parish council meeting 30-01-2026
EVENLODE PARISH COUNCIL
Parish Council meeting to be held in the village hall on FRIDAY 30th January at 6p.m.
Residents welcome, though on this occasion there will be no Open Meeting to leave time for the Councillors to consider the only item on the Agenda.
AGENDA
1. Apologies for absence
2. to sign the Minutes of the last mmeeting as an accurate record.
3. Amount at Bank.
4. “To consider whether to resolve to contribute to the costs of instructing Counsel to send a Letter Before Action in the matter of the CDC decision to grant change of use of Evenlode Grounds barn to hotel use, on the ground, among others, that CDC made an error of law in coming to its decision”.
5. AOB
Jan Lesser 27/01/2026
Evenlode PC Clerk
EVENLODE PARISH COUNCIL
MEETING HELD FRIDAY 30TH JANUARY 2026
Present were:
VILLAGE: Lori Volkes; Caroline & Simon Beale; Julia Higgs; Philly Faber; Jamie and Brad Hooker; Tim & Judy Proger; Shrimp Mackie.
COUNCILLORS: Chris Johnston; Jamie Mackie; John Holmes; Jan Lesser
Clerk: Jan Lesser
MINUTES
1. Apologies from Councillor Wendy Dancer; Michael and Angie Hunt, John & Catherine Latham.
2. The Minutes were signed of the last meeting as an accurate record.
3. EVENLODE GROUNDS & CDC DECISION RE: CHANGE OF USE:
Evenlode Parish Council unanimously resolves to contribute £1000 towards the cost of Planning Counsel’s fee in drafting and issuing a pre-action protocol letter in relation to planning applications 25/03407/OPANOT and 25/03404/AGRPAN on the grounds that the decision relating to both appears to have been taken in error of law; that it materially affects the parish, and that the expenditure is in the public interest and proportionate.”
REASONS:
The PC relies upon Counsel’s Opinion – Andrew Trollope KC of Adlestrop instructed Counsel and has shared his opinion with Evenlode PC;
The issue is in the public interest – 3 villages (Adlestrop, Evenlode & Broadwell) are affected; the issue concerns public highway safety, and the sustainability of the local network of little lanes;
There are sufficient funds in the Evenlode PC account to fund the payment of £1000 – the balance at the bank as at 29/01/2026 was £7…. (and there are no anticipated payments due to be taken out of the account up to the end of financial year), and it is a one third share of the total of Counsel’s fee;
The sum of £1000 is payable by virtue of s. 137 of the Local Government Act 1972. The sum per resident is in 2025-2026 is £11.10. There are 127 residents on the Evenlode Register of Electors. The action of serving a Pre-Action Protocol Letter benefits the area and the action is reasonable with a reasonable chance of success & is a cost effective way of addressing the issue.
The resolution was proposed by JL and seconded by CJ at a public PC meeting held on 30/01/2026 in the VH at 6 p.m..
There being no other business, the meeting closed at 7p.m.