9th February 2026 Draycott-in-the-Moors Parish Council
NOTICE OF AN ORDINARY MEETING – Monday 9th February 2026
A meeting of Draycott in the Moors Parish Council
will be held at St Margaret’s Church Hall, Church Lane, Draycott, ST11 9AG – 7pm
www.draycottinthemoorsparishcouncil.gov.uk
Signed: Parish Clerk, Denise Wheat Date: 04/02/2026
AGENDA
1) A minute silence to be held as a mark of respect for regular Parish Council meeting attendee Mr Glynn Johnson of Cresswell and for former Parish litter picker Mr Malcolm Price.
2) Chairman’s Welcome:
3) Apologies:
4) Declaration of Interests
5) Public Participation:
The Chairman will suspend Standing Orders to allow any members of the public to address the meeting.
6) To Resolve Minutes of the Meeting held on 12th January 2025 to be a correct record Appendix 1
7) Matters Arising from the minutes:
a) St Margaret’s Clock progress
b) Waste bin location adjustments at Blythe Cricket Club and additional bin.
DISTRICT & COUNTY COUNCILLOR REPORTS
8) To receive oral reports from our District Councillors:
9) To receive a report from County Councillor:
a) Flood report and a forum to share data from the Parish
10) Correspondence:
a) Request from a resident for the Council to review War Memorial stone maintenance Appendix 2
b) Request from a resident to repair or replace the bench at Villa Verde bus stop Appendix 3
c) Applications to be received for Clerk job vacancy – Council to consider date for interview.
11) Highways Reports:
i. Railings at Cheadle Road
ii. Cherry Trees
iii. Village Gateways
iv. VAS signage
v. Breach Lane speed and volume issues
vi. Crossing or pedestrian refuge
12) Items on Notice:
a) Cllr. Winfield to move to remove the planters which have rotten timber and to consider replacements.
b) Cllr Reardon to move to have a Parish information welcome card designed with local information to welcome new residents to the Parish.
c) Cllr Birds to move to take action on a speed reduction initiative and to report on a potential hazard at Brookside.
13) Planning Applications: Report on the decision of the Planning Committee.
SMD/2022/0267
Elan Homes
Land At Blythe Park, Sandon Road Cresswell
Reserved matters application for layout, internal access arrangements, scale, appearance and landscape details for phases 4 and 5 (159 residential dwellings and community uses). The Outline application was an EIA application and an Environmental Statement was submitted to the council at the time. SMD/2018/0789
SMD/2025/0013
Variation of conditions 4 & 12 of SMD/2021/0829 to
replace PD-21-555-150 with revised plan PD-21-555-
150e
SMD/2026/0015 52 Anslem, Sandon Road Cresswell Application for the variation of condition 2 of SMD/2024/0280 to allow the development to be carried out in accordance with an updated set of plans, which include minor internal layout changes, window size changes and a chimney reposition.
SMD/2026/0033 32 Marsh Bungalow, Uttoxeter Road, Draycott Retrospective planning application for a proposed flat roof porch to front elevation, proposed render finish to entirety of the dwelling. Proposes changes to existing garage including height and proposed attached car port. Garage to be fully rendered as per the main dwelling
14) Lengthsperson & Litter picker reports (January): Appendix 4
15) Finance & Governance:
a) Payments to be authorised for January Appendix 5
b) To consider projects within the budget for 2026
16) Projects in Progress:
HIGHWAYS
i. Crossing and pedestrian refuge
ii. Village Gateways
iii. VAS signage and Community Speedwatch
iv. Breach Lane speed and volume issues
v. Speed Reduction throughout the Parish
vi. Cresswell to Cheadle Railway Track:
COMMUNICATION
vii. Training Policy: in progress
viii. Calendar of Council events for 2026:
PROJECTS
ix. Bus Stop Art Galleries: Notice board project
17) Matters pertaining to issues in the Parish for the next Agenda:
Suggested one item per councillor if they wish to raise a point/ query/ clarification not previously discussed.
18) To note items raised in public participation to be discussed at the next Council meeting.
19) Date of next Meeting: Monday 9th March 2026 correspondence, written submissions, 7 days before
MEETING ENDS
