Notice of meeting and Agenda

All councillors are hereby summoned to participate in the Parish Council meeting on the 7th of September 2026 at 18:30hrs.

Location: The Waterside Youth Club, High Street Fovant

Signed: J Wallis, Parish Clerk/RFO, 2nd September 2026

Notes:

  1. Agenda papers will be available on the Fovant Village website and on the noticeboard at the Village Hall.
  2. 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

94.26    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.

95.26:  Apologies for Absence.

96.26:  Noting of Absence.

97.26:  Declarations of Interest in items on the agenda and consideration of  dispensations.

98.26:  To approve the minutes of the meeting held on the 20th of July 2026.

99.26:  Clerks report on previous actions, clerks update.

  • Letter received regarding the Playground and remedial action taken.
  • Contact regarding bonfires.
  • Aware training on the 30th of September 2026.
  • Clinical Governance review.
  • Feedback from Town and Parish Clerks meeting.
  1. PEAS’s.
  2. Public space protection orders.

100.26: Chairmans Introduction.

101.26:  Statement from Wiltshire County Councillor Nabil Najjar.

102.26: Governance:

  • 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 consider for adoption the Risk assessment for the Parish Council for 2026.
  • To review the Co-option Policy.
  • To review the Scheme of planning policy.

103.26: Planning matters requiring Consideration/noting.

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

PL/2026/03695

Type: Revised Planning Application

Deadline: 09/09/2026

Site address:  Glendower, Dinton Road, Fovant, Salisbury, SP3 5JW

104.26: Financial matters for approval.

  • To consider, accept and approve the clerks report on payments and receipts for the months of July and August 2026, and the end of month reconciliations for July and August 2026.
  • To approve any not previously approved spend for July and August 2026.
  • Presentation of the completed limed assurance review for the period ending 31st March 2026.
  • To note the end of August 2026 financial position of £41,515.99

105.26  Financial matters for consideration and approval.

Small Grant applications:

  • PCC for £500.00.
  • Fovant Fete for £500.00.
  • Fovant Youth club for £500.00.
  • Fovant Village Hall two projects.£345/£479.

Other items:

  • Purchase of a sim card for use by the Clerk. (Cllr. DH).

106.26: Other matters requiring noting and consideration.

             To receive and consider:

  • To consider a resident’s request for a skate park. (resident).
  • The Freight Action Plan Consultation Briefing Note No. 26 – 16 (Cllr. DH).
  • The Delaminated road surface in High Street outside Waterside (Cllr.TP).
  • Roadside hedges (Cllr MW).
  • To note update on progress:
  • Update on highways.(Cllr.MW).
  • Additional road signage. (Cllr. TP).
  • To note update on the Playground renovation and National lottery bid. (Cllr. HC/Clerk).
  • To note Footpath 20 planning meeting update.(Cllr. TP).
  • To consider urgent need for safety related repairs to steps on FP6 at High St end. (Cllr. TP).
  • To consider how to improve community responsibility towards The Brook. (Cllr. TP/Cllr. JC).
  • To consider case for a Parish Council submission for The Greater Good pub to be an Asset of Community Value.(Cllr. MW).
  • 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).

107:26  Items for next meeting.

  • Items from Councillors for inclusion in the draft budget for 2027/2028.

108.26: Date and time of next meeting  19th October 2026 18:30hrs .

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