Full Council Meeting 17 March 2025
Meeting of the Parish Council to be held on
Monday 17th March 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
PC25.033 Apologies for absence
To receive, and consider for acceptance, apologies for absence. (LGA1972 s85)
P C25.034 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)
PC25.035 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)
PC25.036 Confirmation of minutes of previous meeting held on 17 February 2025
To confirm, as a correct record, the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee.
(LGA1972 sch12)
PC25.037 Matters arising from the previous meeting held on 17 February 2025.
To consider any matters arising from the previous minutes of the Committee.
PC25.038 Planning
To consider the following planning applications received:
– PL/2025/01889 Manor Farm, Green Lane, Ford SP4 6DE
– Planning Log
Wiltshire Council is the local Planning Authority and consults Laverstock & Ford Parish
Council on planning applications received for the parish.
PC25.039 Minutes of Standing Committees
To receive the recommendation of draft minutes of the Finance & General Purposes
Committee held on Tuesday 4 March 2025.
PC25.040 Record of Working Groups
To receive the record of notes and actions from:
• PC25.039a- Communications & Community Engagement Working Group held on
05 February 2025.
• PC25.039b – Operations Working Group held on 20 February 2025.
PC 25.041 HighwaysTo consider LHFIG application for street signs at Vanessa Avenue.
To consider progress on LHFIG issue 13-20-16 – St Thomas’ Bridge Pedestrian Crossing
To consider Church Road TRO feedback
PC25.042 Asset write-off
To approve write-off of Gamenetic equipment at Old Sarum Play Park.
PC25.043 Laverstock & Ford Communities Neighbourhood Development Plan
Review
To receive NDP Review and Monitoring Report from Master Land and Planning and
annotations from Steering Group.
PC25.044 Woodstock Therapeutic Centre lease
To approve the lease between River Bourne Community Farm and Woodstock
Therapeutic Centre.
PC25.045 Conclusion of External Audit
PC25.046 Finance
PC25.046(1) Amendment of Financial Regulations FR7.1 & 9.1
Approval for use of Debit Card and authorised signatory for Deputy Clerk
PC25.046(2) Review and Approval of Direct Debits FR7.9
Hive Communications and Sandra Silk Bookkeeping & Business Services Ltd
PC25.046(3) Approval of Direct Debit with BT Business for office broadband
PC25.047 Finance
To receive report from Responsible Financial Officer (RFO).
To adopt monthly accounts for February 2025
To authorise payments
To review Reserves and Treasury deposit report
PC25.048 Clerk’s Report – verbal
To note report from Deputy Parish Clerk
PC25.049 Exempt Business/Matters in Confidence
To receive confidential report regarding River Bourne Community Farm
To approve appointment of Community Venues Officer
Date of next meeting:
To note the date of the next meeting, which is scheduled for Monday 14 April 2025 at 7.00
pm, and held at Hampton Park Pavilion, Ash Crescent, Bishopdown, SP1 3GY.
