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EAST BERGHOLT PARISH COUNCIL

East Bergholt Parish Council Meeting
Thursday 9 April 2020 at 7.30 pm

This meeting will be conducted by digital conference call. No substantive decisions will be taken during the
conference call but matters for decision will be emailed to councillors after the conference call and they will
each email back their ‘votes’ which will be assembled and counted by the Clerk who will publish the
decisions made on the Council’s website.

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. Under the
current circumstances representations/questions should be submitted by email or telephone call to the
Clerk to the Council at east.bergholtpc@btconnect.com or 07801 368283 by 7pm on 9 April 2020.

1. 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 held on 12 March
2020 (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. CORONAVIRUS – To consider the current situation in East Bergholt and the Council’s support for residents
with particular reference to:
(a) EB Covid-19 Volunteers;
(b) Burial grounds;
(c) Parish Council contingency arrangements.

6. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT –

6.1 To consider and make recommendations to the Local Planning Authority upon planning applications
received (Current applications list attached).

6.2 To consider planning and development correspondence received from the Local Planning Authority.

6.3 BMSDC Joint Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report March 2020 – to consider proposed
comments (attached)

7. LAND TRANSACTIONS – The Chairman to report on matters affecting the Council.

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