Parish Council Meeting
Agenda
You are summoned to attend a meeting of Eccleshall Parish Council, to be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday 16th September 2026 at Eccleshall Community Centre. This will be followed by a meeting of the Planning Committee.
COUNCIL AGENDA
1. To receive and note apologies for absence
2. Declarations of Interest and Councillor requests for dispensation relating to items on the agenda
3. Public Participation
4. To approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on July 15th 2026
5. To receive any reports from Borough and County Councillors and police representatives
6. Committee Updates:
Highways and Transport:
- No updates to report
Footpaths:
- To note the minutes of the meeting held on August 12th 2026
- To request additional councillor members onto the committee
Enhancements:
- To note the minutes of the meeting held on August 12th 2026
- To approve the recommendation to update and replace the internal mechanism with a new time side clock system
Policy and Resources:
- To note the minutes of the meeting held on September 2nd 2026
Events:
- To note the minutes of the meeting held on the September 2nd 2026
- Biodiversity Activities
- To receive any updates on the actions since the last meeting
- To receive any updates and consider any recommended actions arising from the Resilience Working Group meeting
9. Local Government Re-organisation:
- To note the recent announcement to the pause of plans for re-organisation pending central government review
- Consider and start to consider any responses to the Call for Evidence request from the SPCA, who are seeking practical, member-led suggestions on the policies, powers, procedures and partnership arrangements that the new unitary councils should adopt to strengthen local democracy and improve outcomes for communities
10. To receive the Clerks Report, containing liaison representative updates
11. Correspondence
12. To receive the Chairman’s Report
13. Financial Matters:
- To accept the Financial report and bank reconciliation to 31st August 2026
- To approve accounts for payment September 2026
- To note agreement of the annual NJC National Salary award for the Clerk, backdated to 1st April 2026
14. To request any future agenda items and confirm the date and venue for the next meeting, the Annual Meeting of the Council – October 21st, Offley Hay Village Hall, 7.30pm.
S. J. Worden………
Clerk to the council – 10/09/2026
