Annual Report by Cllr T Bladon, Chair of Tur Langton Parish Council

Tur Langton Parish Council Annual Report

 

Welcome to Tur Langton Annual  Parish Meeting 2026.

 

In the past year there have not been any major projects completed but the council has continues to ensure that they fulfil their responsibilities. To mention a few, the notice board has been refurbished, grass cutting has been monitored, the defibrillator is checked regularly, improvements to drainage on the B6047 have been monitored and other schemes and advice to mitigate flooding from surface water have been explored. Issues such as inconsiderate parking and dog fouling are regular discussion points and we are always looking for positive ways to improve these. We have also successfully supported our village table tennis group to apply for a grant to purchase a new table tennis table.

 

There have been a few changes this year and we said a very sad goodbye to Richard Wadland who lived and farmed in Tur Langton for the whole of his life. He will be missed. A further change is that the four new houses on Shangton Road have now been completed and several Tur Langton properties have changed hands. We send a warm welcome to everyone new to our community.

 

One of the roles of a parish council to monitor and or comment on each planning application received and would encourage applicants to attend meetings where their plans are being discussed. We use the policies in our Neighbourhood Plan and Harborough District Local Plan to guide our responses. As we welcome a number of new families we would like to remind everyone that our village sits within a conservation area and all works to trees needs to be preceded by an application to Harborough District Council. This is free, can be completed online and the process usually takes about six weeks. This helps preserve the character of the village and hopefully ensures that important trees are protected. In addition our tree warden with the support of councillors is creating a comprehensive map of trees within our parish. If anyone would like to raise awareness of any interesting species of trees within their gardens please contact our clerk.

 

Maintaining the grassed areas in our village has been the Parish Councils responsibility for many years and is funded from a grant from LCC and our precept. We have a grass cutting contact in place which is reviewed regularly. If you have comments or concerns about the grass cutting please contact our clerk.

 

We continue to develop Tur Langton History pages on the Parish Council Website. If you have any photographs or articles that may be of interest then please contact our clerk or one of the councillors.

 

Communication with the village is important to us and we achieve this through our Parish Council website, which is maintained by our Clerk and Cllr Officer. We also produce a newsletter which we hope is informative and useful, however we are always looking to the future and hope to explore digital forms of communication. Any suggestions or ideas are very welcome.

 

A council also needs to keep up to date, a list of training that has been undertaken and the consultations that the Parish Council have responded to:

 

• The Clerk attended LRALC’s “Budget Setting and Precept” course

• 7 Planning Applications were responded to

• 2 consultations were responded to - National Highways and Transport (NHT) Public Satisfaction Survey Parish Consultation, and the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Consultation on Local Government Reorganisation in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland

 

In conclusion the councillors would like to thank our Clerk for the outstanding work she has done this year, and we thank you for taking the time to attend this meeting and look forward to representing our community in the coming year.