Agenda – Pyons Group PC – 5 May 2026
PYONS GROUP PARISH COUNCIL
To members of the council:
You are summoned to attend the annual meeting of Pyons Group Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 5th May 2026 at 7pm at Canon Pyon Parish Hall, Canon Pyon, Herefordshire to consider the business listed below.
Dr David Thame
Clerk to the Council
29th April 2026
AGENDA
2026/1. Election of the Chairman
To elect a Chairman for the 2026/26 municipal year: the Chairman to make the required declaration of acceptance of office.
2026/2. Election of the Vice Chairman
2026/3. Apologies for absence
2026/4. Declarations of Interest/Requests for Dispensations
2026/5. Minutes
To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 7th April 2026 (copies previously circulated).
DRAFT Minutes – Pyons Group PC -7 April 2026
2026/6. Chairman’s Announcements
2026/7. Co-Option, Parish of Kings Pyon (Minutes 2024/102 and 169)
To further consider the co-option of a councillor.
2026/8. Co-Option, Parish of Canon Pyon
To further consider the co-option of a councillor to replace Trevor Charles Marshall (resigned 26 August 2025).
2026/9. Standing Orders and Financial Regulations
To consider the re-adoption of standing orders and financial regulations and, if necessary, the report of the Clerk on amendments to bring standing orders and financial regulations into conformity with the NALC models.
2026/10. Code of Conduct
To re-adopt the code of conduct.
2026/11. Policy Review: Data, Information and Accessibility
To consider re-adopting policies on data protection, freedom of information/publication scheme, website accessibility and information technology, to confirm the Council’s adherence to the Transparency Code, and to confirm the clerk as data controller.
2026/12. Public Session (15 minutes)
To receive a report from the Herefordshire Ward Councillor, and to hear the views of local residents on parish matters.
2026/13. Planning Consultation – 260438 – Land at Former Yeomans Coach Depot, A4110 Canon Pyon, Herefordshire.
To consider a response to the consultation on the variation of condition 2 of planning permission 151698 (Propose demolition of redundant commercial premises to facilitate residential development of ten market dwellings together with associated vehicle access) – variations to site layout proposal
DrainageRpt – Yeomans – Plan App 260438
2026/14. Flood and Water Management Act 2010: Section 19 Report
To further consider the reports for Canon Pyon and Ledgemoor commissioned by Herefordshire Council.
2026/15. Annual Parish Meetings
To consider issues arising from the draft minutes of the annual parish meetings in both Canon Pyon and Kings Pyon.
MINUTES – Canon Pyon Annual Parish Meeting – 28 April 2026
MINUTES – Kings Pyon Annual Parish Meeting – 21 April 2026
2026/16. Neighbourhood Development Plan
To consider the appointment of a review group, its terms of reference, and a timetable for the next steps. and further quotes from planning consultants.
2026/17. Insurance
To consider the report of the clerk on insurance renewal and to review the risks insured, and to consider agreeing that in view of the expiry of the existing policy on 1st June 2026 the Clerk, in consultation with the Chairman be authorised to make necessary arrangements to ensure continuity of insurance cover.
2026/18. Asset of Community Value
To consider the report of the Clerk on the recent consultation with residents on the potential application to list the Nags Head, Canon Pyon.
Asset of Community Value – Nags Head – Report to Council 5 May 2026
2026/19. Section 106 Funding
To further consider the outcome of section 106 allocations to Canon Pyon.
2026/20. Financial Report
To consider the report of the Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer, including the cash book with budget monitoring (to follow, to allow year-end figures to be included).
Pyons Group Parish Council – Cash Book 1 April 2026 to 29 April 2026
To consider agreeing transfers to the deposit account.
To consider the independence of the internal auditor.
To consider making an allocation to support the provision of bleed kits, as authorised by section 237 of the Public Health Act 1936 (Provision of life-saving appliances).
To consider the following invoices for payment:
PV209 Marches Grounds Maintenance
(lengthsman, Ledgemoor & Kings Pyon) £160.00
PV210 Printer ink £27.91
PV214 D H Thame £38.61
(printing re annual parish meeting leaflet)
PV213 D H Thame
(admin expenses recharge) £23.10
PV212 D H Thame £30.00
(telephone recharge)
PV215 Zurich Insurance £545.69
(please see item 17 above)
PV219 St Mary’s Church, Kings Pyon £20.00
(hire of church)
PV220 Traval expenses February-April 2026 £142.20
To confirm the following invoices paid since the last meeting:
PV211 Friends of Westhope (Minute 2025/211) £360.00
PV217 HMRC Tax month 1 £298.79
PV218 Salary Tax Month 1 £785.23
To note the following invoices collected by direct debit:
PV206 Airband (parish hall wifi) £38.00
PV216 NEST (Pension) £73.21
2026/21. Planning Enforcement
To consider the report of the Clerk.