Odstock Parish Council
An Ordinary meeting of Odstock Parish Council was held
on 2 July 2015 in the Pavilion on Nunton Recreation Field.
Present: Rod Poynting (Chairman),
Stephen Stapley (Vice-Chairman), Nigel Start, Gavin Simmonite , Sally
Nelson, Richard Parsons (Clerk) and no members of the public.
Apologies: Colin Berry, David Williamson-Jones and Wiltshire Cllr Julian
Johnson.
26/15 Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman:
Cllr
Poynting let it be known that he did not wish to continue as Chairman
and proposed Cllr Simmonite as Chairman for the ensuing year. Cllr
Poynting agreed to act as Vice-Chairman. There was unanimous agreement
and Cllr Simmonite took the Chair.
27/15 Declaration of
Interest: None.
28/15 Minutes of the Annual OPC meeting held on
14 May were approved and signed by Cllr Start.
29/15 Nunton
Recreation Field:
a) Goal Posts: Cllr Poynting offered to repaint the
goal posts at cost.
b) Safety Surface: 20cu m of bark was delivered on
Friday, 19 June and spread by volunteers on the Saturday morning.
c) Pavilion: A visual inspection had not revealed any maintenance needs
and PATs are on record for each appliance.
30/15 Community
Initiatives:
a) Radnor Hall Committee: Cllr Poynting reported there
was a refurbishment plan in place and the Hon Treasuer had sent a letter
of thanks for OPC’s £750 donation towards the cost of the annual Radnor
Hall lease.
b) Shepherds Close Car Parking: The Chairman reported that
he had been approached by several parishioners asking for the Shepherds
Close car-park to be extended. Cllr Start was concerned that abandoned
cars could become an OPC liability. It was unanimously agreed at the
Annual OPC meeting to NOT increase car-parking capacity at this time.
c) Jubilee Gardens: Cllr Poynting reported that he visits regularly and
has repaired damaged seating. He had not detected anything likely to
increase the risk of accident. The second ‘deep water’ sign has yet to
be erected.
d) Undergrounding of Power Cables: Cllr Start is drafting
an application for submission to the Electricity Supplier.
31/15
Transport, Roads and Footpaths:
a) Wiltshire Council Highways:
The
promised resurfacing of roads through the Parish has yet to be
implemented.
b) Parish Footpaths: Cllr Stapley reported a footpath
maintenance requirement adjacent to Macaria Cottage, Nunton.
c) Community Area Transport Group: Cllr Start reported that both the foot
way refurbishment and the traffic calming schemes were on the list of
works to be completed. The next CATG meeting is on 2 September.
32/15 Planning: No new Planning Applications. Cllr Poynting reported
that Planning Application no. 14/10390/FUL for the erection of an
extension to an agricultural storage building and the erection of an
agricultural building to be used to house livestock at Nunton Farm was
soon expected to be approved with conditions. Wiltshire Council will
need to approve plans for Drainage, Lighting, Landscaping and Waste
Disposal before the development can proceed.
33/15 Reports and
Correspondence: The next Area Board meeting is in Coombe Bissett Village
Hall on 30 July. Cllr Start agreed to attend. The Clerk reported that
nothing of relevance to Odstock Parish was discussed at Winterslow on 28
May.
34/15 Finance:
a) OPC’s Bank Accounts:
The Clerk reported
that Lloyds Bank plc had now replaced the missing mandate and that new
signatories can be added to the account. This procedure can only be done
electronically, although those not having a personal account with Lloyds
Bank will need to call into the local branch to verify their identities
and home addresses. It was agreed that the Chairman, Cllr Stapley and
Cllr Start would proceed to be listed as signatories.
b) Payments:
The
following was approved:
Bawden Contracting Services Ltd – Grass
Cutting 547 £201.56p
35/15 Any Other Business (for information
only): Cllr Nelson suggested contacting the Longford Estate about their
letter declining their permission for a Community Orchard in the Nunton
Field and stating that a suitable alternate site would be made
available.
36/15 The next Ordinary OPC meeting is scheduled for a date in
September, yet to be decided.
The meeting closed at 9:05pm
Signed without amendment by the PC Chairman, Cllr Gavin Simmonite, on 7 September 2015.
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