S.P.C Meeting Agenda – 12.05.26

You are cordially invited to attend the Annual meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 12 MAY 2026 at Little Aston Village Hall at 7.15pm.
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Odette Ghent
Parish Clerk/RFO – Shenstone Parish Council
Date of notice: 6 MAY 2026

1. Election of Chair
To receive nominations for the role of Chair for 2026/27, to elect to the position and complete the declaration of acceptance of office form.

2. Election Vice Chair.
To receive nominations for the role of Vice Chair for 2026/27, to elect to the position and complete the declaration of acceptance of office form.

3. Register of members in attendance

4. Acceptance of apologies.

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

6. 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:

7. To accept and confirm minutes of the last Full Council meeting on Tuesday 14 April 2026

8. Clerk’s update on outstanding issues from last meeting:

9. To elect members to the following committees:
Neighbourhood Planning & Property -7
Finance Legal Health & Safety – 8
Employment Committee – 3

10. To elect members as representatives on Outside Bodies:

• Shenstone Village Hall-1
• Shenstone Playing Fields-2
• Richard Cooper Room-1
• Stonnall Village Hall-1
• Stonnall Playing Fields-2
• Little Aston Recreation Ground-2
• Little Aston Village Hall-2
• Staffs Parish Council Association-1
• Quarry Committee-2
• Lammas Land -2

11. Chairs Honorarium
Councillors agree on an allowance of £1500 for the Chair of the Parish Council in order to undertake official business

12. Casual vacancies, to report and update on two vacancies following the resignation of Cllr S Harrison Little Aston Ward and Martin Mc Queen Shenstone Ward.

13. To approve the following policies and documentation

1. Standing Orders
2. IT Policy
3. Risk Register
4. Review of Asset Register
5. Confirmation of arrangements for insurance cover in respect of all Insurable risks.

14. To receive reports from District and County Councillors.

15. Finance.
Current financial position as of Wednesday 5 April 2026
Unity Account £205,768.63 Nat West Current Account £130.60
Nat West Business Reserve £71,90.88 Nat West Liquidity Account Ring Fenced funds for earmarked projects £55,161.37

1. Financial transactions for April 2026 for approval
2. Consideration of draft accounts to 31 March 2026 awaiting Internal Audit on 19 May 2026
3. Bank mandates extra signatories to Nat West and Unity for approval.

RECOMMENDATION: Fully approved for proposed resolution at Council.

Note: An additional meeting of the Finance Committee to be held on Thursday 21 May 2026

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

Major application 26/00425/OUTM Land West of Roman Lane & Little Aston Park Rd to be discussed & course of action agreed, Cllrs C Jones, P Whitehouse, D Thompson.

Next meeting of the Neighbourhood, Planning & Property Committee Meeting:
Tuesday 26 May at 5.30pm Parish Office

17. Neighbourhood plan reviews: updates if any & next steps.

18. LDC CIL bids

1. Calder bridge update
2. Endorsement for playground BID

19. To adopt a strategy for dealing with media and public enquiries and establish who is authorised to speak on the Councils behalf – Cllr David Smith

20. Stonnall PROW 13 – Cllr G Nicholls

21. Traffic Group feedback from surveys

22. Railway station feedback from Station re trees

23. Magazine next issue content to be agreed and distribution costs considered.

CLOSED SESSION Under the public Bodies (Admission to meetings) Act 1960, a resolution has been made for the public and press to be excluded from the meeting at this point during consideration of the following item

24. Recruitment of part time Lengthsman, to confirm the appointment.

25. Next meeting of Full Council 9 June 2026 7.15pm at Little Aston Village Hall