Full Council Meeting 20 January 2025

Meeting of the Parish Council to be held on

Monday 20 January 2025

At 7.00 pm Old Sarum and Longhedge Community Centre

Members of the public are invited to attend and may address the Council at the start of the meeting.

Join the meeting online by Zoom at this link.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87941500935?pwd=cWpSNUpGOS9TandoNzRqRzNOdy9HQT09

Meeting ID 879 4150 0935. Phone in only 0203 481 5240. Password 1894. For joining instructions, or if you have any questions, please contact the Parish Clerk at parish-clerk@laverstockford-pc.gov.uk

 

AGENDA

PC25.001 Apologies for absence

To receive, and consider for acceptance, apologies for absence. (LGA1972 s85)

PC25.002 Declarations of interest

To declare any interests relating to the business of the meeting and receive any

dispensation requests from the Clerk. (Localism Act 2011 s29-34)

PC25.003 Public participation time

An opportunity for members of the public to raise issues of concern or interest, ask a

question or make a statement or present a petition or be part of a deputation. Public

participation time will be conducted in accordance with the Council’s ‘Policy for Public

Participation Time’ which is limited to 15 minutes, with no individual speaker exceeding a

maximum of three minutes each. (LGA1972 s100)

PC25.004 Confirmation of minutes of previous meeting held on 16 December 2024

To confirm, as a correct record, the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee.

(LGA1972 sch12)

PC25.005 Matters arising from the previous meeting held on 16 December 2024

To consider any matters arising from the previous minutes of the Committee.

PC25.006 Planning

To consider the following planning applications received:

– PL/2023/07727 Beehive Cottage, Portway, Old Sarum

– PL/2024/11353 Conversion of Agricultural Building, Willow Tree Barn, Ford

– Planning Log

Wiltshire Council is the local Planning Authority and consults Laverstock & Ford Parish

Council on planning applications received for the parish.

PC25.007 Approval of minutes of Standing Committees

To receive the confirmed minutes of the Finance & General Purposes Committee held on

3 December 2024.

PC25.008 Record of Working Groups

To receive the record of notes and actions from:

• PC25.008a – Operations Working Group held on 14 November 2024

• PC25.008b – Communications & Community Engagement Working Group held on

26 November 2024.PC 25.009 Laverstock & Ford Communities Neighbourhood Development Plan

Review – to follow

To receive NDP Review and Monitoring Report from Master Land and Planning and

annotations from Steering Group.

PC25.010 PPE Equipment for Community Emergency Volunteers

To approve the procurement of items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for issue

to Community Emergency Volunteers.

PC25.011 Review of Policies

To review policies or consider policy recommendations from other committees:

PC25.011(a) Councillor Co-Option Policy

PC25.011(b) Complaints Procedure

PC25.011(c) Councillor Code of Conduct

PC25.012 Annual Investment Strategy

To approve Annual Investment Strategy, as recommended by Finance & General

Purposes Committee.

PC25.013 Approval of Budget 2025/26

To approve the Council budget for 2025/26.

PC25.014 Approval of Precept

To approve precept for 2025/26.

PC25.015 Finance Report – to follow

To receive report from Responsible Financial Officer (RFO).

PC25.016 Clerk’s Report – verbal

To note report from Parish Clerk

PC25.017 Exempt Business/Matters in Confidence

To consider the following item:

• To receive confidential report regarding River Bourne Community Farm

Date of next meeting:

To note the date of the next meeting, which is scheduled for Monday 17 February 2025

at 7.00 pm, and held at Hampton Park Pavilion, Ash Crescent, Bishopdown, SP1 3GY.