To: All Members of Bratton Parish Council
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 12th September 2023 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
6th September 2023
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.
Land at Westbury Road Bratton
Following the grant of outline planning permission, Planning Sphere Ltd has been retained by the new site owners, local developers, Ashford Homes SW Ltd. Ashford Homes are in the process of preparing a reserved matter planning application and representatives of Planning Sphere will be attending the Parish Council meeting to present proposals prior to the start of the meeting.
Village updates:
- Police report – PCSO Alice Moore
- Wiltshire Council and Westbury Area Board – Cllr Suzanne Wickham
- Tidy Bratton – Mr and Mrs Tarling (Report attached)
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| 2023/28 | 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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| 2023/29 | 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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| 2023/30 | Minutes of Council Meetings
a) To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of a meeting of the Parish Council held on 11th July 2023 (copy attached). b) To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Parish Council held on 8th August 2023 (copy attached). c) To adopt the minutes of a meeting of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group held on 3rd August 2023 (copy attached).
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| 2023/31
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Committee and Council representative reports
To receive the reports on the following: a) Bratton Recreation Ground Committee – Mr Mike Manson b) Jubilee Hall Management Committee – Mr Mark Fanning c) Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group – Cllr Cole d) LHFIG and Highways matters – Chair e) Website Working Group – Chair to report on proposals from the working group (report attached)
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| 2023/32 | Parish Council Projects Updates and Reports
a) To receive and note the brought forward list as previously agreed for circulation (copy attached). b) Snow Plan including the purchase of additional grit bins and a spreader (referred from July meeting) – Chair c) Telephone Kiosk – update on the repurposing project d) War Memorial – update on the planned refurbishment works e) Village Green Play Area – to receive an update on the planned refurbishment works – Cllr Elliott f) Allotment Gales Ground – to note that Allotment 11 has now been let and receive a report from Cllr Ligo g) Footpath naming – to consider the naming of local footpaths (referred from July meeting) – Chair to report h) New Street Light Request – Cllr Lloyd, report attached
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| 2023/33 | Planning applications
PL/2023/07432 – 7 LOWER ROAD, BRATTON, WESTBURY, BA13 4RG – Proposed Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
PL/2023/07400 – 2B BURY LANE, BRATTON, WESTBURY, BA13 4RD -Proposed Works to Trees in a Conservation Area PL/2023/07398 – SUMMERDOWN HOUSE, UPPER GARSTON LANE, BRATTON, WESTBURY, BA13 4SN – Proposed Works to Trees in a Conservation Area PL/2023/07170 – LAND NORTH OF WESTBURY ROAD AND WEST OF COURT ORCHARD, BRATTON, WILTSHIRE – Reserved Matters application for the erection of 31 No. dwellings and associated works pursuant to outline application PL/2021/05259
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).
Current Consultations
Wiltshire Council – Local Plan To note the previously circulated information and consider and agree how to formulate the PC’s responses.
DLUHC Consultation on Local Plans To note the consultation circulated from NALC (attached) and consider the Parish Council’s responses, if any.
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| 2023/34 | Planning Inspectorate ROW/3287255: Footpath at Luccombe Mill, BA13 4SH
To receive and note information from the Planning Inspectorate and consider any further comments required (documents attached).
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| 2023/35 | Financial Reports (reports attached)
a) To receive a schedule of payments and receipts July – August 2023 b) To receive the bank reconciliation statements as at 31st August 2023 c) To receive the Consolidated Financial Position Statement as at 31st August 2023, including information on Earmarked Reserves and funds available for allocation d) To receive the Budget Reports as at 31st August 2023
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| 2023/36 | Parish Council Accounts Year Ending 31st March 2023
To receive and note the External Audit report year ending 31.03.2023 (attached). |
| 2023/37 | Parish Council Budget/Precept 2024/2025
To agree arrangements for the setting of the Council’s budget/precept 2024/25 to include agreeing which areas of expenditure require review (for example, grounds maintenance contracts) and confirming that the Council will meet informally on Tuesday 10th October 2023 to hold a Budget Workshop.
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| 2023/38 | Correspondence
None at time of issue. |
| 2023/39 | Bratton Parish News
To agree any items for inclusion in the next edition of the BPN (to include planning information)
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| 2023/40 | Parish Council Calendar
To receive and note the calendar of parish council meetings and events (attached). |
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Date of next meeting
Tuesday 14th November 2023.
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