All Councillors are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Wickwar Parish Council to be held
at: 7.00pm
on: Wednesday 2nd April 2025
at: Wickwar Town Hall.
Signed Clerk to the Council: S Quick
Dated: Tuesday 27th March 2025
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 P25/00045/F – Land At Frith Lane Wickwar. Erection of 1no. dwelling with associated works Decision: Refusal
7. Planning – For the Council to REVIEW and COMMENT on planning applications received before the meeting
7.1 P25/00478/HH – Evanwood House West End. Installation of 3no. Electrical Vehicle (EV) charging upstands and 2no. wall mounted EV chargers.
7.2 P25/00510/F – Land at Tanhouse Lane, Yate. Erection of 1no. self-build dwellinghouse with car parking and associated works (resubmission of P24/00257/F)
Items for CONSIDERATON and DECISION
8. To CONSIDER requesting funding for the Town Hall ramp
9. To NOTE that the Council has a casual vacancy
10. To AGREE to a Cemetery Matters training course for the Clerk run by the SLCC
11. To AGREE to invoice the PCC of Wickwar for extra costs relating to the administrator working from the Town Hall
12. To NOTE the completed risk register and updated pavilion risk assessment
13. To AGREE to make a Highway Improvement Request to South Glos Council regarding cameras to capture overweight lorries passing through the village
14. To AGREE to appoint a cleaner for the King George’s Field pavilion
Reports
15. To RECEIVE a report from the Ward Councillors
16. To RECEIVE verbal reports from Councillors who are Trustees or Committee members of the organisations listed below, and to take decisions are necessary:
16.1 King George V Playing Fields
16.2 Wickwar Community Centre
16.3 Wickwar Town Hall
16.4 Wickwar Cemetery
16.5 Wickwar Youth Club
17. To receive an update from the Flooding Working Group
Items for information only
18. To RECEIVE the March play equipment inspections (Circulated)
19. To RECEIVE the list of correspondence received (list available at the meeting
Requests for financial assistance
20. Avon Crescent Senior Citizens Club for VE Day Celebrations
21. Wickwar Youth Centre for 2025/26 running costs
Burial matters
22. To COMPLETE the ERB for the purchase of plot 37A at Wickwar Cemetery
Finance
23. To APPROVE accounts for payment and NOTE additional payments made in line with Financial Regulations. (Listed in the separate payment schedule)
24. To COMPLETE internal controls
25. To NOTE the increase to the National Living Wage for the clock winder from the 1st of April
26. To APPLY FOR a bank card for the Clerk
Items for the next agenda
27.