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CHEPPING WYCOMBE PARISH COUNCIL
Report of the Annual Council held on Tuesday 5 May 2026 at 7.30 pm at the Council Chamber, Cock Lane, Tylers Green, High Wycombe, Bucks HP10 8DS
The meeting was open to the public and press
Present: Cllr K Wood Cllr A Barron
Cllr R Wilks Cllr N Thomas
Cllr L Webb Cllr C Dodds
Cllr K Griffiths Cllr H Darch
Cllr L Townsend Cllr S Guy
Cllr O’Leary
FC/26/001 Election of chairman of the council
It was proposed by Cllr Nathan Thomas and seconded by Cllr Kirsty Griffiths that Cllr Katrina Wood be elected Chairman of the Council until the next Annual Meeting of the Council. No other nomination was forthcoming, therefore uncontested.
It was RESOLVED that;
Cllr Wood be elected Chairman of Council for the year 2026/27.
Cllr Wood signed the declaration of acceptance of office fa the meeting. Cllr Wood thanked members for their continued support.
FC/26/002 Election of vice-chairman of the council
It was proposed by Cllr Roger Wilks and seconded by Cllr Alec Barron that Cllr David Johncock, in his absence, be elected Vice-chairman of the Council until the next Annual Meeting of the Council. No other nomination was forthcoming, therefore uncontested.
It was RESOLVED that;
Cllr D Johncock be elected Vice-chairman of the Council for the year 2026/27.
Cllr Johncock will sign the declaration of acceptance of office following the meeting.
FC/26/003 Apologies for absence
Apologies for absence were received and approved from Cllr Forbes (holiday), Cllr D & Cllr L Johncock (holiday), Cllr Darch (family) and Cllr S Herron (medical)
FC/26/004 Declarations of members’ interests in agenda items
Cllr L Townsend declared an interest being the Chairman of the FHRA.
FC/26/005 Election of standing committees of the council
The following members were elected to serve on the committees as set out below:
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Open Spaces |
Works & Services |
Finance & General Purposes |
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Cllr Nathan Thomas (LW) |
Cllr Chris Dodds (LW) |
Cllr Chris Dodds (LW) |
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Cllr John Gurney (LW) |
Cllr John Gurney (LW) |
Cllr Nathan Thomas (LW) |
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Cllr Steve Guy (LW) |
Cllr Steve Guy (LW) |
(LW) Vacancy |
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Cllr Luca Webb (FH) |
Cllr Larisa Townsend (FH) |
Cllr Kirsty Griffiths (FH) |
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Cllr Liz Johncock (FH) |
Cllr Liz Johncock (FH) |
Cllr Luca Webb (FH) |
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Cllr Larisa Townsend (FH) |
Cllr Alec Barron (FH) |
Cllr Roger Wilks (FH) |
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Cllr Kirsty Griffiths (FH) |
Cllr Roger Wilks (FH) |
Cllr Alec Barron (FH) |
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Cllr Ian Forbes (TG) |
Cllr Sharon Herron (TG) |
Cllr Ian Forbes (TG) |
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Cllr Haydn Darch (TG) |
Cllr O’Leary (TG) |
Cllr Haydn Darch (TG) |
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Cllr Sharon Herron (TG) |
Cllr Katrina Wood (TG) |
Cllr O’Leary (TG) |
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Cllr Katrina Wood (TG) ex officio |
Cllr D Johncock (FH) ex officio |
Cllr D Johncock (FH) ex officio |
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Cllr D Johncock (FH) ex officio |
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Cllr K Wood (TG) ex officio |
The meeting was adjourned for the appointment of;
(a) Election of chairmen and vice-chairmen of committees
So that delegated action could, if necessary, be taken before the next meeting of
committees each committee met in turn to appoint a chairman and vice-chairman.
The following appointments were reported:
Chairman Vice-chairman
Open Spaces Committee Cllr Luca Webb Cllr Nathan Thomas
Works & Services Committee Cllr Steve Guy Cllr Chris Dodds
Finance & General Purposes Committee Cllr Alec Barron Cllr Ian Forbes
(b) Planning Representatives
Council was asked to consider;
- the planning representatives for each ward rotate the chairmanship of the Planning meeting by agreement amongst themselves;
- all members were welcome to attend;
- quorum of these meetings would be 3;
Council was asked to elect one planning representative from each ward.
It was RESOLVED that;
The above criteria remain in place and that the following representatives were appointed to the Planning Applications Committee:
Cllr D Johncock Flackwell Heath
Cllr S Guy Loudwater
Cllr H Darch Tylers Green
It was noted that the planning meetings, not being a standing committee, would continue to be held on TEAMS.
(c) Appointment of sub-committees
The appointment of sub-committees and working parties would be at the discretion of the appropriate standing committee and normally takes place at their first meeting.
FC/25/006 Review of assets, risks and policies
A review had been undertaken at the previous Council meeting.
It was RESOLVED that;
that the financial regulations, standing orders, complaints procedure, press and media policy be adopted
It was noted that our insurance cover was on a 3-year agreement which was in its second year. The Publicity policy was under review due to recent changes.
FC/25/007 Appointment of representatives on other outside bodies
Council was asked to consider appointing representatives to the following organisations:
It was RESOLVED that;
The following appointments be approved.
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Organisation
Tylers Green & Penn Parish Council Joint Meeting
West Chilterns Community Board (BC)
Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG)
Flackwell Heath Residents’ Association Executive Committee
Flackwell Heath Community Centre
Bucks & Milton Keynes Association of Local Councils (BMKALC)
Flackwell Heath Scouts & Guides Joint Executive Committee
Revive the Wye Project Joint Steering Group
And any other organisation the council believes to be relevant or not included in the above list |
No. of Representatives
Tylers Green members and chairman of council
Cllr D Johncock (working groups reps to be appointed as required)
Cllr L Townsend/Cllr I Forbes/Cllr S Guy
Cllr K Griffiths
Cllr L Webb
Chairman or Vice Chairman of council
Cllr L Townsend
Cllr J Gurney
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It was noted that the residents’ association in Loudwater – Loudwater Village Association would be a group to add to the list once it had been formally created.
Also, the care of the defibrillators in the parish (5) was currently being covered by Cllr Chris Dodds.
Council was asked to agree the appointments of representatives to the following sports organisations or to refer the issue to the Open Spaces Committee for consideration at their first meeting:
- Flackwell Heath Bowling Club
- Flackwell Heath Tennis Club
- Flackwell Heath Minors Football Club
It was RESOLVED that;
The following appointments be approved;
Flackwell Heath Bowling Club and Flackwell Heath Tennis Club – Cllr K Griffiths
Flackwell Heath Minors Football Club Cllr S Herron
FC/25/008 Questions from the public
There were no questions.
FC/25/009 Questions by members of the council
Cllr Thomas asked if there had been any progress with the Derehams Recreation Ground application.
The Clerk advised that no further progress had been made, she had contact the Architect to ask them to go for non-determination, Cllr J Waters (BC) and Cllr LTownsend had been in contact with the Planning Department and the case officer. Cllr K Griffiths will also be speaking with Michael Bracken to see if he can assist.
The chairman thanked members present for their attendance and closed the meeting at 7.51pm