To: All Members of Bratton Parish Council
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 10th September 2024 commencing at 6.30 pm in the Jubilee Hall for the transaction of the business shown on the agenda below.
Nicola J Duke – Parish Clerk
4th September 2024
Open Forum
The Chair of the Parish Council will invite members of the public to present their questions, comments and petitions submitted under the Council’s Public Participation Procedure at the start of the meeting. Please note that the Clerk will record the names of those wishing to address the Council together with the subject matter prior to the start of the meeting and each speaker will be permitted 3 minutes in which to address members.
Village updates:
• Police report – PCSO Alice Moore
• Wiltshire Council and Westbury Area Board – Cllr Suzanne Wickham
AGENDA ITEM
2024/49 Apologies for Absence and to consider the reasons given
Council to receive apologies for absence and, if appropriate, to resolve to approve the reasons given. LGA 1972 s85(1).
2024/50 Declarations of Interest and Dispensations to Participate
a) To receive declarations of interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda, in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 in respect of officers and the Localism Act 2011 in respect of members.
b) To receive any dispensation requests received by the Parish Clerk and not previously considered.
2024/51 Minutes of Council Meetings
a) To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of a meeting of the Parish Council held on 23rd July 2024 (copy attached):
b) To adopt the minutes of a meeting of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group held on 4th July 2024 (copy attached).
2024/52
Committee and Council representative reports
To receive the reports on the following:
a) Bratton Recreation Ground Committee.
b) Jubilee Hall Management Committee – Mr Mark Fanning.
c) LHFIG and Highways matters – Chair.
d) Website Working Group – Chair.
e) Emergency Planning Working Group – Chair.
f) Tidy Bratton Group including CPRE report – Mr Chris Tarling
2024/53 Parish Council Projects Updates and Reports
To receive and note the brought forward list as previously agreed for circulation (copy attached) and receive updates on the below listed projects discussed at previous meetings:
a) Castle Road bus shelter replacement – Clerk to update members on the progression of the associated insurance claim and report on a required review of insurance levels.
b) Christmas event planning – Cllr Lloyd to report (report attached).
2024/54 Planning applications and consultations
PL/2024/05060 – Folly Stables, Park Lane, Heywood, Westbury, BA13 4NB – Retrospective planning application for the placement of one additional 40ft container (mobile)
PL/2024/07006 – Land at Penn Farm, Capps Lane, Heywood, Westbury, BA13 4NF – Extension and alterations to existing storage building to provide function room, kitchen, toilets and washing facilities in association with on-site public camping, and associated use of outdoor seating and play space, together with the provision of 1No Gypsy and Traveller pitch, varying application PL/2021/08566 (in retrospect).
To receive and consider planning applications received after the issue of the agenda (where the response time falls outside of the meeting schedule and an extension cannot be obtained).
Consultation on the pre-submission draft Gypsies and Travellers Development Plan Document – to consider the Council’s comment on the draft DPD (information attached).
Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework– To determine the Council’s response to the proposed reforms to the NPPF – information can be viewed at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposed-reforms-to-the-national-planning-policy-framework-and-other-changes-to-the-planning-system
BRAT24 footpath configuration – to consider a proposal from the developers of Site 321 for the configuration of BRAT24 (information attached).
2024/55 Financial Reports (reports to follow)
a) To receive a schedule of payments and receipts to August 2024.
b) To receive the bank reconciliation statements as at 31st August 2024.
c) To receive the Consolidated Financial Position Statement as at August 2024.
d) To receive the Budget Report (including forecast figures to year-end) as at 31st August 2024.
2024/56 Internal Auditor 2024-25
To consider the appointment of an Internal Auditor for 2024-25 (information attached).
2024/57 Grant Applications
To receive and consider grant applications from:
a) Carer Support Wiltshire (application attached)
b) Bobby Van Trust (letter attached)
2024/58 GDPR and Data Protection Policies
To consider for adoption GDPR and Data Protection Policies (draft documents attached)
2024/59 Risk Assessments 2024-25
To review and adopt the risk assessments for the current municipal year (attached)
2024/60 Internal Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures
To consider for adoption the above listed procedures (previously circulated).
2024/61 Correspondence
Wiltshire Council re: winter preparations 2024-25 (attached)
Local resident re: hedges at the bottom of Court Lane (Chair to report)
2024/62 Bratton Parish News
To agree any items for inclusion in the next edition of the BPN (to include planning information).
2024/63 Parish Council Calendar
To receive and note the calendar of parish council meetings and events (attached).
2024/64
Date of next meeting
Tuesday 12th November 2024 – 7.15 pm in the Jubilee Hall.