Committees

A schedule of meeting dates from May 2025 - May 2026 is available here. If there are no items for discussion, or there is no quorum (required numbers attending) the meeting will not take place.

Meetings usually start at 19:00, except where one meeting follows another. Agendas for our meetings can be found on our website and the notice board at the Greenacre Centre, where start time would be confirmed. The Town Council also advertises its meetings on its Facebook Page under the Events section.

All residents are invited to attend meetings, and guidance is available for public participation. For a Wednesday Council/Committee meeting, agendas are issued on the Friday prior and will be displayed on the Greenacre Centre external notice board, and available on the links below.

Please note:-

Planning Committee meetings are held as required, usually fortnightly.
All Committee meetings may be subject to cancellation if there are no items for the Agenda or there is no quorum (sufficient legal number of Members in attendance).

Agendas and minutes can be accessed by clicking on the link to the relevant committees below.

Committees

Full Council

Also comments to the higher tier of Local Government, Central Bedfordshire Council, on matters such as education, long term planning for the town, etc.

Recreation Grounds, Public Lands & Lighting Committee

This Committee was joined with the previously-named Cemetery Management Committee to form the Public Realm Committee from 1st May 2024. Please click on the Public Realm Committee to view meetings from 1st May 2024 onwards. This Committee manages 200+ streetlights, four recreation grounds, play areas, Millennium Green, Norton Road Allotments and the MUGA facility. The Committee also manages Common Road Allotments on behalf of the Eleemosynary Charity of William Field

Planning

As a consultee to Central Bedfordshire Council on planning applications relating to Stotfold.

Cemetery Management

The responsibilities of this Committee have been transferred to the Public Realm Committee as of 1st May 2024. This Committee page will remain active for the purposes of members of the public being able to access Cemetery Minutes and Agendas.

Building Management

This Committee is responsible for maintenance and management of the Memorial Hall, Greenacre Centre and Simpson Centre, making them available for residents and organisations to hire.

Establishment

The responsibilities of this Committee have been transferred to the Governance & Resources Committee as of 1st May 2024. This Committee page will remain active for the purposes of public being able to access Establishment Minutes and Agendas. Prepares Precept recommendation, staffing matters, Standing Orders, Financial Regulations, etc.

Town Strategy

(Previously Town Enhancement) Prepares and considers proposals for long term strategic planning of Stotfold.

Annual Town Meeting

The Annual Town Meeting is a meeting called by the Chairman of the Town Council. It is traditionally a meeting to report to the electorate what the Town Council has achieved in the year and what the Town Council's priorities are.

Community Engagement Committee

This committee is responsible for the organisation of all community engagement activities undertaken by Stotfold Town Council including events.

Public Realm Committee

This Committee replaces the Recreation, Public Lands & Lighting and Cemetery Management Committees and the responsibilities of those Committees have been transferred to the Public Realm Committee as of 1st May 2024.

Governance & Resources Committee

This Committee replaces the Establishment Committee and the responsibilities of this Committee have been transferred to the Governance & Resources Committee as of 1st May 2024. The previous Minutes and Agendas for these items of interest can still be found under the Establishment Committee page on this website.

Library Task & Finish

The Library Task & Finish Group was commissioned in December 2024 to review all building progress on the Oak Hall to accommodate the Library for Stotfold.

Committees

Planning Committee meetings are held as required, usually fortnightly.All Committee meetings may be subject to cancellation if there are no items for the Agenda or there is no quorum (sufficient legal number of Members in attendance).

Agendas and minutes can be accessed by clicking on the link to the relevant committees below.

Committees

Planning Committee meetings are held as required, usually fortnightly.
All Committee meetings may be subject to cancellation if there are no items for the Agenda or there is no quorum (sufficient legal number of Members in attendance).