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CHEPPING WYCOMBE PARISH COUNCIL
COUNCIL AGENDA
Members of the council are summoned to attend the Council meeting to be held on Thursday,
22 October 2026 at 7.30pm at the Council Chamber, Cock Lane, Tylers Green, Bucks HP10 8DS
The meeting is open to the public and press
Members of the public are permitted to make representations, ask and answer questions, in respect of any item of business included in the agenda. A fifteen-minute period is permitted in total.
- Apologies for Absence
Schedule 12 of the Local Government Act 1972 requires a record be kept of the Members present and that this record form part of the minutes of the meeting. Members who cannot attend a meeting should tender apologies to the Clerk.
- Declarations of Interest and Code of Conduct
To receive any pecuniary or non-pecuniary declarations of interest and confirmation of any relevant dispensations.
- i) Under the Localism Act 2011 (sections 26-37 and Schedule 4) and in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct, Members are required to declare any interests which are not currently entered in the Member’s Register of Interests or if he/she has not notified the Monitoring Officer (Clerk) of it.
- ii) Should any Member have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in an item on the agenda, the Member may not participate in consideration of that item unless a Dispensation has first been requested (in writing) and granted by the Council.
- Council Minutes
To CONSIDER the attached minutes of the Council meeting held on Tuesday 23 June 2026 (Pages 3 – 6)
- Open Spaces Committee
To CONSIDER the attached report of the Committee meeting held on Thursday 10 September 2026 (Pages 7-10)
- Works & Services Committee
To CONSIDER the attached report of the Committee meeting held on Thursday 24 September 2026.
(Pages 11-13)
- Finance & General Purposes Committee
To CONSIDER the attached report of the Committee meeting held on Thursday 8 October 2026 (Pages 14-17)
- Planning Meetings
To CONSIDER the attached reports of the Planning Meetings held on 23 June 2026 (Pages 18 -19), 7 July 2026 (Pages 20-24), 28 July 2026 (Pages 25-26), 11 August 2026 (Pages 27-28), 1 September 2026 (Pages 29-31), 15 September 2026 (Pages 32-33) and 6 October 2026 (Pages 34-35).
Council is asked to NOTE that future planning meetings have reverted to 10am.
Council is also asked to NOTE the schedule of applications from June to October APPENDIX A (Page 36), showing eventual outcomes of the parish council submitted objections.
- Planning Representative (Loudwater)
Council is asked to CONSIDER and, if so minded, APPROVE the change of Loudwater Planning representative from Cllr S Guy to Cllr N Thomas.
- King’s Wood Information Boards
Council is asked to CONSIDER and, if so minded, APPROVE a quotation received to replace the frames of the information boards. The boards are serviceable but unfortunately over time the legs of the frames have rotted. APPENDIX B (Page 37)
- Policies
Council is asked to CONSIDER the recommendation from the Finance & General Purposes Committee to adopt the following policies with the amendments as agreed at the meeting.
- Grants & Donations Policy APPENDIX C (Pages 38-40)
- Expenses Policy APPENDIX D (Pages 41-42)
- Grants
Flackwell Heath Community Association
Council is asked to CONSIDER and, if so minded, APPROVE the recommendation from the Finance & General Purposes Committee to contribute £2,500 towards replacement of the curtains at the Flackwell Heath Community. APPENDIX E (Pages 43-45)
If approved this would leave a balance of £7,500 on the Grants and Donations budget line.
- Widmer Pond
Council is asked to NOTE that the office has received a couple of complaints relating to people fishing on the upper and lower paths of the pond. There are signs on the trees facing the pond asking people not to fish along the paths. These are clearly being ignored.
Council is asked to NOTE that during the summer there was a particularly unpleasant incident when a couple were asked to move, resulting in a member of the grounds team being verbally abused. The police were contacted but did not attend.
Council is now asked to CONSIDER the next course of action.
- Questions by Members of the Council
At the time of agenda dispatch, no questions by members have been received.
- Public Participation
Members of the public wishing to speak at the beginning of the Council meeting should approach the Clerk with this request as soon as possible.
- Accounts for Payment
Accounts for payment are to be circulated at the meeting for consideration by councillors.
Wendy Thompson
Clerk of the Council
15 October 2026
Date & Time of Next Meeting: Thursday 17 December 2026 @ 7.30pm