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EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL

East Bergholt Parish Council Meeting
Thursday 10 April 2025 at 7.30 pm
at The Lambe School, Gaston Street, East Bergholt

Dear Councillors

Notice of meeting/Summons – You are summoned to the meeting of East Bergholt Parish
Council which will take place on Thursday 10 April 2025 at 7.30 pm at The Lambe School, Gaston
Street, East Bergholt.

Yours sincerely
Graham White
Parish Clerk
3 April 2025

AGENDA

OPEN PUBLIC SESSION
Prior to commencement of the Council’s business, the opportunity will be given to members of
the public to make representations to the Council or to ask questions.

Guest Speaker – Leigh Freeman General Manager, Essex & Suffolk Countryside/East of
England National Trust will address the Council upon the National Trust plans for Flatford and
answer questions.

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE – To receive any apologies for absence.

2. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS OR DISPENSATIONS – To receive any declarations of
interest or consider any written requests for dispensation.

3. MINUTES – To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Parish Council meeting on 13
March 2025 (attached).

4. MATTERS ARISING/UPDATES – To consider any matters arising or updates on matters from
the above meetings and not dealt with under any other agenda items.

5. COUNTY AND DISTRICT COUNCILLOR REPORTS – To note the written reports from the
County Councillor and the District Councillor (attached).

6. CORRESPONDENCE – To consider correspondence received since the last meeting (The
current correspondence list and the items of correspondence attached. The Final list and late
items of correspondence will be circulated before the meeting and published on the website).

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7. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

7.1 To consider and make recommendations to the Local Planning Authority upon applications
received. (Current applications list attached. The Final list will be circulated before the
meeting and published on the website).

7.2 To note planning and development correspondence received from the Local Planning
Authority.

8. STRATEGY, POLICY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MATTERS

8.1 Schedule of Payments and Income – To consider and approve payments and note the
income and bank transfer for March 2025 (attached).

8.2 Bank reconciliation statement – To note the bank reconciliation statement for March 2025
(attached).

8.3 Budget Monitor 2024/25 – To consider report from the Clerk (to follow).

9. OTHER COMMITTEE MATTERS – To consider any matters arising from the work of the
Committees.

9.1 Burial Grounds Committee

9.2 Neighbourhood Plan Committee

9.3 Playing Fields Committee

9.4 Roads, Footpaths and Flatford Committee

9.5 Young People Committee

9.6 Other Working Groups

10. SUMMER FAIR 2025 – To consider report from Councillor Burns (attached).

11. MEETING DATES 2025/26 – To consider report from the Assistant Clerk (attached).

12. URGENT COMMUNICATIONS – To consider any other matters of sufficient urgency and
importance which the Chairman allows.

13. RESOLUTION TO EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC (INCLUDING THE PRESS) – To propose that
pursuant to the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 and the Local Government Act
1972 the public (including the press) be excluded from the meeting as publicity would be
prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be
transacted.

14. MINUTES – To approve as a correct record the confidential minutes of the Parish Council
meeting on 13 March 2025 (attached).

15. MATTERS ARISING/UPDATES – To consider any matters arising or updates on matters from
the above meeting and not dealt with under any other agenda ite

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Date of next Council Meeting – The Annual Parishioners Meeting Thursday 9 May 2025 at 7pm,
the Annual Parish Council Meeting Thursday 9 May at the conclusion of the former.