BISHOP’S FROME PARISH COUNCIL
Councillors are summoned to a meeting to be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 13 February 2024 to be held at Bishops Frome Centre.
Agenda
2024/014 To receive apologies for absence
2024/015 Declarations of interest
- a) To receive declarations of interest from councillors on items on the agenda
- b) To receive written requests for dispensations for disclosable pecuniary interests (if any)
- c) To grant any requests for dispensation as appropriate
2024/016 Suspend standing orders to allow members of the public to speak
2024/017 Report from County Councillor – Ellie Chowns
2024/018 To adopt the minutes of the previous meeting held on 9 January 2024
2022/019 Finance
019.1 Bank Reconciliation
019.2 Assertion 7 – We took appropriate action on all matters raised in reports from internal and external audit.
019.3 Assertion 8 – We considered whether any litigation, liabilities or commitments, events or transactions, occurring either or after the year-end, have financial impact on this authority and, where appropriate, have included them in the accounting statements.
019.4 Payments for consideration including the following:
Community Garden – Jill Guest – £44.97
A W Howells – £250.80 – hedge cutting Fromes Hill Field
N Carless – salary –
HMRC – in respect of clerk’s salary
Hop Pocket Garden Centre – purchase of 50 trees
E-On direct debit
019.5 – appoint internal auditor for 2023/24
019.6 On line banking – feedback from internal auditor
2024/020 Planning
020.1 Decisions made since last meeting
P232363 – Crumble Cottage, Bishops Frome WR6 5AU – proposed change of use of land for siting of up to 3 glamping pods, new access and associated works – withdrawn on drainage concerns
P233461 – Brook Office adjacent The Brook House, The Merrills, Bishops Frome WR6 5BE – application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from office to create one dwelling house (use Class C3) – prior approval not required
020.2 Plans for considered
P240284 – Land to South of Wheatsheaf Inn, Fromes Hill – to amend surface water drainage scheme
2024/021 Correspondence
021.1 correspondences for reference
021.2 correspondences for consideration
2024/022 Frome Hill Report
022.1 Update on possible purchase of St Matthew’s share of the Frome Hill Field – Cllr J Pudge
022.2 Report from the Field Management Committee meeting – Cllr M Pudge
022.3 Update on community project for the Fromes Hill field – Cllr S Fallas
022.4 Feedback on proposed central island from new development
2024/023 Bishops Frome Report
023.1 Request from Bishops Frome Village centre management committee for the Parish Council to agree to sign a transfer agreement to be certified by the Parish Council’s solicitor (see previous minute 2023/110)
023.2 Consider request from Platform housing re 13 Summerpool
023.3 Defibrillators – confirm whose responsibility they are
023.4 Notice of Playground inspection
2024/024 Tree and Footpaths’ Report
024.1 Update on tree planting project – Cllr R Jones
024.2 Update on footpaths
2024/025 80th Anniversary of D-Day landings – discuss possible celebrations
2024/026 Date of next meeting
Date of next meeting – 12 March 2024
(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.