Agenda SPC Oct 2019 @ 13 Oct 2019

  SOUTHWICK PARISH COUNCIL

Chair: Cllr Kath Noble, 230 Chantry Gardens, Southwick, Wiltshire, BA14 9QX 01225 352503

Clerk:  Nicola Duke, April Rise, 81 Studland Park, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3HN 01373 864127


To: All Members of Southwick Parish Council

 

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 15th October 2019 in the Village Hall, Southwick commencing at 7.30 pm for the transaction of the business shown on the agenda below.

 

Nicola J Duke - Parish Clerk

10th October 2019

 

Open Forum to hear from members of the public

Please note that matters raised under Open Forum will be subject to a limit of three minutes

and should be notified to the clerk by 7.15 pm on the night of the meeting.

Members are reminded of their obligations under the Code of Conduct.

 

 

AGENDA ITEM

 

2019/17

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).

 

2019/18

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.

 

2019/19

Minutes of Council Meetings

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of a meeting of the Parish Council held on Tuesday 17th September 2019 (copy attached).

 

To note that the Clerk is working to locate the original notes taken at the meetings of April and May 2019 in order that draft minutes can be prepared for Council to consider.

 

2019/20

Wiltshire Council Report

Following a motion to adjourn to receive a report from Wiltshire Councillor Horace Prickett.  Motion to re-convene.

 

2019/21

Highways/Environment

To receive reports from Councillors on matters of concern and to decide what action, if any, to take.

 

2019/22

Planning Applications

To consider the below listed applications:  

 

19/07915/PNCOU – Newpool Farm, Southwick, BA14 9ND - Notification for Prior Approval under Class Q for a Proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Building to Create 2no. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) and for Associated Operational Development.

 

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).

 

2019/23

Planning Decisions, Appeals, Enforcement and other matters

To note the below listed decisions of the LPA:

 

19/07384/FUL- 29 Wynsome Street. New Dwelling - Approved with conditions.

 

Planning Appeal Notification

 

APP/Y30940/W/19/3229836 – Land east of The Poplars Residential Park, Poplar Tree Lane, Southwick – Use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes and the erection of a stable/ Removal of condition 2 on appeal.

 

Wiltshire Council Housing Site Allocations Plan – Further Main Modifications (FMM’s)

To receive information from Wiltshire Council re WHSAP FMM’s and consider whether any response is required (circulated under separate cover).

 

2019/24

Community Governance Review

To receive and note information from Wiltshire Council (previously circulated – contact the Clerk for additional copies) regarding the CGR process and to consider the application from Trowbridge Town Council relating to land in the parish of Southwick.

 

Members to note, as part of that discussion, recommendations from the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group as listed below:

 

1)    Southwick Parish Council should formally oppose TTC’s CGR request.

2)    Southwick Parish Council should continue to work in association with the other three Parish Council’s affected. 

3)    In the absence of an alternative/better strategy, Southwick Parish Council should adopt the same approach taken by West Ashton PC, namely to initiate a CGR of its own.

 

Having considered the information and recommendations members are asked to consider an initial response to Wiltshire Council – noting that the formal consultation will follow.

 

2019/25

Finance

a)  To note the Financial Position Statement (to follow on collection of bank statements)

b) To receive an update on the Council’s accounting system

c)  To approve payments as below listed:

 

Nicola Duke

Salary September 2019

£603.20

HMRC

PAYE September 2019

£150.80

Greenacres

Grass cutting x 3

£848.04

Doveton Press

Parish magazine

£375.00

XYZ Web Ltd

Website work PC and NPSG

£39.00

Thumbnail Media

Leaflet printing

£80.00

Microshade Business

IT hosting and set up

£418.80

W J Fox

Honorarium and Expenses– Village News.

£58.44

Southwick Primary School

Donation for hall hire (NPSG)

£50.00

 

2019/26

Governance Documents

To receive the following NALC model documents and consider for tailoring and adoption for the Parish Council (copies attached) – please note if members wish to proceed documents tailored for Southwick PC will be presented to the November meeting:

a)  Standing Orders

b) Financial Regulations

 

2019/27

Project Plan

To receive an update on the below items (having previously been identified as priority work for completion over the next three months by the Parish Clerk):

 

a)  Review of Governance Documents – agenda item October

b) Review of policies and procedures including Risk Assessments – Scheduled Nov

c)   Review of accounts and establishment of accounting system - Complete

d)  Identification of earmarked funds within PC accounts – Commenced

e)  Review of filing and archiving - Commenced

f)    Review of electronic files and filing - Commenced  

g)   Website management – Not yet started

 

2019/28

Correspondence

To receive any additional items of correspondence

 

2019/29

Neighbourhood Plan

To receive a report from Cllr J Eaton

 

2019/30

 Councillor reports

To raise any matters not appearing elsewhere on the agenda – for information only.

 

2019/31

 

Date of next meeting

To note the date of the next meeting as Tuesday 19th November 2019.

 


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