PLEASE NOTE: this meeting is now inquorate. It will not go ahead. All items will be moved to the January Planning meeting.

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1. Public recess   –   to receive questions and comments from the public on Council related matters.  Members of the public are allowed to address the Chairman for 3 minutes.  No decisions will be taken at this meeting. Discussion will only take place when a subject raised is within an agenda item.  Maximum 10 minutes. Please contact the Clerk if you would like a copy of any additional information noted on the agenda.  Any additional information (unless confidential) can be requested from the Clerk prior to the meeting.

2. List attendances and vote on approval of apologies for absence (Absences without apologies to be noted separately)

3. Declarations of interests – and vote on any dispensations requested.

4. Approval of minutes – from 28th November 24.

5. Review action points

PLANNING NOTE. (Bio-Diversity Net Gain) A reminder to councillors that the new Gov BNG policy should be checked against the relevant applications to ensure the applicant has stated the method for their 10% BNG increase. (extensions are excluded from BNG). SBC are the body for controlling BNG.

There are no planning applications received for inclusion on this agenda at the time of publication.

6. PLANNING. Discussion & vote on any planning applications received from Swindon Borough Council after the agenda is published.  Published on the council’s Facebook page and on the council’s website.

Planning application S/24/1412 Re: Erection of a steel frame building to house MOT testing facilities. Bush House Unit 6, Marlborough Road Chiseldon Swindon SN4 0HS will be discussed and voted on, under this agenda item.

7. PLANNING. Provide an update on S/OUT/24/0982 land at Hodson Road if SBC have held their planning meeting to vote on a decision.  Not expected to be until Feb 25 onwards.

8. PLANNING. Vote on Cllrs to attend the SBC planning meeting when S/OUT/24/0982 is on the agenda.  To determine the main points to be raised by representatives of CPC. See additional information.

9. HIGHWAYS. Review any new information to add Parish Gateways to main routes into the Parish. Review the questions supplied by Signway Supplies and provide responses. See additional information.

10. HIGHWAYS. Review options for any work to protect/improve grass verges that have been driven over.  See additional information.

11. TRANSPORT. No items

12. Rec Ground improvement.   To note the update after the Clerks call with RWK Goodman on the “Heads of Terms” for the lease. See additional information.

13. Rec Ground improvement. To review and vote on costs of £500 to update the costings for the new rec ground building works. See additional information.

14. Neighbourhood Plan.  Due date for start of Reg 16 is Fri 13th December for 8 weeks. General discussion point only if required. Relevant publicity has begun.

15. Neighbourhood Plan.  To vote to delegate powers to the Clerk to professionally print 3 copies of the full Regulation 16 documents if needed as we have a commitment to provide them to the public if they ask us.  To come from the NHP council allocated funds.

16.  Items for next agenda. (Cannot be discussed and/or voted on at this meeting)