Councillors are summoned to attend a meeting of the parish council, to be held at
Brampton Abbotts Village Hall
on Wednesday 17th September 2025
at 7.00pm
for the purpose of transacting the business identified on the agenda below.
Press and Public are welcome to attend
(Please note that this meeting was originally scheduled for 24th September)
AGENDA
C25/68 To receive, consider and approve apologies for absence
C25/69 To receive declarations of interest and consider written requests for dispensation
C25/70 To receive, amend as necessary and approve the minutes of the meetings on 30th July 2025.
C25/71 Open Session (10 minutes)
Members of the public to note that this is the only opportunity to address the parish council and that the meeting will be “closed” to the public after this item unless a member of the council specifically asks a member of the public for comment or to answer a question (though the public is welcome and encouraged to stay and listen to the deliberations of the council)
a) To receive the views of local residents on parish matters.
b) To receive a report from or on behalf of the Ward Cllr. if appropriate / available
C25/72 Village Hall – Council to consider a request from the village hall for further funds.
C25/73 Planning (15 minutes)
a) To consider and agree comments relating to new applications
b) To note planning decisions
251427 Yew tree Cottage, How Caple, HR1 4TA
Replacement of an old garage (recently dismantled) with a new building Permission Granted
251732 Clouds Harrow, Church Road, Brampton Abbotts, HR9 7JE
Construction of vehicular access Permission Granted
251995 Premier Inn, Ross-on-Wye HR9 7QJ
Proposed installation of air conditioning and ventilation equipment Permission Granted
c) Other Planning Matters – council to review current situation / issues and agree next steps.
Applegarth – inappropriate use by HGVs
Non-Compliance / Enforcement Action at Church Road Development Site of 10 houses.
C25/74 Finance (15 minutes)
Invoice No. Payee Goods / Services Total £
n/a Miss A Jones Expenses and back-pay 143.02
TGC 3443/61 Terry Griffiths Contracts Lengthsman – Bin emptying July & Aug 64.94
208 Brampton Abbotts Village Hall Room Hire July 25 25.00
(b) Other Expenditure to be noted
n/a Miss A Jones Clerks wages and office allowance (paid monthly by s/o – Dec onwards) 552.63
n/a Lloyds Bank Bank charges – debited in Aug
n/a Lloyds Bank Bank charges – debited in Sept
n/a UK Debt management PWL repayment 2,200.94
(c) Income – None
(d) Online Banking – Clerk to provide update if available and council to agree next step(s).
C25/75 Highways / Footpaths / Greenspaces / Environment (10 minutes)
a) Update on previously raised issues.
b) To consider and agree any urgent new highway/footpath issues to be reported to BBLP/HC.
c) Local Drainage Fund – Council to receive update on grant application and agree next steps.
d) PRoW – Council receive update on grant application and agree next steps
e) Lengthsman : to consider update on tasks for the Lengthsman and agree any actions.
C25/76 Light / Noise Pollution – Council to receive update from Cllr. Teague following a recent visit to Unilin.
C25/77 Neighbourhood Planning – Council to consider information / advice received from regarding the review of existing NDPs and whether it may be prudent to set aside Precept funds
C25/78 Budget and Precept for 2026/27 – Councillors to consider anything to be included in the budget for next year so that the Clerk can include in the initial draft budget for the November meeting.
C25/79 Parish Council Insurance – Council to consider any further update from Cllr. Teague following his discussions with the current insurer and broker.
C25/80 Correspondence – general – council to consider and agree actions if appropriate
a) Herefordshire Council –
i. Various updates relating to roads including resurfacing works in adjacent parish between meetings
ii. Details of the newly developed Charter for Herefordshire Councils
iii. Statement regarding the council’s approach to the flying of flags
b) Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government – response to letter regarding removal of NDP funding support.
c) HALC – Information Corner inc. latest advice regarding reviews of existing NDPs, pay agreement wef April 2025, Herefordshire Council Charter, responses to complaints about the removal of NDP funding and a draft simple iT Policy
d) Ward Cllr. Barry Durkin – September Ward Report (also available on PC website)
e) Ellie Chowns MP – details of surgery and public meeting dates
C25/81 Meetings, Training and Seminars
Thursday 18th September – Herefordshire Tree Warden Network – Anniversary event and AGM, at Marden Community Centre from 18.30 hrs.
Friday 26th September – BBLP – Quarterly Stakeholder Engagement Session – online via Teams from 11.00 hrs
Tuesday 7th October – Herefordshire Council – Parish Summit, at Plough Lane details TBC
C25/82 Information Share – not requiring discussion, expenditure or decision
C25/83 Items for next / future meetings
• Councillor Numbers / Community Governance Review – once advice received from HALC regarding their proposed “group approach” to HC.
• Road cleaning – council to reconsider once activity related to Local Drainage Fund has been completed and costs provided by the Lengthsman.
• Budget / Precept – November meeting
C25/84 Next meeting – Next scheduled ordinary meeting – Wednesday 26th November 2025.