Parish Council Meeting – Tuesday 13th October 2026, 7.00 pm, Leafield Village Hall

The next Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 13th October 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 08 September 2026

4. To receive declarations of interest from Members regarding items on the agenda

5. 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

6. To receive reports from County and District Councillors

7. To receive and comment on the Clerk’s report

Recreation and Leisure

8. Playground

8.1 To receive regular playground inspection reports and agree actions

8.2 To receive a report regarding the junior multiplay unit and agree actions

8.3 To receive an update regarding the new equipment installation and agree actions

Community

9. To consider providing feedback to OCC regarding the 20 mph schemes in West Oxfordshire and agree actions

10. To consider responding to Oxon4Buses questionnaire regarding a bus service consultation and agree actions

Parish Maintenance

11. Tree works – To consider a quotation for the biennial duty of care tree survey and agree actions

12. Tree works – To consider quotations for new tree planting and agree actions

13. Noticeboard – To consider quotations for a new noticeboard to be situated centrally in the village and agree actions

Planning

14. To comment on any planning applications received before the meeting

15. To receive an update of previous planning applications and appeals

Administration and Finance

16. Payments and receipts – To ratify previous payments, to review and approve current payments, to note current receipts

17. To instruct bank signatories to approve the payments

18. To consider training options and agree actions

Communications

19. Correspondence Register – To receive the correspondence register and agree actions

20. To receive items for information only

Meetings

21. To receive requests for items for the next agenda, and note that motions for the next agenda, and background papers, must be received by the Clerk at least one week before the next meeting

22. To confirm the date, place and time for the next meeting