Planning

(Land at rear of) 38 Maesmor, Firs Road, Firsdown – Appeal ref: APP/T3915/A/05/1192540 – Proposed bungalow with garage and vehicular access.  The Clerk confirmed that a hearing relating to the above appeal had taken place at Winterslow Village Hall on 20^th September 2006.   A decision on this application was expected in several weeks time.

S/2006/1818 - Land at Hill View Farm, Pitton – Full application – the installation of a 22M monopole supporting 3NO Omni antennas and 2NO 600MM link dishes with ground based equipment cabinets.   The Parish Council had no objection to this application.

Play area

The Parish Council are proud to announce that following much canvassing and consultation with residents new equipment for the area alongside the children’s play area has now been erected.  The cost will be borne from the Parish Council’s allotted R2 funds.  The equipment consists of a shelter with seating and a basketball structure with goal mouth and will appeal especially to the teenagers of the village.  

Precept discussion for 2007/2008

The Parish Council is currently discussing what precept should be set for the forthcoming financial year and asks if any residents are interested then they are welcome to attend the November meeting where it will be discussed fully with a final decision likely to be made.

Highways and Speeding

The Parish Council is very concerned regarding the amount of vehicles continuing to exceed the 30mph speed limit in Firs Road, especially early in the morning and in the early evening.  After consultation with Wiltshire Constabulary, it has been agreed to place a traffic classifier on Firs Road in the forthcoming weeks.  This will consist of speed monitoring cables.

Notice boards

The Parish Council is currently arranging for the work of the erection of the new notice boards in the Parish.  The Parish Council would like to ask if any contractor would be interested in quoting for the erection of the notice boards then they should contact the Clerk.

Hedge and grass cutting

It was confirmed that grass and hedge cutting will take place in the area of the permissive footpath from number 99 Firs Road to the bottom of the woods in the near future.

From time to time the Parish Council requires maintenance work to be done on its behalf.  In order to compile a list of suitable possible contractors the Parish Clerk would welcome the details of those who would like to offer their services.

Next Meeting: The next full meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Thursday November 2nd 2006 at 7.15pm in the Committee Room, Winterslow Village Hall.