All Councillors are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Wickwar Parish Council to be held
at: 7.00pm
on: Wednesday 4th December 2024
at: Wickwar Town Hall.
Signed Clerk to the Council: S Quick
Dated: Thursday 28th November 2024
Please note: Meetings take place in the first-floor meeting room which is only accessible via stairs. If you would like to attend the meeting, but are unable to use the stairs, please advise the Clerk as soon as possible so that the meeting can be moved downstairs.
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Public time (Duration 20 minutes maximum)
1. To RECEIVE apologies for absence
2. To NOTE and RECORD Declarations of Interests relevant to this meeting
Members are remined to declare any interest on any item on this Agenda at this point or at any point during the meeting in accordance with Wickwar Parish Council’s Code of Conduct.
3. To AGREE whether the minutes of the last meeting should be signed as an accurate record of the meetings. (circulated)
4. To RECEIVE the Clerk’s Report on matters arising from previous minutes/ not covered elsewhere on the agenda. (circulated)
5. To determine which items, if any, of the agenda should be taken with the public excluded.
Planning
6. Planning – For the Council to NOTE the following planning decisions
6.1 P24/02341/TCA – 3 High Street Wickwar. Works to fell 1no. Bay. Works to 2no. Apple (T3) to reduce whole crown, height by 1.0 metre and lateral growth by 2.0 metres and (T2) to educe whole crown, height by 1.0 metre, lateral growth by 2.0 metres (on left stem when viewed from garden), and up to 1.0 metre (on right stem, when viewed from garden on area with sparsely foliated crown), Works to 2no. Macrocarpa (T1) to reduce height by 1.0 metre and trim sides. Leave top of sides with a rounded profile as feasible and (T4) to reduce height by 0.5 metre and trim sides. Leave top of sides with a rounded profile. and Works to 1no. Laurel to reduce height by 1.5 metres and lateral spread by up to 1.0 metre all situated in the Wickwar Conservation Area. Decision: No objection
7. Planning – For the Council to REVIEW and COMMENT on planning applications received before the meeting
7.1 P22/02019/F – Land Between Gravel Hill Road And Brinsham Lane Yate South Gloucestershire BS37 7BT. Construction of Temporary Haul Road to link Southfields and Brinsham West Quarries with subsequent restoration.
Items for CONSIDERATON and DECISION
8. To CONSIDER a response to the South Glos Council 2024/25 budget consultation
9. To AGREE a new contract with EDGE IT services for accounting software
10. To DISCUSS funding of the pump track and playing fields with the WPFA trustees
11. To NOTE South Glos Council’s agreement to waiting restrictions at Pennington Road, Sodbury Road and Summer View
12. To DISCUSS the funding situation with the Parish News
13. To DISCUSS the recent flooding in Wickwar
Reports
14. To RECEIVE a report from the Ward Councillor
15. To RECEIVE verbal reports from Councillors who are Trustees or Committee members of the organisations listed below, and to take decisions are necessary:
15.1 King George V Playing Fields
15.2 Wickwar Community Centre
15.3 Wickwar Town Hall
15.4 Wickwar Cemetery
15.5 Wickwar Youth Club
Items for information only
16. To RECEIVE the November play equipment inspections (Circulated)
17. To RECEIVE the list of correspondence received (list available at the meeting)
Requests for financial assistance
18. See agenda items 10 and 12
Burial matters
19. To NOTE the interment of ashes of Olive Pritchard into plot 291 at Wickwar Cemetery
Finance
20. To NOTE the monthly bank reconciliation for October 2024. Chairman to sign as a true record. (Circulated)
21. To APPROVE accounts for payment and NOTE additional payments made in line with Financial Regulations. (Listed in the separate payment schedule)
22. To NOTE the National Association of Local Councils pay award for 2024/25 and the back pay payable to the Clerk
23. To AGREE the localism contract from South Glos Council for the 2025/26 financial year
Items for the next agenda
24.