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EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL

East Bergholt Parish Council Meeting
Thursday 11 September 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 11 September 2025 at 7.30 pm at The Lambe School,
Gaston Street, East Bergholt.

Yours sincerely
Graham White
Parish Clerk
4 September 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 – Henry Fairbanks, Director of Acquisitions and Wholesale, The Chestnut
Group will address the Council upon his company’s proposals for The Red Lion 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 14
August 2025 (attached).

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

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

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
consultations 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 transfers for August 2025 (attached).

8.2 Bank reconciliation statement – To note the bank reconciliation statement for August 2025
(attached

9. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES ON OUTSIDE BODIES
Constable Hall Management Committee – Councillor Price
East Bergholt Community Land Trust – Councillor Matthews
East Bergholt/Barbizon Twinning Association – Councillor Miller
East Bergholt Futures – Councillor Woodcock
East Bergholt Society – Councillor Miller
East Bergholt Sports Council – Councillor Hockley
SALC – Councillor Davies

COUNCIL NOMINATED TRUSTEES TO OUTSIDE BODIES
East Bergholt United Charities – Councillors Hockley and Burns
Lettice Dykes Foundation – Councillors Hurley
The Lambe School – Councillors Elmer and Roberts

10. COMMUNICATIONS REVIEW – To consider report from Councillor Burns (attached).

11. REVIEW OF COUNCIL POLICIES – THE PUBLICATION SCHEME – To consider report from
the Assistant Clerk (attached).

12. CHRISTMAS MARKET – To consider report from the Assistant Clerk (attached).

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

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

Date of next Council Meeting – Thursday 14 August 2025 at 7.30pm.