Cllr Yeo proposed to (1) contact DC to receive a definite answer on the adoption of Maple Road, (2) to carry out a Land Registry search to ascertain ownership of the ransom strip and (3) for STC to contact Persimmon Homes to find out if Maple Road can be joined with a road from the new estate. This has not been seconded. The chair thanked Mr Ansell for attending the meeting and his presentation and apologised to all attendees for Cllr Yeo's disruptive behaviour. Clerk's Report including progress report on Planning & Highways business Officer report 0826PH5 was received and NOTED. Cllr Edwyn-Jones shared an update from the Blackmore Down development.

Planning Applications – to consider responses to planning applications P/LBC/2026/03494 Proposal: Replacement of the existing gas boiler and flue to the required new standards Location: 35 St James Street, SP7 8HF Comment: No objection based on Heritage and Design and Access statement. Proposed by Cllr Edwyn-Jones and Seconded by Cllr Yeo In Favour 7 Cllrs Elmendorff, Barratt, Dibben, Edwyn-Jones, Hollingshead, Smith and Yeo Against 0 Abstentions 0 MOTION CARRIED P/LBC/2026/03972 and P/FUL/2026/03973 Proposal: Install wall mounted air conditioning unit and External alteration to a wall mounted air conditioning unit Location: 38 High Street, SP7 8JG Comment: Support as no material effect on listed nature of building and does not impact conservation area Proposed by Cllr Edwyn-Jones and Seconded by Cllr Smith In Favour 7 Cllrs Elmendorff, Barratt, Dibben, Edwyn-Jones, Hollingshead, Smith and Yeo Against 0 Abstentions 0 MOTION CARRIED

Action: Town Clerk

There being no further business, the meeting was closed at 8.08pm.

These minutes were adopted on [date] under minute reference [PH] as a true record of the decisions taken and are duly signed below by the Chair of that meeting.