Council Meeting – 28th January 2026

The next Monthly Meeting of Little Eaton Parish Council will be held at 7:30pm

on Wednesday 28^th January 2026 in Little Eaton Village Hall

Members of the public and press are welcome to attend

25/144 To receive apologies for absence.

25/145 To Receive Declaration of Members Interests.

25/146 To receive and approve requests for dispensations from members on matters in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest” or similar.

25/147 Public Speaking – (15 Minutes)

• A period of not more than fifteen minutes will be made available for members of the public and Members of the Council to comment on any matter.
• If the Police Liaison Officer, a County Council or Borough Council Member is in attendance they will be given the opportunity to raise any relevant matter.

25/148 Variation of Order of Business.

25/149 To consider a resolution to close the meeting for public participation under the Public Bodies (admission to meetings) Act 1960.

25/150 To confirm the minutes of the monthly meeting held on 26^th November 2025.

25/151 Chair’s Report.

Actions from the Minutes – to receive updates on:

24/179 cycle parking at Croft Corner/Greenway and ways to discourage pavement parking (DH)

25/152 Report of the Parish Clerk

25/153 To receive Working Group Feedback (except if the issue is elsewhere on agenda):

• Village Hall
  • Solar panels
• Park
  • Roundabout refurbishment
  • Accessibility swing and gate
  • Wet pour surface repairs
• Churchyard Sub Group
• Finance Group
• Environmental Action Group
• Footpaths

25/154 Finance (Clerk)

• Accounts for payment (schedule attached)
• Budget -v- Actuals quarter three comparisons

25/155 Planning Applications

Application number: ERE/1225/0031 82 Duffield Road, Little Eaton DE21 5DT

Single Storey side and rear extension plus loft dormer. This is application replaced application ERE/1025/0044 previously discussed as it was invalidated.

25/156 To consider the action taken regarding the vandalism in the pavilion toilets

25/157 To consider a review of the Neighbourhood Plan

25/158 Update on the Newsletter publication (DH)

25/159 To consider the adoption of the draft IT Policy (see attached)

25/160 To further consider the draft Internal Control Review Process (SC) (see attached)

25/161 To consider the adoption of the draft Code of Conduct in respect of Bates Charity (215064) and Thomas Bates for a park (520471) (see attached)

25/162 Correspondence for Action

• Email received from Little Eaton Football Club regarding annual insurance recharge.
• During the recent ice, various emails received regarding empty grit bins in the village.

25/163 Correspondence for Information

• Report Fraud, the new national Cyber Crime and Fraud service, has taken the final step in its delivery Programme with a public campaign launch.
• The Canal Trust information board is now in situ.

Date of next Ordinary Parish Council meeting at Little Eaton Village Hall – 25 February 2026