Full Council Meeting 19 October 2026

Meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Monday 19 October 2026 at 7.00pm Old Sarum and Longhedge Community Centre

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.

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)

AGENDA

PC26.123 Apologies for absence

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

PC26.124 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)

PC26.125 Confirmation of minutes of previous meetings held on 20^th July 2026

To confirm, as a correct record, the minutes of the previous meetings of the Council. (LGA1972 sch12)

PC26.126 Co-Option of Councillor

PC26.127 Grants

• To consider grant applications from Hope Church Parent and Toddler Group and Salisbury Methodist Church ‘Café on the Green’.

PC26.128 Planning

Wiltshire Council is the local Planning Authority and consults Laverstock & Ford Parish Council on planning applications received for the parish.

To consider the following planning applications received:

• Planning Log

PC26.129 Policy adoption

• To adopt the amended Developer Engagement Policy.
• To adopt the amended Communications Policy.
• To adopt the amended Co-Option Policy.
• To cancel the Public Participation Policy.

PC26.130 Old Sarum Community Centre Nursery Extension

PC26.131 OSCC and Norman Drive Play Park Improvements

PC26132 Conclusion of External Audit

• To note received

PC26.133 Finance Report

• To receive report from Responsible Financial Officer (RFO)
• To adopt monthly accounts for September 2026
• To authorise payments for October 2026
• To review Reserves and Treasury deposit report

PC26.134 Clerk’s Report – verbal

• To note report from Clerk

Confidential Session

At the conclusion of this part of the Agenda, the Chair will move the following resolution:

That under Section 1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960, the press and public be excluded from the meeting as publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest because of the nature of the business to be transacted.

PC26.135 Operations Assistant Salary

Date of next meeting: To note the date of the next meeting which is scheduled for Monday 16^th November 2026 at Old Sarum and Longhedge Community Centre.