November 2025 Agenda
Allington Parish Council
Mrs C Griffin, Clerk and RFO
Email: parish.clerk@allingtonpc.org.uk
Agenda
Parish Council Meeting to be held at Allington Village Hall at 7.30pm
Wednesday 26TH November 2025.
Dear Councillor,
I hereby give you notice that the next meeting of Allington Parish Council will be held at Allington Village Hall, on Wednesday 26th November 2025 at 7:30PM. All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted as set out hereunder.
Public Forum: The Parish Council meeting will be preceded by a public forum commencing at 7.15pm for which Councillors are asked to be present, but if no members of the public attend or wish to speak, the meeting will start at 7.15pm. The public may address the Council on current matters or issues that may become future agenda items.
Audio recording notice*- Please note that this meeting may be recorded to assist in accurate minute taking only.
Members of the public are welcome to stay for the meeting but may not participate unless invited to do so by the Chairman.
Kate Griffin
Allington Parish Clerk
19 November 2025
1. TO RECEIVE WELCOME AND CHAIR-PERSONS REMARKS
2. APOLOGIES
To receive apologies for absence and reasons given.
3. TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011
To receive declarations of Members interests in relation to agenda items.
To consider request for dispensations from Members.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
To resolve to accept the notes from the Parish Council Meeting held on Oct 22nd 2025 to be approved as minutes by Chairperson. Previously circulated to all by email.
5. CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED SINCE LAST MEETING
6. DISTRICT AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS REPORT
7. TO RECEIVE RFO FINANCE REPORT
Financial matters: To resolve to accept the accounts for payment for November 2025, to be checked and signed by 2 Councillors at this meeting. Previously circulated to Councillors, copies of documents can be received by emailing parish.clerk@allingtonpc.org.uk
Bank balance as of 21 Nov 2025 :
Current account - £42,671.24
Savings account - £20870.49
To hand bank statements to Cllr Carlyle to sign and verify balances.
To consider plans for the 2026/27 budget
To resolve to approve the quote from P E Hempsteads for the winter work grass cutting.
8. TO RECEIVE PLANNING REPORT
S25/1886 – application for tree reduction
S25/1995 – application for tree removal and reduction
S25/1256 – refusal of planning permission resident to appeal to Secretary of State
S25/2124 – Tree reduction
S25/1362 – approval for work on trees
9. TO RECEIVE CLERKS REPORT
10. HARWORTHS UPDATE
Cllr Baron to update latest information regarding proposed Harworth development.
11. BUS SHELTER MAINTENANCE
To discuss further quotes for painting/treating the community bus shelter and resolve any actions to be taken.
12. MUGA
To consider the ongoing maintenance quotes since the last meeting and usage of the MUGA and resolve any action to be taken.
13. EMERGENCY PLAN
Update on Emergency Plan since the last meeting.
14. HEDGES AND TREES
To discuss overgrown hedges and trees within the village and consider options to improve safety.
15. TO CONSIDER FORMING A PLAYING FIELD/FUNDRAISERS COMMITTEE
16. TO RESOLVE TO ADOPT CO-OPTION POLICY 2025
17. VACANCY FOR A PARISH COUNCILLOR
To consider co-option applications in accordance with the Council's adopted procedure/ policy.
18. AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT MEETING
19. DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
14 January 2026