Full Council – 9 April 2026

Venue: Ilmington Community Shop Cafe.

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
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 26 February 2026.
6. Co-option: To note the ongoing councillor vacancy, invite and consider applications.
7. Planning Applications:
   7.1 To report planning decisions at variance with the views of the Council.
   To consider planning applications received and report/agree comments:
   7.2 25/03050/FUL: Red Lion Inn Front Street Ilmington Shipston-on-Stour CV36 4LX – Conversion of two storage buildings into two hotel rooms, plus changes to fenestration on front and rear elevation. Comment by 26 Mar 2026~
   7.3 26/00529/FUL: Compton Scorpion Barn Compton Scorpion Farm Compton Scorpion Ilmington – Conversion and change of use of agricultural buildings to a dwelling with associated access drive. Deadline 16 April 2026
   7.4 26/00601/FUL: Land Off Armscote Road Ilmington – Proposed garage (Plot 2). Deadline of 21 April 2026
   7.5 Any applications notified since publication of the agenda.
8. Mabels Farm Advisory Group
   7.1 To receive the results from the village survey on access, and consider recommendations from the group on the next steps.
   MFAG-Survey-Summary-March-2026.pdf
   7.2 To consider commissioning a review of road access, traffic, and safety issues in connection with the proposed development.
   7.3 To agree topics to be raised with the developer.
   Mabels-Farm-items-to-discuss-v3.pdf
9. Village Gateways
   To consider the design options for village gateways, signs and roundels under the Highways Community Action Fund (HCAF) scheme and agree the preferred options.
   OPTIONS-HCAF-Ilmington-Scheme-ID-34.pdf
   MWT25-114-A-Ilmington-Gateways-Campden-Hill.pdf
   MWT25-114-B-Ilmington-Gateways-Mickleton-Road.pdf
   MWT25-114-C-Ilmington-Gateways-Stratford-Road.pdf
   MWT25-114-D-Ilmington-Gateways-Armscote-Road.pdf
   pp83-85-of-ltn-1-07_Traffic-calming-guidance.pdf
10. Highways Matters
    To discuss issues relating to kerbstones and pavements in the village and agree to contact the Highway Authority to request inspection or remedial works
11. Ilmington Playing Fields / Pond
    11.1 To report expenditure under Clerk’s delegated authority of £139.14 on trees and £133.56 on tree guards, to ensure tree planting before the end of March.
    11.2 To consider the purchase of bird, owl, bat and hedgehog boxes under the project ‘Bringing our pond back to life’.
    Item-11.2-Bird-bat-boxes.pdf
    11.3 To consider the purchase of a lifebuoy, safety station and/or signage for the pond.
    Item-11.3-Pond-Safety.pdf
12. Grace’s Playground
    To receive the routine playground inspection reports and agree actions arising.
13. Finance & Admin:
    13.1 To note income received of £181 from Stratford District Council (tree grant) and £2,532.36 from closure of Ilmington Pavilion Association bank account.
    13.2 To report transfer of £2,500 from savings to the current account.
    13.3 To approve the bank reconciliation to 28 February 2026.|
    Bank-Cash-and-Investment-Reconciliation-as-at-28-February-2026.pdf
    13.4 To receive the budget monitoring report for the year to date.
    Detailed-Receipts-Payments-by-Budget-Heading-28_02_2026.pdf
    13.5 To approve payments as per the schedule.
    13.6 To sign the direct debit mandate for Zen Internet Ltd for Pavilion broadband.
14. Correspondence: To receive and consider:
    14.1 Letter regarding the need for more housing in the village.
    14.2 Letter about silhouettes being added to the War Memorial.
    14.3 Letter to Warwickshire County Council about issues relating to Back Street.
    14.4 Consultation on BT Payphone removal, deadline 10 April.
    Consultation-on-Removal-of-BT-Payphones-March-2026.pdf
    14.5 Briefing and template motion on Neighbourhood Governance Structure.
    Briefing-on-Neighbourhood-Governance-Structure.pdf
    14.6 Request for access over council land to rebuild wall.
    Item-14.6-Holly-Tree-Removal.pdf
    14.7 Email introducing Severn Trent’s new Community Flooding Officers.
    Severn-Trent-Water-Community-Flooding-Officer-Intro.pdf
15. Member Reports (for information only)
    Report(s) by any members who attended any meeting or event on behalf of Council.
16. Future Agenda Items (for information only): Neighbourhood Plan Review
17. Next Meeting: Thurs 30 April 2026, 7:30pm