Full Parish Council Meeting on the 20th July 2026

Fovant Parish Council

Notice of meeting and Agenda

All councillors are hereby summoned to participate in the Parish Council meeting on the 20^{th of} July 2026 at 18:30hrs.

Location: The Waterside Youth Club, High Street Fovant

Signed: J Wallis, Parish Clerk/RFO, 15^th July 2026

Notes:

Agenda papers will be available on the Fovant Village website and on the noticeboard at the Village Hall.
The chair will confirm if any part of the meeting may not be filmed, photographed or audio recorded. If any member of the public has an objection to such a recording, please would they make this clear to the chair or the clerk before the start of the meeting.

Questions or Statements:

A brief period will be set aside prior to the start of the meeting for questions or statements from members of the public on any matter concerning the civil parish, each person speaking for no longer than three minutes.

Please note that any question requiring an answer that needs to be researched will be noted and included in the agenda for the following meeting. Statements will be noted in the meeting, but no discussion will take place unless the topic is on the agenda.

Statements will be noted at the meeting, but no discussion will take place until the topic is listed on the agenda: Any discussion will take place when the topic is on the agenda.

Meeting agenda

79.26 Public Forum

This council is committed to community engagement and warmly invites members of the public to contribute during this part of the meeting. Members of the public should note that the council is only able to make decisions on topics that are on the agenda, however if a question or statement requires research, the outcomes will form part of the agenda for the next meeting. We allocate three minutes to each speaker with a total of 15 minutes allocated for the whole meeting. Please note that interruptions during the remainder of the meeting are not permitted. The chair will advise whether permission to film or record the meeting has been agreed.

80.26: Apologies for Absence.

Cllr. Roberts-Barr.

81.26: Noting of Absence.

82.26: Declarations of Interest in items on the agenda and consideration of

dispensations.

83.26: To approve the minutes of the meeting held on the 8^{th of} June 2026.

84.26: Clerks report on previous actions, clerks update.

To note Section 96 notices for green spaces and the Talk and Trowel group.
To note any correspondence of note into Council.
To note a playground update.
To note the new grass cutting contractor, agreement and Insurance.

85.26: Chairmans Introduction.

86.26: Statement from Wiltshire County Councillor Nabil Najjar.

87.26: Governance:

To consider signing the council for the Civility and Respect pledge.
To consider for adoption Of the Biodiversity policy.
To consider for adoption the safeguarding policy.
To consider for adoption the dignity at work policy.
To consider for adoption the disciplinary and grievance policy.
To review the Equality and diversity policy.
To review the IT policy.

88.26: Planning matte5JLrs requiring Consideration/noting.

To consider any applications received since the last meeting, including any received after the agenda has been published.

PL/2026/09695 Glendower, Dinton Road, Fovant SP3 5JW

House holder planning permission to replace roof with a steeper pitch, brought out to gables to provide two bedrooms and a bathroom at first floor lever. Response end 21/07/2026.

PL/2026/03781 Land adjacent to Weather Oak, Moor Hill, Fovant.

Householder planning permission for a proposed greenhouse attached to an existing garage.

Response date: 28/07/2026.

PL/2026/04111 Brook House, High Street, Fovant, SP3 5JL.

Notification of tree works in a Conservation area. Fell of a Cypress Leylandii

Response date: 25/07/2026.

PL/2026/03866 Sallys Garden, Dinton Road, Fovant, Salisbury, SP3 5JW

Proposed single storey forward facing extension together with the installation of 2 Velux roof lights and a casement window on the side elevation to for a Day Room.

Response date 08.08.2026

89.26: Financial matters for approval.

To consider, accept and approve the clerks report on payments and receipts for the month of June2026, and the end of month reconciliations June 2026.
To note the end of June financial position of £30,930.26

90.26 Financial matters for consideration/noting and approval and signature.

Note the end of quarter one report.

91.26: Other matters requiring consideration.

To receive and consider:

To consider a resident’s request for a skate park.
To consider urgent need for safety related repairs to steps on FP6 at High St end. (TP)
To consider the possibility of appointing a river warden to clear and remove weed from the brook at the appropriate time of year. (DH)
To consider how to improve community responsibility towards The Brook. (TP)
To consider case for a Parish Council submission for The Greater Good pub to be an Asset of Community Value.(MW)

To note update on progress:

To note Footpath 20 planning meeting update.(Cllr. TP)
To note updates on the Village Green Project – (Cllr. MW and Cllr. DH).
To note updates on the Speed Indicator devices (Cllr. DH).
To note updates on the Issue relating to SID on High Street. (Cllr.MW/Cllr. DH).
To note update on letter from Green Drove resident (Cllr. HC)

92:26 Items for next meeting.

Consider requests for small grants.

93.26: Date and time of next meeting 7^th September 2026 18:30hrs .