for absence

  2. Declarations of Interest

2.1       To receive declarations of interest from Councillors relating to items on the agenda;

2.2       To receive written requests for dispensation for declarable interests; and

2.3       To grant any requests for dispensation as appropriate

  1.      Minutes of the last Full Council meeting

3.1       To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 5th June 2025

  1. Reports from County and District Councillors

4.1       To receive the report from the County Councillor

4.2       To receive the report from the District Councillor

 

  1. To adjourn the meeting for members of the public to address the Council
  2.      Chairman’s announcements

 

  1. To review and agree the appointment of the new clerk

  2.      Ongoing matters

7.1       Welcome Party Organisation

7.2       To review the re-installation of the village sign

7.3       To review the Village Voice grant request

 

  1.      New matters

9.1       To set a date for the Christmas Tree Event 2025

 

  1. To receive a Cassel Hall Memorial Trust Update

  2.      Village Voice article

11.1     To review the Village Voice article for September

  • To agree the subject and author of the Village Voice article for October.
  1. Finance
  • To note any receipts since the last meeting.
  • To approve the payment of invoices received since the last meeting.

 

18        Planning Applications

18.1     Planning applications received since the last meeting

25/01720/FP – Venton, Green Acres, Lilley, Luton, Hertfordshire, LU2 8LS.

18.2     Planning applications received between 10th and 17th July

 

19        Planning Decisions
19.1     Planning decisions received since the last meeting

19.2     Planning decisions received between 10th and 17th July

 

20        Next meeting of the Parish Council
20.1     To confirm the date of the next meeting of the Parish Council
20.2     To suggest agenda items for the next meeting