All Councillors are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Wickwar Parish Council to be held
at: 7.00pm
on: Wednesday 4th October 2023
at: Wickwar Town Hall.
Signed Clerk to the Council: S Quick
Dated: Thursday 28th September 2023
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 P23/02444/LB – 4 High Street Wickwar. Installation of 3no. casement windows to side elevation (north facing); installation of 4no. rooflights (1no. rooflight to north facing side roof plan and 3no. rooflights to rear elevation); and replacement of existing 4no. dormer windows (3no. dormers to front elevation and 1no. dormer to rear). Decision: Refusal
6.2 P23/02186/F– Land at Church Lane Wickwar. Erection of a single storey extension to form enlarged agricultural building. Decision: Approve with conditions
7. Planning – For the Council to REVIEW and COMMENT on planning applications received before the meeting
7.1 P23/02549/F– The Chimes 19A Station Road Wickwar. Erection of 1no. building to be used for dog grooming business (Class E).
7.2 P23/02689/RVC – The Bungalow Newlands Farm West End Wickwar. Removal of condition 3 (agricultural occupancy condition) attached to permission P89/1781. Erection of dwelling for agricultural worker (outline).
7.3 P23/02645/F – The Yard Sodbury Road Wickwar. Change of use of land from agricultural to a mixed use of class B2 (business) and B8 (storage and distribution) as defined in the Town and Country Planning (use classes) Order 1987 (as amended) and ancillary works
7.4 P23/02716/HH – Hall End Cottage Hall End Lane Wickwar. Installation of solar pv panels to the north and south facing slopes of detached garage roof
Items for CONSIDERATON and DECISION
8. To CONSIDER applicants for the Councillor vacancies
9. To CONSIDER cutting the hedges at King George’s Field, the allotment hedges and Park Field
10. To DECIDE the wording for the grass cutting contract to be put out to tender
11. To AGREE the purchase of a poppy wreath for the Remembrance service
12. To REVIEW the cemetery regulations and whether the changes to plot reservations should remain
Reports
13. To RECEIVE a report from the Ward Councillor
14. To RECEIVE verbal reports from Councillors who are Trustees or Committee members of the organisations listed below, and to take decisions are necessary:
14.1 King George V Playing Fields
14.2 Wickwar Community Centre
14.3 Wickwar Town Hall
14.4 Wickwar Cemetery
14.5 Wickwar Youth Club
Items for information only
15. To RECEIVE the September play equipment and assets inspection (Circulated)
16. To RECEIVE the list of correspondence received (list available at the meeting)
Requests for financial assistance
17. WEAG’s proposal for the Local Nature Action Plan
Burial matters
18. None for this meeting
Finance
19. To NOTE the monthly bank reconciliations for August 2023. Chairman to sign as a true record. (Circulated)
20. To APPROVE accounts for payment and NOTE additional payments made in line with Financial Regulations. (Listed in the separate payment schedule)
21. To NOTE the final report from the external auditor
22. To NOTE the granting of s106 funding from South Gloucestershire Council to fund the KGV pavilion extension
23. To COMPLETE internal controls
Items for the next agenda
24.