SPC Meeting Agenda – 10.02.26

You are cordially invited to attend the meeting of Full Council to be held on Tuesday 10 February 2026 at Little Aston Village Hall at 7.15pm.
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Odette Ghent. Parish Clerk/RFO – Shenstone Parish Council
Date of notice: 4 February 2026

128 Register of members in attendance

129 Acceptance of apologies.

130 Public Participation.

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

131 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:

132 To accept and confirm minutes of the last Full Council meeting on Tuesday 13 January 2026

133 To receive reports from District and County Councillors.

134 Finance.

Current financial position as of Wednesday 4 February 2026

Unity Account £3,276.38 Nat West Current Account

£904.65. Nat West Business Reserve £38,885.18. Nat West Liquidity Account Ring Fenced funds for ear marked projects £85,812.43

• Financial transactions December and January for approval
  
  Link to financial transactions spreadsheet

• Consideration of current financial position against budget and forecast.

RECOMMENDATION: Fully approved for proposed resolution at Council.

• Grants 2025/26

Next meeting of the Finance, Legal, Health & Safety Committee Tuesday 24 February 2026

135 Clerk’s update on outstanding items from last meeting:

• Bleed kits – update from Cllr Salter

• St Johns Tree survey

• Quote for work to Tree 11

136 Planning.

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

Link to planning applications spreadsheet

Next meeting of the Neighbourhood, Planning & Property Committee Meeting: Tues 24 March 2026, at 5.30pm Parish Office.

137 Neighbourhood plan reviews. (if any)

Shenstone- update & next steps: Cllr Thompson

Stonnall- update & next steps: Cllr Whitehouse

Little Aston. Update & next steps: – steering group update, key issues arising: Cllr Thompson

138 Stonnall Community Centre project to replace the wooden building, request to use CIL funds – Cllr M Cox

139 Review of all ground’s maintenance contracts with LDC and Tonks Tree Services, (Cllr D Thompson)

Feedback from the Clerks meeting with LDC grounds maintenance team.

140 Westgate GP practice reduced opening hours update (Cllr D Thompson)

141 Severn Trent Pinfold Hill Pumping Station (Cllr D Thompson)

142 Rodent infestation Trinity Close (Cllr D Thompson)

143 Damaged PROW post Main St Stonnall to Church Rd (Hikens field) – replacement required

144 Employment Matters:

RECOMMENDTION: To reassign the duties of the Registrar to the Parish Clerk and for the Parish Council to take out membership of the ICCM (£105 per year)

145 Next meeting of Full Council 10 March 2026 at Shenstone Community Library at 7.15pm