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SCHEDULE OF SPC MEETINGS
2025/2026

Meetings are held in the back room of Sarratt Village Hall, at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of the month, except the Annual Statutory meeting, which is subject to scheduling to comply with the Law.

  • April 8th
  • April 22nd Annual Parish Meeting
  • May 6th Annual Statutory Meeting
  • June 10th
  • July 8th
  • August 12th
  • September 9th
  • October 14th
  • November 11th
  • December 9th 2025
  • January 13th 2026
  • February 10th
  • March 10th
  • April 14th
  • April 28th Annual Parish meeting
  • May 12th Annual Statutory meeting

Location

 

About Us

Sarratt is in a rural area and the Parish Council own and are responsible for a number of open spaces and woodlands. These include the Green in Sarratt Village, Dawes Common in the Chilterns AONB, Commonwood and Penmans Green.

There are some 30 miles of footpaths within the Parish and these are well used by local people and many visitors.

About Sarratt

Sarratt is an historic village which sits in an area of outstanding natural beauty surrounded by fields which roll down to the enchanting Chess Valley riverbed.

Loved by residents and visitors alike for its stunning landscape and fantastic walking, Sarratt possesses some 30 miles of footpaths, cycling and horse riding. To many people, the name represents just the village area around the Green, however the modern Civil Parish is much larger and can be seen on the map, it includes not only the hamlets of Belsize, Bucks Hill, Commonwood and Chandlers Cross but also The Grove away to the east.

Sarratt benefits from a Community Shop, Post Office, Primary School, Church, Doctors and various welcoming Public houses.

Extract from the village website. You can find out more here

Meet The Council

Meet The Council

Lee Farman, Chair

Lee has lived in S.W. Herts all his life and moved to Sarratt with his family in 2010 when he had the rare opportunity to build an eco house. He recently retired from a career as an IT director and now spends time as a youth drama leader and arts venue management. He is the Chair of the Pump House Theatre and Arts Trust in Watford and founder of the Watford Fringe.
Lee is a passionate environmentalist focusing on practical solutions to reduce our impact and to live sustainably. He enjoys living in Sarratt as a place that takes good care of its environment and has a strong, proud community. As a councillor he hopes to be able to provide some useful support to help Sarratt continue to be a great place for all its community.

Angela Coakley, Vice Chair

Angela moved to Sarratt in December 1999 with her family and her menagerie of animals. She has been a member of the Sarratt Parish Council since 2022. Angela is in full time employment with a local Estate Agents and also continues to run the Community Cafe once a month in the Village hall which she set up in 2018 with a good group of volunteers.  In 2004 she was Licensed as a Minister after completing three years of Ministry training at St Albans Cathedral and has served the local Churches of St Paul’s Chipperfield and Holy Cross Sarratt ever since. When her children were younger she volunteered for the Pony Club and was appointed Assistant District Commissioner for the Old Berkeley Hunt North Branch which is in our Parish. With a great love of the outdoors, Angela holds dear the beautiful countryside we are all privileged to live in. Angela is a great advocate for volunteering and has been instrumental in organizing many Parish Community events, Sarratt Village day being one and also the Platinum Jubilee. Angela is a Trustee and  Administrator for The Sarratt and Chipperfield Community Foundation, which was set up in 2018. The Foundation sets out to be a support to local people, Charities and organizations. Angela has also recently joined the committee for The Days AlmsHouse Trust. Angela, as vice chair, looks forward to playing a supportive role to the chair and continuing the good work within the Parish of Sarratt.

James Alder,
Lead Councillor, Planning

Awaiting details

Michael Lowry,
Lead Councillor, Policy and Resources

Michael has now lived in Sarratt for two years recently moving from nearby Croxley Green where he lived with his wife and teenage son for over twenty years.  
A qualified accountant, he has spent most of his career in the large accountancy practices providing client advisory services to both private and public sector organisations. Most notably, his public sector experience includes projects within the former Department of Social Services, Ministry of Defence and the Department of Education. More recently, he has been providing consultancy and project management advice to a newly formed organisation formed from two large local government authorities providing pension administration services to other local authorities.
Michael is currently working remotely from home for a Glasgow based charity and consequently his commute has changed to the daily school run between Sarratt and Rickmansworth. This Scottish charity is supporting and enabling the Government’s ‘Kickstart’ scheme in providing work opportunities for young people both in Scotland and the Northeast of England within the current climate.

Vacancy

Awaiting

James Alder,
Deputy Lead Councillor, Planning

Awaiting James’s biography

David Zerny,
Deputy Lead Councillor, Highways

David has lived in this area all his life, and was educated at Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood, and at King’s College, London. He is married to Meike and they have two young children, both at a local school.
David commutes to London where he works in business advisory services. In his spare time, he serves on the executive committees of Sarratt Residents’ Association, the Joint Three Rivers RA, and also the London Green Belt Council.
He is passionate about protecting and enhancing the beautiful environment in which we are so fortunate to live.

How your money was spent last year

All data taken from the 2020 Parish Report

This section giovers a breakdown of the Council's expenditure. There are six figures, corresponding to the expenditure on: Staffing/Office Admin; on Environment; on Grants; on Rights of Way Maintenance; on the Youth Group; and Other expenditure. As percentages of the total expenditure, these figures are:

Item

Staffing/Office Admin
Environment
Grants
Rights of Way Maintenance
Youth Group
Other

% of total

35
27
12
3
2
27

Item

Staffing/Office Admin
Environment
Grants
Rights of Way Maintenance
Youth Group
Other

% of total

35
27
12
3
2
27

 

Minutes of the Last Meeting

 

Agenda of the Next Meeting

Date: 14 April 2026



**AGENDA**

26/931 APOLOGIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
To receive and accept apologies for absence, and any announcements


26/932 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST AND DISPENSATION

26/933 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

26/934 MINUTES OF THE LAST FULL COUNCIL MEETING ON 10TH MARCH 2026
To consider the approval of the minutes of the last meeting of the council.

26/935 REPORTS FROM COUNCILLORS WHO HAVE ATTENDED MEETINGS ON BEHALF OF SPC

26/936 TO CONSIDER CLERK’S KEY ACTIVITIES AND ACTIONS

26/937 POLICIES FOR UPDATES
Allotment Policy
Allotment Tenancy Agreement
Grants Policy
All last reviewed January and March 2024

26/938 TO REVIEW COMMUNICATION PLAN ACTIONS

26/939 PLANNING – CLLR FARMAN AND CLLR ALDER
To receive report on recent planning decisions, enforcements and appeals
Planning applications to be considered
4 Caroon Drive Sarratt WD3 6DD

Demolition of existing conservatory and glass house, construction of single storey rear extension and outbuilding, installation of front solar panels and insulated render cladding, replacement windows, internal alterations and alterations to fenestration  Ref. No: 26/0504/FUL 
Sweetpea Smallholdings Adjacent To And Rear Of 76 Church Lane Sarratt 
Approval of Details: Details pursuant to Conditions 1 and 2 of Planning Permission 21/2896/OUT (Appeal Reference: APP/P1940/W/22/3300083) comprising layout, scale, appearance and landscaping of the residential development (20 dwellings) with new access to Church Lane and proposed pedestrian link to existing public footpath.  Ref. No: 26/0462/AOD 
Land To The North And West Of Cottage Farm Redhall Lane Chandlers Cross WD3 4LT

Prior Notification: Erection of tractor and equipment store, 2no. polytunnels, potting shed, agricultural building  Ref. No: 26/0457/PDNA 
Micklefield Hall Sarratt Road WD3 6AQ

Erection of two padel courts with associated car parking and floodlights (Use Class F2(c))  Ref. No: 26/0384/FUL 
Batchworth Golf Course

26/940 HIGHWAYS – CLLR DIGGINS AND CLLR ZERNY
To receive lead councillors report
To receive a report on meeting with Herts Highways 25-02-26

26/941 ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY – CLLR MITCHELL
To receive lead councillors report

26/942 POLICY AND RESOURCES – CLLR LOWRY
To review and approve bank reconciliation and payments
To consider outstanding HMRC PAYE Payments
KGV Pavilion Building Project

26/943 TO RECEIVE A REPORT FROM DISTRICT COUNCILLOR REED

26/944 TO CONSIDER RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE

Correspondence for information: To note any attached appendix of items which have been circulated or items that will be available for inspection at the meeting

26/945 IDENTIFY AND SELECT ITEMS FROM THE MEETING AND OTHER RECENT ACTIVITY TO PUBLISH ON OUR PUBLIC CHANNELS

26/946 TO CONSIDER COUNCILLORS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

26/947 TO CONFIRM DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING APRIL 28th, 2026

Signed: Lena Mortimer - Clerk to Sarratt Parish Council Date: 14th April 2026


 
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