Agenda

VOWCHURCH & DISTRICT GROUP PARISH COUNCIL
Michaelchurch Escley, Newton, St Margarets, Turnastone, Vowchurch.
Parish Councillors are summoned to attend the Vowchurch & District Group Parish Council meeting to be held on Thursday 16th April 2026 at 7.30pm
in Newton Church Room.
Correspondence can be seen from 7.15pm

AGENDA

  1. ACCEPT APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
  2. RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST & CONSIDER ANY WRITTEN APPLICATIONS FOR DISPENSATION.
  3. ADOPT MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL – 19th March 2026.
  4. OPEN DISCUSSION – For residents to raise local matters.
  5. LENGTHSMAN WORK OPPOSITE BROOK COTTAGE & GILFACH – Receive latest information.
  6. REPORTS
    6.1 Local Police
    6.2 Lengthsman – To introduce new Lengthsman and sign contract.
    6.3 Ward Councillor
  7. CLERKS UPDATE
  8. CONSIDER PLANNING
    8.1 PLANNING CONSULTATION
    Site: Turnastone Court Farm Education Centre and Lodge, Vowchurch, Herefordshire. HR2 0RA
    Description: Change of use of education centre and bunk house accommodation) use class F1/C1) to private dwellinghouse (use class C3)
    Application No: 260702 Grid Ref: 335866:236425
    8.2 PLANNING PERMISSION – GRANTED
    Site: Land at Old Farm Cottage, Newton St Margarets, Herefordshire. HR2 0QW
    Description: Agricultural storage building
    Application No: 260204 Grid Ref: 334756:234007
    Please view planning applications at http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/searchplanningapplications
  9. FINANCE
    9.1 Confirmation of bank balance – £16,305.44 dated 31st March 2026.
    To include £7.00 bank charges.
    Receipts – £2237 drainage grant funding and £2456 PROW grant funding and £4728.99 VAT refund.
    9.2 Consider payment to Mrs Linda Cowles for April 2026 Clerk’s hours.
    9.3 Consider payment to Mr T Griffiths invoice no. TGC3783 roads account March 2026 (1) of £587.04 gross (VAT £97.84) and invoice no. TGC3813 roads account March 2026 (2) of £587.16 gross (VAT £97.86).
    9.4 Consider payment to Cobb’s Tree & Estate Services invoice no. 2117 of £1088.35 gross (no VAT) for PROW works.
    9.5 Finance working group – Receive quarterly report from finance working group.
  10. INTERNAL AUDIT 2025/26 – To agree to sign letter of engagement
    10.1 ASSERTION 10 – Receive the Clerk’s latest report
  11. LENGTHSMAN, DRAINAGE AND PROW SCHEMES 2026/27 – Consider requirements for:
    11.1 Lengthsman Scheme 2026/27 – agree to sign contract
    11.2 Drainage Grant Funding 2026/27
    11.3 PROW Grant funding 2026/27
  12. PUBLIC CONSULTATION – POLICE FORCE MERGERS – Consider completing public consultation.
  13. WELSH WATER AT NEWTON ST MARGARETS – Receive latest update and consider any response.
  14. NEWSLETTER – Agree items for May Newsletter.
  15. NOTE THE CORRESPONDENCE SHEET
  16. RAISE MATTERS FOR THE NEXT ORDINARY MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL – Thursday 7th May 2026 at 7.30pm in Vowchurch & Turnastone Memorial Hall.

Linda Cowles – Parish Clerk 10/04/2026

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