LIDDINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the meeting held on
Wednesday 6th July 2022 at 7pm in the Village Hall
Present: Councillors Aftelak, Bunney, Hyatt, Lomax (Chair) and Wilson
Also present: Laura Evans (Clerk)
1. APOLOGIES
Resolved: To approve Ward Cllr G Sumner’s reason for absence (Unavailable) and Cllr Hill’s (Unavailable)
2. PUBLIC SESSION (15 MINUTES)
As no members of the public were in attendance or had made representations, the Parish Council continued with the
meeting.
3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Cllr Hyatt declared an interest as an allotment holder.
4. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Resolved: The Minutes of the Full Council meeting held on 1
st June 2022 were approved and signed as a true
record.
5. MATTERS ARISING (10 MINUTES)
Football Club Contract- All Councillors had received the revised document with the necessary amendments
completed. The booking form will need to be completed by the Football Club before the new season starts. The goal
mouths may need attention at a later date, the Football Club must make LPC aware of when this needs attention,
this will then be chargeable to the club. Any work that needs to be undertaken must be done in the off-season.
Resolved: The meeting agreed to proceed with the contract, and for the Clerk to send the contract to club
Secretary. Action- Clerk
Defibrillator Signs – Resolved: Cllr Hyatt has ordered the defib signs to place on the playing field gate facing the
field and a ‘No Parking, Private Road’ sign for Church Lane and a replacement dog fouling sign.
Fencing off the play area – Deferred until the next meeting- Cllr Hyatt suggested contacting Webbs Wood for a
quotation. Action- Cllr Wilson
Speed Sign – Cllr Bunney Cllr Bunney gained more information from the three companies who were asked to quote
for a new Speed Indicator Device. Cllr Bunney recommended the sign supplied by ElanCity for £1969 excluding
VAT, as this device will only need to be charged once or twice during the winter months. The device will be situated
on Purley Road.
Resolved: Cllr Lomax proposed proceeding with the purchase of the Speed Indicator Device from ElanCity. Cllr
Hyatt seconded the proposal and was unanimously agreed. Clerk to contact ElanCity to purchase.
Action- Clerk
20MPH Scheme – Cllr Wilson confirmed that LPC’s proposal for a 20MPH Scheme has been submitted by Ward Cllr
G Sumner. The responses received from residents was very positive with a lot of residents concerned about
speeding vehicles on Purley Road.
6. PLANNING MATTERS (10 MINUTES)
(a) To consider any planning applications:
Application: S/RES/21/1026 (4th July)
Location: Land At Marlborough Road, Swindon
Proposal: Reserved Matters Application for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale
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for 70no. dwellings land at Marlborough Road (Coate, Swindon) pursuant to Outline Planning Permission
ref. S/OUT/18/1093.
Resolved: The meeting has no further comments to submit.
(b) To note any decisions:
The meeting noted that no planning decisions have been received
7. WARD COUNCILLOR REPORT (10 MINUTES)
No Ward Councillor’s report was given.
8. FINANCE (10 MINUTES)
(a) To approve payment of the following invoices:
Resolved: Cllr Lomax proposed approval of the invoices, standing order, recurring payment and ratification of
the payments made between meetings. Cllr Bunney seconded the proposal and was unanimously agreed.
• HMRC- Tax Month 3- £27.20
• Beth’s Potting Shed – £100.00
(b) To approve payment of the following Standing Orders:
• Adams & Watt – Annual grass cutting contract – July instalment- £604.87
(c) To approve the following Direct Debits:
• Three Mobile phone bill – £3.00
(d) To approve payment of the following recurring payments
• Unlimited webhosting – (18/07/2022- 17/08/2022) – £4.79
(e) To ratify payments made between meetings
• Salary June – £185.40
• Gallagher- Insurance renewal- £831.40
(f) To receive the monthly account reconciliation
Resolved: The meeting noted that the accounts were in good order.
(g) Q1 Budget Monitoring
Resolved: The meeting noted that the budget was on track.
9. VILLAGE MATTERS (15 MINUTES)
a) Resident complaint about position of public bench –The resident raised concerns over the bench that has
been in situ for 20 years and is used as a resting area for ascending the hill. Anti-social behaviour is taking
place on the bench, the resident is urged to alert the Police via 101. LPC have requested to SBC that the
crossing point be moved which would then lead to a relocation of the bench, but this has been added to the
long list of requests at SBC. Clerk to respond to the resident stating that Cllr Wilson will visit to explain
LPC’s viewpoint. Action- Clerk/Cllr Wilson
b) Football Club Contract – discussed under item 5
c) Grass Verges- The overgrown grass verges have been reported to SBC.
10. CHURCHYARD GRASS CUTTING
As the information requested from the Church Warden has not been received, the meeting could not discuss the
matter further. This item will be deferred until the next meeting. Clerk to email a reminder to the Church Warden.
Action- Clerk
11. PUBLIC FOOTPATH DIVERSION ORDER – FOOTPATH 12 LIDDINGTON
Resolved: The meeting noted the new footpath diversion order.
12. GRANT REQUEST – THE OPEN DOOR CENTRE SWINDON
Resolved: The meeting agreed to not proceed with the grant request due to it not being within the interests of the
residents of the Parish.
13. COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS (10 MINUTES)
Councillors who have attended meetings on behalf of the Parish Council or who are responsible for local schemes,
amenities and projects will have the opportunity to provide an update on progress made.
Allotments (LH) – Cllr Hyatt has been regularly cutting the grass at the allotment and requested help with the cutting.
Cllr Aftelak suggested that this be added to the village clean up day.
Playing Field (CB) – Cllr Bunney confirmed that the safety inspection had been carried out on 1
st July 2022. The iron
gate on the playing field had come off the lugs. Cllr Bunney readjusted and placed the gate back on.
Village Hall Committee (SH) – No update provided.
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Town Fund Board (GW) – The name has now been changed to Town Advisory Board and will be meeting every 2/3
months. Unfortunately, the Town’s bid to be the Great Western HQ was unsuccessful.
Swindon Local Council Forum (DL & GW) – No meeting has taken place.
Parish Chairs/Clerks Engagement Meeting (DL) – Cllr Lomax attended the meeting. The CEO acknowledged that
the backlogs of outstanding planning cases were due to staff leaving SBC and struggling to recruit replacements.
NEV Meeting (DL) – Two officers from planning were in attendance and the main discussions held were around the
infrastructure for the Eastern Villages.
14. PARISH MAGAZINE (5 MINUTES)
The meeting agreed to put the following into the Parish Magazine
• The next section of the Chair’s Report
• 2
nd Speed Indicator Device
• Village Clean up – 24th September
• 20 MPH Scheme – proposal submitted
15. CORRESPONDENCE
The meeting noted that no correspondence had been received.
16. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION/FUTURE AGENDA
No items were raised for information or future agenda items.
The meeting closed at 8:46pm.
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