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Clerk to Gurnard Parish Council

39 Victoria Road

Cowes

PO31 7JH

07305 013718

clerk@gurnardparishcouncil.gov.uk

 

Agenda – Full Council

 

Date                08/05/2025

 

All Parish Councillors summoned to attend a Full meeting of Gurnard Parish Council (GPC) to be held on 14th May following immediately after the Annual Parish Council meeting that starts at 18:30 at Gurnard Village Hall, Westbrook Lane, Gurnard, PO31 8JR for the purpose of transacting the business set out in the agenda below:

 

Before the meeting is formally opened by the Chairman there will be an opportunity for members of the Public to make comments and to ask questions.

 

 

AGENDA

  1. Apologies for Absence

To receive and approve any apologies for absence

 

  1. Members’ Declarations of pecuniary and non-pecuniary Interests
    1. To receive Members’ Declarations of pecuniary and non-pecuniary Interests
    2. To receive and consider any written dispensation requests

 

  1. Minutes

To take as read, approve and sign the Minutes of the Full Meeting held on 9th April 2025

 

  1. Planning, Licensing & Tree Preservation Order Applications
  1. New planning applications:
    1. 25/00588/RVC 15/04/2025 Land Adjacent 51 Albert Road Gurnard Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8JU

 Variation of conditions 2 and 3 on 23/01825/FUL to allow revision of design of the dwelling

Consultation end date: 27/05/2025

 

  1. 25/00627/RVC 23/04/2025 30 Cockleton Lane Gurnard Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8JD

Variation of condition 2 P/01543/16 to allow revisions to landscaping to rear

Consultation end date: 02/06/2025

 

  1. There are no new planning decisions to note.

 

  1. To receive the following reports (For information only)
  1. Parish Council Chair

 

  1. IW Councillor

 

  1. Clerk to the Parish Council

 

  1. GVHA

 

  1. Councillors – Written reports to be submitted prior to the meeting

 

  1. Environmental officer

 

  1. Finance (Clerk)
  1. To approve the cheque and electronic payments.
    1. To approve 2 payments totalling £316.04 previously paid but not yet approved at a council meeting.
    2. To approve 5 payments totalling £2,751.49 due but not approved at a council meeting.
  • There were 1 receipt of £143.65 in the period. There was one bank transfer of £52,000.00 from current account to deposit account dated 06/05/2025.
  1. To note the copy bank statements and bank reconciliation.

 

  1. Provision of training plan for councillors (Chair)

There are a number of areas where training for councillors could be beneficial, and the council do have money in the budget to provide this. Areas could include:

  • GDPR training for all councillors
  • Training provided by IWALC
  • Rolling rota of councillors joining agenda setting meetings
  • Mentoring for new councillors.

A draft of a councillor training plan has been circulated with this agenda.

Proposal: That the plan for Councillor Training be approved (or amended and approved).

 

  1. Annual Council Plan (Chair)

In previous years the parish council have had an annual plan of meetings, events and requirements over the course of the year in order to help in planning resources etc.

Proposal:

  1. That a draft annual plan is produced by Chair and Clerk (with input from councillors) to be presented at the June Full Council meeting.
  2. That consideration of the plan be a standing agenda item on all committee and sub-committee meetings.

 

  1. Working with Cowes and Northwood Councils (Chair)

As the inadequate standard of communication with local councils has recently been highlighted by the closure of the Newport Road, organisation of regular meetings, bi-monthly or quarterly perhaps, with Chair/Vice chairs to discuss matters which impact the three neighbouring councils of Cowes, Gurnard and Northwood seems a sensible idea. Clerking to rotate around the three councils. Aim is to present a stronger voice for first tier councils to receive communications from IWC and other bodies (e.g. SW) in a more timely fashion, as well as providing support for each other on shared services open to residents of the three parishes e.g. Cowes Library, Northwood Cemetery, Cowes Food Bank and Food Pantry etc.

Proposal: That, once new chairs are in place for all three local councils, the clerks and chairs are approached, by Gurnard clerk, with the suggestion of having formal joint meetings on a regular basis.​

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard Shaul

Clerk to the Parish Council