Dear Councillors,

Your attendance is requested for a meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Monday, 6th September 2010  at 7.30 p.m. in The Andy Young Pavilion, Springfield Road, Mere.

Yours sincerely,

Lindsey Wood,
Parish Clerk.

AGENDA
1. Public Session
2. To receive apologies for absence
3. To receive Declarations of Interest
4. Minutes – to approve Minutes of Parish Council meeting held on Monday, 5th July 2010 and Parish Counci meeting held on Monday, 2nd August 2010.
5. Planning
a) Applications: (All applications can be viewed on Wiltshire Council’s website  – and type in the relevant application number)

Application Number:              S/2010/1122
  Location:                           16 SOUTHBROOK MERE
  Proposal:                           THE REMOVAL OF ONE WINDOW AND THE INSERTION OF ONE WINDOW AND DOOR

  Application Number:            S/2010/1125
  Location:                           WINDY RIDGE THE LYNCH MERE WARMINSTER.
  Proposal:                           EXCAVATION OF FRONT GARDEN TO FORM NEW CAR PARKING AREA

  Application Number:            S/2010/1126
  Location:                           ST MATTHEWS HOUSE WET LANE MERE WARMINSTER.
  Proposal:                           RE POSITION DOOR ON THE SOUTH ELEVATION AND AMEND INTERNAL LAYOUT
                                                       TO FORM KITCHEN, UTILITY, BEDROOM AND BATHROOM

  Application Number:            S/2010/1203
  Location:                           BROADWATER FARM WOODLANDS ROAD MERE WARMINSTER.
  Proposal:                           ERECTION OF GARAGE/OFFICE

   Application Number:            S/2010/1247
  Location:                           Adj. BROCKHURST, WHITE ROAD, MERE.
  Proposal:                           NEW DETACHED DWELLING.

  Application Number:            S/2010/1250
  Location:                           11 BARNES PLACE, MERE.
  Proposal:                           TWO STOREY AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS, NEW PORCH AND
                                                       ASSOCIATED WORKS.
6. Matters Arising
a) Wiltshire Council’s Parking Strategy Consultation

1. Report on meeting held with R. Tonge
2. Report on Area Board Meeting held on 25th August
3. Parish Council’s response
4. Email received from Mr. Robert Murphy

b) Wiltshire Councillors Report
c) Report from Community Safety Representative
d) Report from Transport Representative
e) Report on meeting with Mr. McCormack of the National Trust – Cllr. C. Hazzard
f) Community First Responder Scheme v Public Access Defibrillator
g) Review of banking facilities
h) Xmas Lights

7.  Highways, Transport, Rivers & Footpaths
*a) Speed Limit Review – response to Wiltshire Council’s consultation on the Speed Limit Review
b) Parish Steward – to report on jobs carried out and identify future jobs.
c) Notice of road closure for Mere Carnival

8. Cemetery
a) Request to plant a memorial tree

9. Allotments

1.  Permission to erect shed at Wellhead allotments – 6’ X4’ wooden shed with wood and felt roof.
2. Concerns regarding state of Wellhead allotment car parking area

10. Finance + Policy & Resources
a) Payments – to approve payments as shown on attached schedule
b) Policy for selling felled timber on Long Hill
*c) Proposed Council Tax Increase Referendums

11.  General Items
a)  Report on Market Towns meeting held in Trowbridge, 22.7.10
b) Leisure Consultation – Wiltshire Council’s Review of Leisure – replacement, refurbishment & devolvement programme.
c)  Invitation to Community First Annual General Meeting, Wednesday, 6th October at The Corn Exchange, Devizes
d) Invitation to Parish, Town & City Councillors Training Seminar – Friday, 15th October 2010 at Salisbury City Hall from 9.15 a.m. – 13.00 p.m.
e) Bethlehem comes to Mere – letter from Esther Thomas, Home Manager for Fives Court Residential Home regarding proposals for living nativity in Mere on 18th December.
f) Sowing SEEDS Local Action Group meeting to be held on Thursdaya, 9th September at Dinton Village Hall.
g) AONB audit of historically important local features: What is your favourite historical feature?
h) Todmorden lays claim to be Britain’s greenest town.

12.  Clerks Report – to approve and adopt Clerks Report and request future agenda items.

* Further information on these items in Clerks Report

13.  Mere Peace Memorial Sports & Recreation Ground Charity
a)  Request to lay water pipe across Recreation Ground Play Area.

Payment Schedule for meeting – 6.9.10

Shaftesbury Garden Machinery	Repairs to Husqvarna ride-on mower	111.86     already pd.
Imprest Account – cheque Nos. ???? - ????	Wages, PAYE, pension, petty cash etc	?????
Mere Plumbing & Heating	Various plumbing jobs	83.50
V. & S. M. Thomas	Hedge trimming (Sept. 09 & March ’10)	264.37
Sydenhams	Repairs to benches	10.68
Cash	Mobile telephone top-up fee	£10.00
D & H Pengelly	Farm Environment Plan & HLS Application advice	£75.88
B & S Chains	Cradle seat for swing in Recreation Ground	117.86
Forge Garages	Fuel & Oil	?????

 

 

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