WESTWOOD PARISH COUNCIL - NOTICE OF MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Westwood Parish Council will be held the Parish Room, Farleigh Lane, Westwood on 7 October 2019 at 7.30pm.

AGENDA.

 1.       Welcome and Introductions.

The Chairman to welcome those present.

 2.       Apologies.

To receive and to accept apologies for non-attendance.

 3.       Declaration of Interests.

Members to declare any interests in accordance with the Code of Conduct 2012.

 4.       Minutes of Ordinary Parish Council Meeting held on 2 September 2019.

To agree, and sign, the minutes of the meeting as an accurate record.

 5.       Wiltshire Council Report.

To receive a report from Cllr. J Kidney.

 6.       Adjournment.

The Meeting will adjourn for members of the public present to raise any points of interest on any matter.

The meeting will then reconvene.

 7.       Community Policing Team (CPT).

a.       To invite the CPT to report on any matters of concern.

b.       To advise the CPT of any matter that needs to be brought to its attention.

 8.       Community Speed Watch (CSW)/Westwood Road Safety.

To receive reports on Road Safety and Community Speed Watch including the steps taken to obtain CSW signs for Westwood.

 9.       Working Groups – Working Group Reports.

Cemetery.

To receive a report from the Cemetery Working Group and the Clerk on current key issues and to agree any actions.

 Planning.

a.       To note the status of extant planning applications:

 

17/08216/VAR	Land North of 146 Upper Westwood	Provision of two self-contained camping pods etc	Refused on Appeal
19/02965/FUL	9 Ancliff Square	Conversion of Loft Space to form additional bedroom and bathroom.	Pending
18/11885/FUL	The Yard, Westwood	Change of use from agricultural (equestrian) to mixed use – equestrian and dog day care facility for maximum 20 dogs	Approved
19/08511/TCA	Avoncliff Railway Station	Crown lift all Trees ( various species) to 3m from ground level	No Objection

 b.       To decide the comments to be sent to Wiltshire Council in respect of the following planning applications:

 

19/08478/TCA	Ancliff Square	T1 - Holly tree - all over reduction of 1m - 2m T2 - Cotoneaster - remove T3 - Calalpa tree - pollard	Comments by 10/10/19
19/08855/FUL	118 Upper westwood	Front and Rear extensions/alterations and a new garage with carport	Comments by 22/10/19

 Note. Paper copies of planning applications are no longer sent to the Parish Council by Wiltshire Council. To view planning applications it is necessary to access the Wiltshire Council website (www.wiltshire.gov.uk) and the planning portal.

 b.       To examine any planning applications received after 1 October 2019 and to agree the comments to be sent to Wiltshire Council.

c.       To review/note any other planning matters.

 Finance.

a.       To receive a report from the Clerk on the current financial position.

b.       To agree the payments to be made.

 Environmental/Highways.

a.       To receive a report from the Environmental Working Group and to agree any necessary action.

b.       To note any matters raised by Westwood WATCH Group, including the corrected position regarding the possible felling of an Ash Tree at Upper Westwood, and to decide whether any action is necessary.

c.       To note the request for a Bus Shelter outside the Village Shop and to decide the action to be taken.

d.       To note any other related matters and to decide the action to be taken.

 Open Spaces.

a.       To receive a report from the Open Spaces Working Group including details of the RoSPA Play Area Annual Inspection Report and to agree any necessary action.

b.       To note the correspondence from a parishioner regarding a discarded tree trunk and an  overgrown hedge and to decide the action to be taken.

c.       To note any other related matters and to decide the action to be taken.

 Footpaths.

a.       To receive a report on the Footpath Working Group Rights of Way Survey results (September) and to agree any necessary action.

b.       To note any other related matters and to decide the action to be taken.

 10.     Westwood Nursery School.

To note its closure and to consider the options for the future of the building.

 11.     Bradford on Avon Area Board/Community Area Transport Group (CATG).

To note any other matters relevant to Westwood that were raised at those recent meetings – not already reported – and/or that need to be presented at the forthcoming meetings.

 12.     Neighbourhood Plan.

To receive a progress report on the Neighbourhood Plan/Rural Housing Needs Survey and to agree any further actions necessary.

 13.     Date of Next Meeting.

To note the dates of the next Meetings:

Ordinary Parish Council Meeting – Monday 4 November 2019.

Ordinary Parish Council Meeting – Monday 2 December 2019.

 14.     Any Other Business.

Exchange of views on matters not requiring a decision.

 

Roger Coleman

Clerk to Westwood Parish Council              1 October 2019

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