BISHOP’S FROME PARISH COUNCIL
Councillors are summoned to a meeting to be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 9 April 2024 to be held at Bishops Frome Centre.
Agenda
2024/039 To receive apologies for absence
2024/040 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
2024/041 Suspend standing orders to allow members of the public to speak
2024/042 Report from County Councillor – Ellie Chowns
2024/043 To adopt the minutes of the previous meetings held on 12 March – attached
2022/044 Finance
044.1 Bank Reconciliation
044.2 Payments for consideration including the following:
2.4.24 Public Works Loan – £1464.64 DD
18.3.24 Rospa Play Safe – £112.80
14.2.24 – Hop Pocket Garden Centre – purchase additional tree stakes – £21.90
31.3.24- N Carless – monthly salary – £195.05
31.3.24 – HMRC monthly – in respect of clerk’s salary – £130.00
31.3.24 – BC Partridge
E-On direct debit
Request for financial contribution to maintenance of Fromes Hill Churchyard
2024/045 Planning
045.1 Decisions made since last meeting
045.2 Plans for considered
P224198 – Avenbury Care Farm, Bishops Frome WR6 5BQ – proposed small barn building and associated link to existing stock barn and ancillary facilities to provide Care Farm Day opportunities
2024/046 Correspondence
046.1 correspondences for reference – attached
046.2 correspondences for consideration
Feedback from the Rural Settlement Hierarchy meeting held on 20 March by the clerk
2024/047 Frome Hill Report
047.1 Update on possible purchase of St Matthew’s share of the Frome Hill Field and feedback from Parish Council’s solicitor on, if overage will be triggered by community plans for the field at Fromes Hill – Cllr J Pudge
047.2 Feedback from Gregg Spiller – S106 Team on requirement for TRO – Cllr M Pudge
2024/048 Bishops Frome Report
048.1 Update on drainage quotations for brook by Sports Field
048.2 Consider Rospa report on Play area
048.3 Update on 80th Anniversary D-Day landings celebration – Cllr J Pudge
2024/049 Tree and Footpaths’ Report
049.1 Update from tree officer– Cllr R Jone
049.2 Update on footpaths
2024/050 Date of next meeting
Date of next meetings
- Annual Parish Meeting – 13 May 2024 at the Wheatsheaf, Fromes Hill
- Annual General Meeting of the Parish Council and the May Business meeting – 14 May in Bishops Frome Village Centre
(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.