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To Councillors: C Elliott, D Cox, D Duckett (Chairman), D Huffadine (Vice Chairman), J O’Nians and P Young
You are summoned to attend a meeting of Hinton Blewett Parish Council to be held at Hinton Blewett Village Hall on Thursday 16th January 2025 at 7.30pm. The agenda for the meeting appears below.

Philip Edwards, Clerk, 12th January 2025

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2501_[1] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

(15min) 7:30

Members of the public may raise any matter during this session for not more than three minutes, by addressing the Chairman. The rest of the meeting is closed to public participation. The public and press may attend the meeting unless the Council enters a confidential session, please notify the clerk of any intention to film or record.

MEETING ADMIN

2501_[2] Apologies for Absence

(2min) 7:45

• TO RESOLVE: To note apologies for absence
• TO RESOLVE: To review and approve any periods of absence over 6 months

2501_[3] Declaration of Interest

(2min) 7:47

To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary or personal interests and consider any dispensation requests in accordance with the PC Code of Conduct.

2501_[4] Confirmation of Minutes

(3min) 7:49

TO RESOLVE: The Parish Council meeting minutes of Thursday 21st November 2024 are confirmed as an accurate record and signed by Chairman.

REPORTS – To note and receive any reports:

2501_[5] Chairman’s Report

(5min) 7:52

• To receive a report from the Chairman

2501_[6] Clerk’s Report

(8min) 7:57

• To receive a report from the Clerk

• To note: correspondence shared with council members listed in the appendix.

2501_[7] Meetings attended and Members Reports

(8min) 8:05

• To note: any reports on councillor responsibilities and meetings attended
• To review: Cllr Elliott report on emergency contacts for emergency planning

2501_[8] Ward Councillor’s Report

(4min) 8:13

• To receive a report from BANES District Cllr David Wood

2501_[9] FINANCE

(5min) 8:17

(a) Payments and income – see appendix 2025-01 Finance Reports

1. TO RESOLVE: payments to approve listed in finance report
2. To note: payments and Income listed in finance report
3. To note: bank reconciliation

2501_[10] BUDGET AND PRECEPT

(10min) 8:22

1. TO RESOLVE: Budget for 2025/26
2. TO RESOLVE: Precept for 2025/26

2501_[11] PLANNING APPLICATIONS

(15min) 8:32

TO RESOLVE: Application Reference: 24/04622/FUL
Application Address: Waytonbury, Litton Lane, Hinton Blewett, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 5AY
Proposal: Change of Use of Holiday Let to Residential Use (C3).

TO RESOLVE: Application Reference: 24/04156/EFUL
Application Address: Parcel 15628, Stowey Road, Stowey, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Proposal: Construction, operation and decommission of a 49.9MW capacity solar farm on land south of Stowey Road, consisting of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays and associated development including transformers and switchgear, electrical substations, substation compound, a telecommunications mast, cabling, utilities, access tracks, perimeter fencing, landscaping and areas for biodiversity net gain (BNG) enhancement.

TO RESOLVE: Any instructions to the Clerk regarding planning applications published by BANES not listed above.

To note: ongoing review of any possible locations for building

To note: The previous neighbourhood plan has been uploaded to the website:
https://hintonblewettpc.co.uk/documents/chew-valley-neighbourhood-plan/

To note: recent updates, see ‘Hinton Blewett’ under ‘PARISH’ on BANES website:
https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/webforms/planning/search.html#advancedSearch

2501_[12] DATE OF NEXT MEETING

(2min) 8:47

• To note: any requests for business to be considered at the next meeting
• TO RESOLVE: Date of next meeting: Thursday 27th March 2025, 7.30pm at Hinton Blewett village hall.

Schedule of council meetings: https://hintonblewettpc.co.uk/diary-of-parish-council-meetings/

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APPENDICES

Documents and reports

Policies for Review

For upcoming reviews, refer to: Document Review Schedule

Correspondence

Consultation responses submitted

https://hintonblewettpc.co.uk/documents/planning-consultation-responses/

To view further item notes and appendices, please view this document on our website