Full Council – 26 February 2026

A council meeting is due to be held on this date.

Venue: Ilmington Community Shop Café

Time: 7:30pm

AGENDA

1. Apologies for Absence
2. Declaration of Interests: To receive any declarations of interests for items on the agenda and grant any requests for dispensations as appropriate.
3. County and District Council Reports
   Report-County-Councillor-February-2026.pdf
   Report-District-Councillor-February-2026.pdf
4. Public Forum: Members of the public are invited to address Council on any relevant matter for max. 3 minutes per person. 15 minutes in total is allocated to this item.
5. Confirmation of Minutes
   To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 22 January 2026.
6. Planning Applications:
   6.1 To report planning decisions at variance with the views of the Council.
   To consider planning applications received and report/agree comments:
   6.2 26/00341/TREE: St Marys Church Ilmington – T23 scots pine – Fell – T25 yew – Prune heaviliy […] – T26 Irish yew – Prune heaviliy […] – T27 Irish yew – Prune heaviliy […] Comment by 11 Mar 2026
   6.3 Any applications notified since publication of the agenda.
7. Mabels Farm Working Group
   7.1 To discuss and approve Terms of Reference for the Mabels Farm Working Group.
   7.2 To appoint members to the Working Group.
   Item-7-Working-Group-membership.pdf
   7.3 To receive a report on the Public Meeting in the Village Hall on 9th February.
   7.4 To retrospectively approve the village survey on the proposed access and consider the associated printing expenses claim.
   7.5 To receive preliminary results from the survey.
8. Ilmington Playing Fields
   8.1 To consider an event application for Tempo Trail Races in May 2026 (deferred).
   8.2 To consider request for approval in principle of Tempo Winter Series 2026-27.
   8.3 To resolve to retire the Playing Fields Committee (constitution dated 15 January 2006) and confirm that responsibility for the playing fields rests with the Council.
   8.4 To consider a request from Wellesbourne Cricket Club for a season fee reduction owing to additional pitch care costs.
9. Grace’s Playground
   9.1 To receive the routine playground inspection reports and agree actions arising.
10. Finance & Admin:
    10.1 To note income received of £2,800 from BBC Film Production Studios.
    10.2 To approve the bank reconciliation to 31 January 2026.
    Bank-Cash-and-Investment-Reconciliation-as-at-31-January-2026.pdf
    10.3 To receive the budget monitoring report for the year to date.
    Detailed-Receipts-Payments-by-Budget-Heading-20_02_2026.pdf
    10.4 To approve payments as per the schedule.
11. Correspondence: To receive and consider:
    11.1 Letter to WCC about issues relating to Back Street.
    11.2 South Warwickshire Local Climate Engagement Programme – Call for resources.
    11.3 Consultation on Proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Warwickshire.
    Consultation-on-Proposals-for-Local-Government-Reorganisation-in-Warwickshire-_R.pdf
12. Member Reports (for information only)
    Report(s) by any members who attended any meeting or event on behalf of Council.
13. Future Agenda Items (for information only):
    Already noted: Tennis Club agreement, bench repairs, tree inspection.
14. Next Meeting: Thurs 26 March 2026, 7:30pm in Ilmington Community Shop Café.