To: All Members of Bratton Parish Council
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 8th July 2025 commencing at 7.15 pm in the Jubilee Hall for the transaction of the business shown on the agenda below.
Nicola J Duke – Parish Clerk
2nd July 2025
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:
- Wiltshire Council and Westbury Area Board – Cllr Mike Phillips
- Police Report – PCSO Alice Moore
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| 2025/19 | 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).
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| 2025/20 | 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.
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| 2025/21 | Minutes of Council Meetings
To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Annual Council Meeting held on 13th May 2025 (copy attached).
To approve and adopt the minutes of a Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group meeting held on 12th June 2025 (to follow).
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| 2025/22 | Co-option of Parish Councillors
To consider the co-option of parish councillors to fill the 3 vacancies following the Ordinary Election of May 2025 (copy of Co-option Procedure previously circulated) and to consider the application from Mr David Waller (following an informal meeting with the candidate in May 2025).
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| 2025/23 | Committee and Council representative reports
To receive the reports on the following: a) Bratton Recreation Ground Committee – Mr Mike Manson (Draft minutes of meeting held on 23rd June 2025 attached). b) LHFIG and Highways matters – Chair, including: a. Relocation of Primary School direction sign on B3098 b. Topographical Survey of Court Lane/B3098 junction c) Website Working Group – Chair. d) Emergency Planning Working Group – Chair. e) Village Green Committee – Cllr Elliott (Draft minutes of meeting held on 23rd June 2025 attached) including consideration of a Terms of Use and Contract for the formal hire of the Village Green. f) Tidy Bratton Group – Mrs A Tarling. g) Bratton VJ day representation – Chair.
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| 2025/24 | 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 project discussed at previous meetings: a) Christmas Lights Switch on Event – to begin planning for the Christmas event |
| 2025/25 | Planning applications and consultations
PL/2025/04902 – 5 Luccombe Terrace, Imber Road, Bratton, Westbury, BA13 4SJ – Construction of 2no. raised decks within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse (retrospective).
PL/2025/04774 – Land North of Westbury Road, Bratton, Wiltshire – Erection of 6 No. dwellings and associated works.
PL/2025/04488 – Pickers Palmers Farm, Capps Lane, Heywood, BA13 4NE – Prior approval under Part 3 Class Q for the Conversion of barn to 1 dwelling – Amended Plans/Additional Information.
PL/2025/04813 – Land north of Westbury Road and West of Court Orchard, Bratton – Variation of conditions 4 (Approved Plans) , 7 (LEMP) and 8 (Ecological Parameters Plan) relating to application PL/2021/05259.
PL/2025/05475 – 5 Upper Garston Lane, Bratton, BA13 4SN – T1 – Section fell Beech tree
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).
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| 2025/26 | Neighbourhood Plan for Bratton
To receive a report from Mr Drummond including, noting that the Neighbourhood Development Plan Referendum is to take place on 17th July 2025 and to consider the future of the NP.
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| 2025/27 | Financial Reports (reports attached)
a) To receive a schedule of payments and receipts to 30th June 2025. b) To receive the bank reconciliation statements as at 30th June 2025. c) To receive the Budget Report as at 30th June 2025. d) To receive the list of Council Reserves as at 30th June 2025. e) To approve payments due for June and July 2025. f) To consider a request to draw down the annual grant budgeted for the Jubilee Hall Management Committee in the amount of £3,250 (Members to note that the insurance costs included in the annual budget have been paid direct by the JHMC for 2025/26). g) To consider the process for the allocation of CIL monies and approve the draw down of s106 funds in support of the installation of the youth shelter
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| 2025/28 | Wiltshire Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP) – Scheme of city, town and parish allowances (copy attached)
To consider the report regarding schemes of allowances and consider what action, if any, to take.
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| 2025/29 | Bratton Community Brass Band – Use of the Village Green
To receive a report from the Chair following correspondence relating to the Picnic in the Park event (6th July 2025) and consider the BPC relationship with the Bratton Bands going forward (previously circulated).
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| 2025/30 | Correspondence
None at time of issue. |
| 2025/31 | Bratton Parish News
To agree any items for inclusion in the next edition of the BPN (to include planning information).
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| 2025/32 | Parish Council Calendar
To receive and note the calendar of parish council meetings and events (attached). |
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Date of next meetings
Tuesday 9th September 2025 – Jubilee Hall.
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