SPC Meeting Agenda – 14.10.25

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SHENSTONE PARISH COUNCIL

Serving Little Aston, Shenstone, Stonnall, Shenstone Wood End, Lynn, Parish Council Office 25C Main Street Shenstone WS14 OLZ
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Dear Resident
You are cordially invited to attend the meeting of Full Council to be held on Tuesday October 14th at Shenstone Community Library at 7.15pm.
Shirley O’Mara
Parish Clerk, RFO- Shenstone Parish Council Date of notice: 7th
October 2025

72 Register of members in attendance

73 Acceptance of apologies.

Cllr Simon Fisher. Cllr Chris Jones. Cllr David Salter. Cllr Phil Whitehouse

74 Public Participation.

Members of the public are invited to address Council for a maximum of 15 minutes.

75 Declarations of interest. Members should consider whether they should partake in any discussion or vote on matters on the agenda unless they have a dispensation:

76 To accept and confirm minutes of the last Full Council meeting on Tuesday September 9th 2025

77 Clerk’s update on outstanding issues from last meeting:

  • Christmas Market Shenstone.

78 To receive reports from District and County Councillors.

79 Planning.

Approve planning applications received in last month and update on any objections/ developments.

Link to planning applications spreadsheet

Motion: Lichfield Local Plan 2043 District Council Request for Parish Council Participation.

Link to SPC proposed response to the LDC request 

Next meeting of the Neighbourhood, Planning & Property Committee Meeting: TBC.

80 Finance.

Current financial position & transactions for approval as of October 14th, 2025

Link to financial transactions spreadsheet from 1st to 14th October.

Receive and approve recommendations from Finance, Legal, Health & Safety Committee meeting Tues September 23rd, 2025

RECOMMENDATION

Policy Status

  • Grant Funding

Link to community grant application policy

Link to Grant funding application form and guidance notes

Link to community grant Applications Open notice

  • Co-option Policy Full council approval to move to Issue 1

Link to Co-options policy document

Redaction Policy Full council approval to move to Issue 1

Link to Redaction Policy document

Redaction Index Full Council approval to fund the completion of the redaction work.

Link to Redaction Policy index document

RECOMMENDATION Reconsideration of St Peters School fundraisers grant application for approx. £516.00

RECOMMENDATION: Purchase of bleed kits for defibrillators across the Parish at either £17.00 small, £64.20 medium, £96.00 large. Exact numbers to be agreed.

81 Tree safety survey St. Johns Cemetery.

82 Neighbourhood plan reviews Shenstone, Stonnall & Little Aston. update & next steps. Cllrs Thompson & Whitehouse.

83 Recruitment: consideration of next steps. Inc possible use of Scribe at an additional £149.00 per month + VAT for transactions, reconciliations and reports.

84 December newsletter.

85 Next meeting of Full Council Nov 11th, at the Richard Cooper Room at 7.15pm.