The next Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 10th March 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 10 February 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 an update regarding the playground refurbishment project and agree actions
9. Village Hall – To receive an update regarding Village Hall matters and agree actions
10. Playing field – To consider concerns from the Football Club regarding the condition of the playing field and agree actions
Highway Issues
11. To consider creating a list of highways issues to be sent to OCC and WODC and agree actions
Planning
12. 26/00174/HHD – Creation of vehicle access to facilitate an off street parking space to the front of the property, removal of part of drystone wall, and associated works (part retrospective)
2 Witney Lane, Leafield
13. To comment on any planning applications received before the meeting
14. To receive an update of previous planning applications and appeals
Administration and Finance
15. Finance update – To review and approve the finance update, to review and approve the bank reconciliation
16. Budget update – To review and approve the budget update
17. Reserves update – To review and approve the reserves
18. Payments and receipts – To ratify previous payments, to review and approve current payments, to note current receipts
19. To instruct bank signatories to approve the payments
20. To consider training options and agree actions
21. To consider quotations for an external payroll service and agree actions
22. To consider options for the council website, domain and email services and agree actions
Communications
23. Correspondence Register – To receive the correspondence register and agree actions
24. To receive items for information only
Meetings
25. To receive request 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
26. To confirm the date, place and time for the next meeting