agenda 10.3.26

BISHOP’S FROME PARISH COUNCIL

Councillors are summoned to a meeting to be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 10 March 2026 to be held at Bishops Frome Centre.

Agenda

          2026/028   To receive apologies for absence

          2026/029    Declarations of interest

  1. a) To receive declarations of interest from councillors on items on the agenda
  2. b) To receive written requests for dispensations for disclosable pecuniary interests (if any)
  3. c) To grant any requests for dispensation as appropriate

          2026/030   Suspend standing orders to allow members of the public to speak

          2026/031   Report from County Councillor – Rebecca Tully

           2026/032    To adopt the minutes of the previous meetings held on 11 February 2026 – attached

           2026/033     Report from Finance meeting held on 26 February 2026 – mins attached

033.1 Approve and Adopt IT policy – attached

033.2 Appoint Data Protection Officer

033.3 Approve and Adopt Data Protection policy – attached

033.4 Security of data – approve the purchase an encrypted external hard drive

033.5 Approve and Adopt a Publication document – attached

033.6 Note and annual Control record

033.7 Approve the revalidation of Parish Council Assets by a suitably qualified company

          2026/034                           Finance

                034.1 Bank Reconciliation – attached

                034.2 Payments for consideration including the following:

23.2.26 – E-On monthly electricity charge for February – £72.96 DD

26.2.26 –Welsh Water – £58.64 DD

28.2.26- N Carless – monthly salary – £209.25

28.2.26– HMRC monthly – in respect of clerk’s salary – £139.20

25.2.26 – Eyelid Productions Ltd – website maintenance – £100

2026/035                           Planning

                035.1 Decisions made since last meeting

               035.2 Plans for consideration

           2026/036                           Correspondence

036.1 correspondences for reference – attached

036.2 correspondences for consideration

Letter from resident of Broadfield Close, Bishops Frome

Lengthsman, Drainage and PROW Grant Schemes – 2026/27

          2026/037                           Frome Hill Report

                037.1 Report of Frome Hill Field management committee meeting – 17.2.26 – attached

               037.2 Consider and approve expenditure of moving fence and putting hard core in pedestrian gateways

               037.3 Update on ditching work at Five Bridges

          2026/038                           Bishops Frome Report

                 038.1 Update on future of shop at Bishops Frome

038.2 Consider installation of broadband cabling across Parish Council land at Village Centre

          2026/039                           Tree Warden Report

                 039.1 Receive report on donations given towards tree plating

2026/040                           Date of next meeting

Date of next meeting – 14 April 2026

(Any other business will be included on the next meeting’s agenda unless very urgent and important. The Clerk must be given notice at least four clear days before the meeting)

Members of the Public and the Press are welcome to attend.