1. Apologies for absence.

2. Declarations of Interest.

3. Minutes - to confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting of 4th December 2007 and 17th January 2008 as a correct record.

4. Matters arising from the minutes

5. Closure of Post Office.
Feedback from Cllrs regarding response of the PC.

6. Vermin in School Lane and The Croft.

Meeting Adjourned

7. Meeting open to the public

8. Report by County Councillor Joanna Spicer
Report by Borough Councillor John Hale
Report by WPC Lindsey Whittaker

Meeting Reconvened

9. Report by the Chairman
Bardwell Hall

10. Report by the Clerk
Policing Forum: 28th Feb 2008
Salt Bins – The Croft

11. Report from BPFA
Proposal for extension to storage shed.

12. Planning Matters
SE/08/0040: Mr John Goodge, Greene King Pub Partners: Dun Cow Inn, Up Street, Bardwell – Erection of glazed roof canopy over patio area to facilitate outdoor dining.          Listed Building Application.

SE/08/0041: Mr John Goodge, Greene King Pub Partners: Dun Cow Inn, Up Street, Bardwell – Erection of glazed roof canopy over patio area to facilitate outdoor dining.          Planning Application.

SE/08/0026: Mr and Mrs Dunsden: The Pippins, Low Street, Bardwell – Erection of 2 storey extension to rear elevation (following demolition of single storey extension).  Planning Application.

TCA08/1571: Mrs Grace Horn: Greenside, The Green, Bardwell – Coppice one Hazel tree to 0.75 metres. Trees in Conservation Area Notification.

SE/07/1861: Ivor Bray: New House behind Acorn Cottage, Up Street, Bardwell – Erection of (i) timber garage to rear of new dwelling and (ii) part 1.2 meter and pat 1.8 meter boundary wall between existing and new dwellings.   Permission Granted.

SE/07/1656: I.R Burrows: Fern Bungalow, Bowbeck, Bardwell - Erection of detached garage. Permission Granted.

TCA07/1542: Mrs. Whitton: Hillfield Cottage, Low Street, Bardwell – Crown Lift to 2 metres one Ash tree and reduce height by 40% and width by 30% to approximately five Leylandii trees. Trees in Conservation Area Notification.
The application in respect of the above-mentioned proposal has now been considered by the Borough Council as Local Planning Authority and no objections were raised.

13. Accounts
12.1. Clerk's Salary for January
12.2. Litter Picking for January
12.3. Hire of Tithe Barn
12.4. Suffolk County Council – Bardwell Village News
12.5. S137 – Charity Contributions
12.6. The Church of St Peter and St Paul, Bell Restoration Project.
12.7. Review of bank statements.
12.8. Precept Approval
12.9. Change of auditor

14. Correspondence
Communities and Local Government - Consultation on Orders and Regulations Relating to the Conduct of Local Authority Members in England
Suffolk Preservation Society – Waste Issues Report (Oct07)

15. Questions to the Chair

16. Date of next meeting: Tuesday 4th March 2008.