Minety Parish Council
January 2025 Minutes
Tuesday 14th January, at 7.30pm, at Minety Village Hall, Hornbury Hill, Minety, SN16 9QH
Attending.
Cllr Sarah Crompton, Cllr Jan Andrews, Cllr Ian Cain, Cllr Steve Kilyon, Cllr Jenny Pinkney, Wiltshire Councillor Chuck Berry.
Clerk Angela Vincent
In accordance with Schedule 12, para 10 (2) of the Local Government Act 1972 notice is hereby given that a Meeting of Minety Parish Council was held on 14th January, 2025, commencing at 7.30pm, at Minety Village Hall, Hornbury Hill, Minety, SN16 9QH.
- Public Question time. None present
- Chair for meeting confirmed- Cllr Sarah Crompton
- Welcome, Apologies, Absences – Cllr Alex Dupree, Cllr Adrian Read
- Dispensations/ Declarations of interests. None noted
- Minutes – to receive and sign as a true record, the minutes from the previous meeting on 10th December 2024.
- Agree/Approve Minutes – Minutes were agreed as a true record and signed.
Proposed by: Cllr Steve Kilyon Seconded by Cllr Ian Cain
- Matters arising from minutes – NONE
- Councillor Vacancy- we have two vacancies.
- Standard Reviews
7.1. Cllr Read Minety Playing Field Association-
- Cllr Dupree Village Hall
- Cllr Cain Area board
- Cllr Cain/Dupree, LHFIG- next meeting 21st January via Teams at 18.00, bridleway and white
lines by the Turnpike to be discussed by Cllr Cain.
7.5 Cllr Pinkney School liaison
7.6 Cllr Andrews Flood working group liaison.
7.7 Clerk Grants – Applications received and Grant Application decisions.
7.8 Cllr Andrews Speeding –
Meeting discussion to raise the issue with Cllr Chuck Berry regarding lowering the speed limit in the village to 20mph.
7.9 Cllr Read Defibrillators
7.10 Clerk Communication from Parishioners.
Letters regarding watercourse clearance and removing hedge to replaced fixed wooden fence.
7.11. Cllr Crompton Parish Steward.
If there are any issues within the village boundary then let Cllr Crompton know who can liase with the Parish Steward.
8.Planning.
Applications received.
PL/2024/11287 – Application Type: Householder Application – Field Farm, Ashton Road, Minety, SN16 9QP – Alterations to extensions to dwelling – Response by 30-01-2025
Application Link – https://development.wiltshire.gov.uk/pr/s/planning-application/a0iQ300000BQ1Jt
Comment – rights of way have been obstructed on the land and that development must not be allowed to interfere further with these rights of way.
PL/2024/11706 – Application Type: Wiltshire Council R3 – Minety C of E Primary School, Sawyers Hill, Minety – Retention of existing mobile classroom with toilets, mobile number 817(08) – Response by 06/02/2025
PL/2024/11706 cont.
Application Link: https://development.wiltshire.gov.uk/pr/s/planning-application/a0iQ300000BgrzF
Comment – no comment
Applications determined.
PL/2022/08634 – Application Type: Full Planning Permission – Land Northwest of Crossing Lane, Lower Moor, Minety – Proposal: Solar Park and Energy Storage Facility together with associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure – Applicant Name: Ecotricity Generation Ltd – Decision Date: 12/12/2024
Decision: Approve with Conditions
Application Link: https://development.wiltshire.gov.uk/pr/s/planning-application/a0i3z0000199SzP
Other planning issues.
Planning queries regarding enforcement.
9.Special projects
- a. New Project Proposals.
10.Finance
10.1. Clerks report.
- Precept final decision and signing prior to submitting by 20th January there is to be no increase for 2025.
- Go live for ‘.gov.uk’ is 20/02/2025
- Account balances. See quarterly financial reports on the website.
- Issues to address.
10.4 Schedule of payments to be agreed for December to paid in January.
Idverde £218.40 Bin maintenance
Minety Village Hall £36.00 Invoice 6783 November
Minety Village Hall £18.00 invoice 6798 December
Theo Crompton £60.00 December bus shelter cleaning
Clerks Salary Payment for December
HMRC £23.20 Unpaid from Janey Berry last payslip
Netwise £12.00 GOV.UK setup fee.
Proposed by: Cllr Sarah Crompton Seconded by: Cllr Jan Andrews
Upcoming payments for approval in February due to no meeting
Theo Crompton £ 48.00 – January bus shelter cleaning
Clerks Salary January 2025
Idverde £218.40
Proposed by: Cllr Sarah Crompton Seconded by: Cllr Ian Cain
- Payments received.
£23.20 from Janey Berry re unpaid tax from last payslip as paid direct to Janey.
- OUTSTANDING ACTIONS AND ACTIONS FOR ALLOCATION – UPDATES FROM WILTSHIRE COUNCILLOR CHUCK BERRY
Cllr Chuck Berry updated the council of the traveller site located on the B4040, that Wiltshire Council have taken away the big bins and the homes are being given smaller bins and they will be collected regularly.
Clerk to source Parish mobile phone.
Enquire if the shop will take Parish Council post or investigate installing a post box outside village hall for postage and submit to village hall committee to approve.
DD day 80th Anniversary celebrations to be considered.
- Closing comments, Chair to close meeting
Meeting closed 20:35hrs
The next Parish Council meeting will be on 11th March, 2025 at Minety Village Hall at 7.30pm THERE IS NO MEETING PLANNED IN FEBRUARY