Full Council Meeting – 23 July 2026

 Cherhill Parish Council

Meeting of Cherhill Parish Council

                                                              Thursday 23rd July 2026 at 7.00 pm

Cherhill Village Hall

 

Peter Johnson Clerk to the Council 18 July 2026

 

MEMBERS OF THE PARISH AND PRESS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.  The time designated for public participation under Standing Order 3(e) shall not exceed 20 minutes unless directed by the chairman of the meeting.  Subject to standing order 3(f), a member of the public shall not speak for more than 5 minutes. Meetings are recorded  for producing the Minutes, then deleted. Members of the public contributing will not be identified in Minutes unless requesting otherwise.

 

AGENDA

 

4817     Apologies

To receive apologies for absence

 

4818     Declarations of Interest

To record declarations of interest from Council members regarding items on the Agenda

 

4819     Minutes

To approve the minutes of the PC meeting held on Friday 25th June 2026 as a true and correct record

 

4820      Review of Actions

To review actions from the meeting held on Thursday 25^th June 2026

 

4821     Public Participation

Opportunity for members of the public to address the Council

 

4822     Defibrillator Training

To review further training through Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance

 

4823     Bridleway and Footpath Maintenance (Standing Item)

To review issues affecting byways and footpaths in the parish

 

4824     Wiltshire Council Update

Review by Wiltshire Councillor Ashley O’Neill

 

4825     Lower Compton Household Recycling Centre

To review opposition to the plans of Wiltshire Council for phased closure

 

4826     Local Highway and Footway Improvement Group (LHFIG)

To review LHFIG issues across the Parish

 

4827     Cherhill Village Traffic and Parking Group

             To review the inaugural meeting on 26^th June 2026

 

4828     Planning applications

To consider the Planning Application below:

 

Application No	Address	Details
PL/2026/03392	Land south of Atcherley Road, Lower Compton SN11 8QJ	Proposed erection of a new farm shop and café with associated access, car parking, service yard, drainage pond and landscaping.
PL/2024/01599	Sands farm Quarry, Low Lane, Calne SN11 8TE	Review updates to proposed erection of ground mounted photovoltaic panels and associated works.
PL/2026/01903	57 Whittle Avenue, Lower Compton, SN11 8QN	Amended plans/additional information for proposed single storey extension to rear and two-storey extension to side of existing dwelling.

 

 

4829     Budget Overview   

To review Income and Expenditure to date for the previous month and the Financial Year 2026-27

 

 

4830     Budget Group 6^th July 2026 Meeting and Proposals

             To review the recent meeting and discuss investment of reserve and earmarked funds

 

 

4831     Accounts  for Payment

To approve the following invoices and payments:

 

From	Invoice No	Details	Reason	Total
P Johnson	106	Home Office Expenses (June 2026) @ £26.00 Lycamobile charges May-June @ £10.00	Clerk’s expenses	£ 36.00
Grist Environmental Ltd	P324605	Bin emptying June 2026	CSM maintenance	£298.58

 

 

4832     Working Groups

To review the activity and membership of the working groups not otherwise covered by Agenda

 

 

4833     Newsletter

To discuss articles for the Newsletter and public engagement generally

 

4834     Councillor Responsibilities

To receive councillors’ reports on their delegated areas of responsibility:

 

Responsibility	Leader	Deputy
Area Board	Cllr D Grafton	Cllr M Purslow
Clerk Admin Matters	Parish Clerk	n/a
Facebook Page	Cllr M Purslow	Cllr N White
Combined Parishes Forum	Cllr D Grafton	Cllr N White
Hills Waste Solutions Liaison Group	Cllr D Grafton	Cllr N White
Parish Steward link	Cllr M Purslow	Cllr S Hickey
White Horse Restoration Group	Cllr D Grafton	Cllr N White
Lansdowne Monument	Cllr Sadler-Smith	Cllrs Purslow, Hislop
Defibrillators	Cllrs White/Purslow	Cllr R Pooley
Website/IT Group	Cllr S Hickey	Cllr N White
Wiltshire Association of Local Councils (WALC)	Cllr Sadler-Smith	Cllr J Page

 

 

4835     Dates of next meetings

 

Thursday 27^th August 2026, at 7.00 pm, Cherhill Village Hall

 

Thursday 24^th September 2026 at 7.00pm, Cherhill Village Hall