The next Parish Council meeting is on Thursday 11th August 2026, at 7.00 pm, at Leafield Village Hall.
The meeting is open to the public, and residents are welcome to attend.
Recording of the meeting: Please be aware that the meeting may be recorded by the Council or others, and no permissions are required for this, pursuant to the Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014, amending the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960.
Agenda
1. Welcome from the Chair
2. To receive apologies for absence
3. To approve and sign the minutes of the Council meeting on 25 June 2026
4. To receive declarations of interest from Members regarding items on the agenda
5. To receive an update regarding the councillor vacancy
6. Opportunity for the public to speak – to provide members of the public/press with the opportunity to comment on items on the agenda, or raise items for future consideration. In accordance with Standing Orders, this will not exceed 15 minutes in total and five minutes per person
7. To receive reports from County and District Councillors
8. To receive and comment on the Clerk’s report
Recreation and Leisure
9. Playground
9.1 To receive regular playground inspection reports and agree actions
9.2 To receive the annual independent playground inspection reports and agree actions
9.3 To receive an update regarding the playground refurbishment project and agree actions
1o. Village Hall – To receive an update regarding Village Hall matters and agree actions
Community
11. To consider how the Council can support vulnerable people in the parish and agree actions (deferred from June meeting)
12. To consider the response from OCC regarding road and signage improvement requests and agree actions
13. To consider supporting a screening of the “National Briefing on the climate and nature crisis” and agree actions
14. To consider responding to OCC’s consultation regarding changing speed limits on rural A and B roads and agree actions
Burial Ground
15. To consider quotations for the new noticeboard and agree actions
Parish Maintenance
16. Village Hall car park hedging – To consider replacing the dead whips and clearing encroaching plants, and agree actions
Planning
17. 26/01709/LBC – Retrospective internal and external works to replace windows and drawing room French doors, boiler flue and installation of custom made bookcases, along with changes in floor layout. Proposed External works to include replacement of UPVc rainwater goods in cast iron
Leafield House, Lower End, Leafield
18. To comment on any planning applications received before the meeting
19. To receive an update of previous planning applications and appeals
Administration and Finance
20. Finance update – To review and approve the finance update, to review and approve the bank reconciliations
21. Budget update – To review and approve the budget update
22. Reserves update – To review and approve the reserves
23. Payments and receipts – To ratify previous payments, to review and approve current payments, to note current receipts
24. To instruct bank signatories to approve the payments
25. To consider training options and agree actions
26. To consider new bank signatories and agree actions
27. To review and approve councillor memberships of committees and working groups
28. To review and approve lead councillor positions
29. To consider the internal financial check report and agree actions
30. To note receipt of the revised Internal Auditor Report for 2025-2026 and agree actions
31. To review and approve the general risk assessment
32. To review and approve the Speed Indication Device Working Group Terms of Reference
Communications
33. Correspondence Register – To receive the correspondence register and agree actions
34. To receive items for information only
Meetings
35. To receive requests for items for the next agenda, and note that motions for inclusion on the next agenda, and background papers, must be received by the Clerk at least one week before the next meeting
36. To confirm the date, place and time for the next meeting