To: MEMBERS OF CHRISHALL PARISH COUNCIL
The Meeting of Chrishall Parish Council is to be held on Tuesday 24th June 2025 at 6.30pm, Chrishall Village Hall, Crawley End, to transact the business shown in the Agenda below. Public and press are invited to attend.
Signed: Belinda Irons Clerk dated 18/6/2025
AGENDA
Council to Note: A Council cannot lawfully decide on any matter that is not specified. (LGA 1972 sch 12 para 10 (2)) (b )a summons to attend the meeting, specifying the business proposed to be transacted at the meeting, and authenticated by the proper officer of the council, shall be sent to every member of the council by an appropriate method.
2025.72 Apologies
Chrishall Parish Council accepts/ rejects the reason offered for absence from this meeting.
2025.73 Other absences: Members absent without offering apologies
2025.74 Declaration of Members Interests: Pecuniary/Personal
- a) To receive declarations of interest from councillors on items on the agenda
- b) To receive written requests for dispensations for declarable interests
- c) To grant any requests for dispensation as appropriate
2025.75 Minutes of the previous meetings:
RESOLUTION: That Chrishall Parish Council herewith agrees the minutes of the Extraordinary Parish Council meeting held on 27th May 2025
2025.76 Essex County Council and Uttlesford District Councillors Report:
Essex County Council: Devolution update.
2025.77 Public Discussion
- a) Members of the public are able to comment on items on the agenda or raise issues for future agendas
- b) To allow any members or the public or Councillors declaring an interest to address the meeting in relation to the business to be transacted at the meeting. Each person has 3 minutes to express their views unless there are a group of people attending on one item, when it is expected that there will be one person acting as spokesperson.
- c) At the close of this item, members of the public will no longer be able to address the Council unless invited to do so by the Chairman.
This item will take a maximum time of 15 minutes
2025.78 Finance Reports: Cllr Gravett:
- a) Monthly Payments:
RESOLUTION: That Chrishall Parish Council herewith minutes the approval of the schedule of receipts and payments for April 2025 sent to all Councillors by email that were unanimously approved by emails to the Parish Clerk
- b) Bank Reconciliation:
Cash in Hand 01/04/2025 33,962.64
ADD
Receipts 01/04/2025 – 31/05/2025 15,531.00
49,493.64
SUBTRACT
Payments 01/04/2025 – 31/05/2025 3,220.05
A Cash in Hand 31/05/2025 46,273.59
(per Cash Book)
Cash in hand per Bank Statements
Petty Cash 31/05/2025 0.00
1 – Unity Trust Bank 31/05/2025 16,071.80
2 – Barclays Bank – Deposit 31/05/2025 0.00
Unity Trust Savings Account 2045979361/05/2025 30,201.79
46,273.59
B
Less unpresented payments
Plus unpresented receipts
Adjusted Bank Balance 46,273.59
46,273.59
A = B Checks out OK
RESOLUTION: That Chrishall Parish Council herewith minutes the approval of the May 2025 bank reconciliation sent to all Councillors by email in advance of the meeting
2025.79 Parish Council vacancies: three Councillors required for co-option
2025.80 Planning applications: Full Council for comment
PLEASE NOTE: UTTLESFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL TAKES DECISIONS ON PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND ADVISES CPC OF THAT DECISION
UTT/25/1539/FUL North of Parsonage Farm, High Street
The conversion of and extension of redundant agricultural barns to create
three residential dwellings, with associated hard and soft landscaping, operational development and infrastructure: Planning application
UTT/25/1540/LB North of Parsonage Farm, High Street
The conversion of and extension of redundant agricultural barns to create
three residential dwellings, with associated hard and soft landscaping, operational development and infrastructure: Listed building application
UTT/25/1516/CLP Royston Road, Chrishall
Change of use from agricultural to highway land, partial demolition of existing retaining wall, excavation, new retaining wall construction facilitating the realignment of the water channel. Decision awaited
UTT/25/1243/FUL The Pump House, Church Road
S73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of UTT/24/1604/HHF (Proposed construction of two new dormer windows and one velux roof window. Removal of existing dormer window. Converting existing garage doors to new windows.) modifications to windows: decision awaited
UTT/25/0281/HHF Upper Farm, Bilden End
Pool house pavilion and outdoor kitchen pavilion: decision awaited
UTT/25/0666/FUL Land adjacent Sawkins Cottage, Broad Green
Erection of 1 self-build/ custom build dwelling and outbuilding: permission refused
UTT/25/1127/FUL Land At Palmers Lane
Erection of 2 no. dwellings (revised scheme to previously approved application UTT/13/1728/FUL). Decision awaited
UTT/25/1209/HHF The Cottage, Broad Green
Demolition of outbuilding, construction of single storey extension, single bay
cart lodge and shed. Conversion of first floor cupboard to WC: decision awaited
UTT/25/1210/LB The Cottage, Broad Green
Demolition of outbuilding, construction of single storey extension, single bay
cart lodge and shed. Conversion of first floor cupboard to WC: decision awaited
Other Planning Matters:
Landscape Character Assessment: Report received
Stansted Airport: UTT/25/1542/FUL Airfield works comprising two new taxiway links to the existing runway (Rapid Access Taxiway and Rapid Exit Taxiway) to enable continued airfield operations of 274,000 aircraft movements and an increase in passenger throughput from 43 million terminal passengers to up to 51 million terminal passengers, in a twelve month calendar period
2025.81 Governance:
- Chrishall Village Hall: addendum to the agreement: Memorandum of Understanding: with VHC: to be amended.
- Jigneys Meadow: gated access letter
2025.82 Playground: Cllr Eaton:
Contractor recommendations for repairs:
PROPOSAL: That Chrishall Parish Council herewith agrees to works recommended by Broadmead Leisure Ltd in the sum of £810
RoSPA inspection
2025.83 Environment:
- Village trees: inspection:
- Willow tree by Chambers Pond, Crawley End: ECC demand that it be hard pruned: update
- Litter picking: request for volunteers from UCAN
2025.84 Buildings & asset management:
Pavilion roof: still not repaired
Robert Reed Hall: annual roof inspection: Wilby & Burnett
Robert Reed Hall: low level weatherboarding needs replacement
Village Hall Car Park: car parking: bollards installed on grass
Village Hall: outside lighting
Village Hall: neighbour parking: letter to be sent to neighbours
Information Hub: signage: suggestion: request local organisation and contractors to develop.
Village Map information board: update: suggestions from Chrishall History Archive Group/ CPC review.
Playground: mowing
2025.85 Highways:
2025.86 Correspondence:
2025.87 Date of next Parish Council Meeting: Tuesday
2nd September, 4th November (Budget Setting)