Full Council Meeting – 25 June 2026

Cherhill Parish Council

Cherhill Parish Councillors are hereby summoned to attend the

Meeting of Cherhill Parish Council

Thursday 25th June 2026 at 7.00 pm
Yatesbury Village Hall
Clerk to the Council 20 June 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 may be identified in Minutes unless requesting otherwise.

 

AGENDA

4792 Apologies
To receive apologies for absence

 

4793 Declarations of Interest
To record declarations of interest from Council members regarding items on the Agenda

 

4794 Minutes
To approve the minutes of the PC meeting held on Friday 29th May 2026 as a true and correct record

 

4795      Review of Actions
To review actions from the meeting held on Friday 29th May 2026

 

4796 Public Participation
Opportunity for members of the public to address the Council

 

4797     Cherhill Public Telephone Box
To review ownership of the kiosk and the next steps

 

4798     Defibrillator Training
To discuss holding a further course through Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance

 

4799     Bridleway and Footpath Maintenance (Standing Item)
To review issues affecting byways and footpaths in the parish

 

4800 Wiltshire Council Update
Review by Wiltshire Councillor Ashley O’Neill

 

4801     Lower Compton Household Recycling Centre
To review opposition to the plans of Wiltshire Council for phased closure

 

4802 Local Highway and Footway Improvement Group (LHFIG)
To review LHFIG issues across the Parish

 

 

4803     Footpath along A4 Cherhill to Lower Compton
To consider maintenance the overgrown footpath

 

4804     Cherhill Village Traffic and Parking Group
To review matters prior to the inaugural meeting on 9th July 2026

 

4805 Planning applications
To consider the Planning Applications below:

Application No Address Details
PL/2026/00433 Blackland Lakes, Knights Marsh Farm, Stockley, Calne SN11 0NQ Amended plan and additional information re change of use of paddock 1 from touring pitches (Occupied by touring caravans or motor homes) and caravan storage to padel tennis facility comprising the erection of a barn structure to accommodate 4 padel courts and ancillary café, reception and seating.

PL/2026/03451
In Lower Compton parish but close Cherhill Parish border Fairholme Farm, Lower Compton Road, Cherhill, SN11 8RB Proposed steel portal framed building to be used as a general purpose store with concrete apron and associated landscaping works.

 

 

 

4806 Budget Overview
To review Income and Expenditure to date for the previous month and the Financial Year 2026-27

 

4807     Internal Audit Report for 2025-26
To discuss the Internal Auditor’s Report by James Sheehy of SILC Ltd

 

4808     Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR)  (Section 1) for 2025-26
To approve the Annual Governance Statement for filing by 3rd July deadline

 

4809     Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) (Section 2) for 2025-26
To approve the Accounting Statements for filing by 3rd July deadline

 

4810     Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Report for 2025-26
To approve the Annual Report to Wiltshire Council

 

4811 Accounts  for Payment
To approve the following invoices and payments:

From
Invoice No
Details
Reason
Total

P Johnson 105 Home Office Expenses (May 2026) @ £26.00 Clerk’s expenses £ 26.00
Grist Environmental Ltd P318344 Bin emptying May 2026, 5 weeks Community Support Maintenance £360.40
Specialists in Local Councils (SILC) Ltd SILC012 2025-26 Year End Inspection, Internal Audit Report & AGAR Sign Off Internal auditing £170.00
Cllr J Page 106 Expenses for catering 8th and 29th May 2026 Catering at public meetings £ 57.31
Yatesbury Village Hall CPC260526 Hall hire, 8 meetings Feb 2025 to May 2026 Hall hire for meetings £200.00
WALC 0978/SUBS Annual subscription 2026-267 Membership Subscription £664.33

 

4812     Risk Assessment for Rechalking of White Horse
To review the recent event and approve the assessment to be used for volunteers at future events

 

4813 Working Groups
To review the activity and membership of the working groups not otherwise covered by Agenda

 

4814 Newsletter
To discuss articles for the Newsletter

 

4815 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

 

4816 Dates of next meetings

 

Thursday 23rd July 2026, at 7.00 pm, Cherhill Village Hall

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