Agenda
Ordinary
4th June 2026

Clerk: Mrs Lesley Cooper                         Low Marshside. Underhill
Telephone: 01229 775492                         Millom, Cumbria, LA18 5HA
Email: theclerk@whichamparishcouncil.org.uk

27 May 2025

Dear Councillor

You are summonsed to attend the ORDINARY MEETING of Whicham Parish Council on WEDNESDAY 4 JUNE 2025 commencing 7.30pm at SILECROFT Village Hall.

Yours sincerely

Mrs L Cooper
Clerk to the Council

AGENDA

1.   Apologies for Absence – Maggie

2.   Exclusion of Press and Public (Public Bodies Admission to Meetings Act 1960)

To consider whether there are any agenda items during consideration of which the press and public should be excluded.”

3.   DECLARATION OF INTEREST:

To receive declarations, by elected and co-opted members, of interests in respect of items on this agenda.

4.   MINUTES of the Parish Council Meetings held on 7 May 2025

The Chair to be authorised to sign the minutes of the meeting of 7 May 2025 as true record.

5.   POLICE LIAISON REPORT (previously circulated)

6.   PROGRESS REPORTS

To Receive for information and/or determine action, as appropriate, on the items in the following reports:

6.1  Clerks report

• war memorial
• noticeboards

7.   PUBLIC PARTICIPATION/OPEN SESSION (15 minutes allowed)

The chairman will invite residents to make representations on any item on this agenda or to bring matters to the attention of the Council for consideration for inclusion in a future agenda.

8.   UNITARY COUNCILLOR REPORT

To receive for information items relevant to the Parish. (Items raised for decision will appear on the agenda for the next meeting.)

9.   Applications for Development

9.1  To examine applications for development and submit observations to the Planning Authority

None

9.2  To ratify the observations submitted by the Clerk under devolved powers since the last meeting.

None

9.3  To note the decisions of the statutory planning authority with regards to recent applications

None

10.   FINANCIAL RECORDS

10.1  To approve the following payments:

10.2  To note the receipt of payments

10.3  To receive and note the bank reconciliation statement dated 30 April 2025

10.4  To consider the Budget Comparison Report as at 31 May 2025 and determine action need to address deviations from the budget.

10.5  To note that all documents pertaining to AGAR 2024/25 have been submitted and displayed on website and noticeboards.

11.   Village Matters

1. Silecroft car park and toilets
2. Cafe
3. Play inspection reports and actions – replace net on tennis courts
4. Environmental issues
5. To note response from Cumberland re concerns of community re non attendance at APM
6. Co-option of councillor
7. Cllrs Tyson and Millar propose that “WPC makes representation to NWS and Cumberland Council objecting to the siting of an area of focus for construction of a GDF within our parish, and requesting that said area of focus be removed from the process.”
8. Parking Kirksanton Village Green and around Village Hall

12.   To receive reports from representatives on outside bodies

13.   CORRESPONDENCE:

To discuss any correspondence received for open discussion:

All other correspondence to be circulated in the normal manner for Council’s perusal.

14.   Councillor Matters

An opportunity for Councillors to raise minor matters, not on this agenda, on behalf of residents

(Note. No discussion or decisions can be made on these matters but the Clerk may make investigations and/or they may be placed on a future agenda of the Council)

15.   DATE OF NEXT MEETING:

The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on 2 July 2025 at Silecroft Village Hall commencing at 7.30pm