Agenda for Meeting 11 May 2026
LONG BENNINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
ST JAMES’S HALL, MAIN ROAD,
LONG BENNINGTON,
NEWARK, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
NG23 5DJ
TELEPHONE: 01400 282716 E-MAIL:parishclerk@longbenningtonparishcouncil.org
Dear Councillor, 7th May 2026
NOTICE OF MEETING
You are hereby summoned to attend the Meeting of Long Bennington Parish Council to be held on 11th May 2026 in the Village Hall, Long Bennington.
The public forum is scheduled to take place at 8.00pm and the Council meeting will follow on immediately, the business to be transacted at the meeting is listed below. Timings may vary depending on the Annual Parish Meeting.
Yours sincerely,
Martin Wright
Clerk to the Council
AGENDA
1. Appointment of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
2. Apologies for Absence
3. Declarations of Interest
4. Minutes and Matters arising from the previous meeting (unless agenda items)
5. County Councillor Report
6. District Council Report
7. Planning:-
* Planning Applications
* Approvals
- s26/0162 George Machin – up to 9 dwellings on the south side of Vicarage Lane – Permission in Principle Granted.
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* Refusals
* Planning Appeals/Withdrawals None
* Other Planning Issues
8. Bus Shelter Grant Funding (LCC email of 4 March)
9. External Audit AGAR
* To approve Section 1 – Annual Governance Statement
* To approve Section 2 – Accounting Statements
10. Chairman and Clerk’s Reports :-
Clerk’s Report attached
11. Finance:-
* Issue of Cheques and Direct Payment Authorisation as follows:
| LB Village Hall | £ TBC |
| DD NFU Tractor Insurance | £38.21 |
| DD BT May | £118.07 |
| FP Microsoft Monthly | £8.49 |
| Salaries | £953.84 |
| Allsecure regarding CCTV annualmaintenance | £180.00 |
| DD HMRC re tax and NI | £1,120.02 |
| Inkjet Cartridge | £63.31 |
| Defib Battery and Pad | £366.00 |
| William Saunders Pavilion Completion design payment | £570.00 |
| TOTAL (incl VAT) | |
- Up to date financial statements.
* To approve Community Cleaner hours worked and payment.
12. Reports:-
* Playing Field Management Committee
* Village Hall Management Committee
* Emergency Planning Group Report
* Road Safety Committee
* Police Report
* Footpaths Report and Streetlights Report
* Witham Meadow Project Report – Including clearing of vegetation
13. Correspondence: - see list
14. Items for next agenda and Parish News Report.
15. Date of next meeting 1 June 2026