Town Council Meeting – 13 October 2026

by | Oct 13, 2026

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Town Council
Date
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Agenda Minutes

Agenda

7 October 2026

Stokesley Town Council

The next meeting of Stokesley Town Council will take place on Tuesday 13 October 2026 commencing at 7.15 pm.

The formal Agenda will be preceded by an open forum at 7 pm where members of the Public, the Police, and North Yorkshire Councillor are invited to speak. Please note members of the public will be allowed to make statements, ask questions, or provide evidence on items on the agenda but this will be limited to 3 minutes per person.

A G E N D A

1. NOTICE OF MEETING

  • Public notice of the meeting has been given in accordance with Schedule 12, paragraph 10(2) of the Local Government Act 1972.

2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

  1. To receive the apologies for absence received in advance of the meeting.

  2. To consider the reasons for absence provided.

3. DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS IN ITEMS ON THE AGENDA

4. MINUTES

To confirm as a true record the minutes of the Town Council meeting held on 8 September 2026.

5. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  1. To agree the monthly statements for September 2026 circulated on 7.10.26.

  2. To note the payments made in September 2026.

  3. To receive the completed Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2025/26 Part 3 circulated on 15.9.26 .

  4. To receive the Investment Income Account Statement 1 August to 31 August 2026 circulated on 11.9.26.

6. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION

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Town Council

  1. Strategic Objectives for 2026/27:-

    • a. Electrical Vehicle Charging Points.

    • b. Riverbank Improvements.

    • c. Old Fairfield Play Park.

  2. Press Releases / Newsletter – to note that the next copy deadline date is 10 November 2026 so any articles for inclusion to be submitted to the Clerk by Monday 2 November 2026.

  3. Scout Hut.

  4. Grass Cutting.

  5. Feeback from Richmond Area Committee meeting.

  6. To receive the ROSPA Play Safety Play Park Inspection Reports.

  7. Remembrance Day – Sunday 8 November 2026.

Committees and Working Groups

  1. To receive the minutes from the Communications & Events Committee meeting held on 10 September 2026.

  2. To receive the minutes from the Employment Committee meeting held on 24 September 2026.

  3. To receive the minutes from the Communications & Events Committee meeting held on 29 September 2026.

Correspondence/Complaints received

None received.

7. NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL (NYC) Planning Applications

  1. To review and respond to the following Stokesley Planning Applications:-

Applications Received

26/05520/FUL – 22 Roseberry Avenue – Proposed single storey dwelling.

26/05193/LBC – 5 Red House Court – Listed building consent to remove existing roof covering and replace with new roof covering.

Planning Decisions

  1. To receive the Planning Application decisions from NYC:

Planning and Development Issues

  1. Enforcement Issues reported to NYC

To receive the update on current Enforcement Cases from County Cllr Griffiths.

  • a. Taylor Wimpey Estate.

  • b. British Legion Club Site, North Road.

  • c. Tilia Estate – planning conditions.

  • d. 47 High Street (formerly the Pack Horse Pub).

  • e. Morrison, High Street.

  • f. Costa Coffee, High Street.

  • g. Old Natwest Bank.

  • h. Barclays Bank.

  • i. Stokesley School.

8. North Yorkshire Council Correspondence

  1. Cobbles.

  2. Parking.

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  1. To receive the NYC Elected Members Quarterly Newsletter – Issue 3 Autumn – September 2026.

  2. To receive the letter about the Home to School Travel Policy Post Implementation Review consultation circulated on 28.9.26.

9. POLICE

To receive the Police report circulated on 1.10.26.

10. YLCA

  1. To receive the White Rose Updates.

  2. To receive the Training E—Bulletins.

  3. To receive the Law and Governance Bulletins.

  4. To receive the Chief Executive bulletins.

11. Items tabled for information

None received.

12. EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

  • In accordance with Paragraph 1 (2) of The Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, the Town Council can RESOLVE that the press and public be excluded from the meeting to deal with items of a confidential nature.

The next Town Council meeting will take place on Tuesday 10 November 2026

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APPENDIX 1

STOKESLEY TOWN COUNCIL -SEPTEMBER 2026

ACCOUNTS REPORT

Payments

Supplier Reason Value £
Salaries Weeks 23 - 26 4839.83
HMRC PAYE/NIC Month 6 1777.37
Sage IT Support 147.00
HFC Systems Office 365 – IT Support 112.56
HFC Systems Remote Support – IT Support 24.00
StokesleyTown Hall Trust Office Rent 3380.00
Clear Business Phone / Internet 92.69
ROSPA PlaySafety Annual Inspections – Open Spaces / PlayAreas 232.80
C G Robinson & Sons Grass Cutting– Open Spaces / Grass Cutting 3059.90
C G Robinson & Sons Tree Removal – Open Spaces / Tree Work 444.00
MBP Groundcare Hedge Work SLA 347.50
CRW Landscaping Branch Removal – Open Spaces / Tree Works 150.00
British Gas Electricity– Open Spaces / Toilets 103.18
Stewart Forbes Electric Replacement Light Unit – Open Spaces / Toilets 114.00
PPS CleaningProducts – Open Spaces / Toilets 4.22
LesleyPalmer Advertising Newsletter 175.00
LadyHullocks Trust Allotment Rent – 2ndinstallment 525.00
Wave Allotments Water 43.47
Strikes Garden Centre Vouchers – Allotments Maintenance 30.00
PKF Littlejohn External Audit 756.00
Barclays Bank Charges - Miscellaneous 8.50
Argos Caretaker Mobilephone – Miscellaneous 12.95
Bravura Yorkshire DayEquipment – Events 1636.92
Bravura Summer in the Square Engineer – Events 960.00
Total 18976.89

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