The South Marston Parish Council will hold its next meeting on January 20th 2015 at 7:15pm in the Village Hall. The agenda includes a presentation by Mark Pritchard from Swindon Borough Council, open forum, approval of previous meeting minutes, the clerk's report, correspondence, discussion of several planning applications, reports from working groups on communications, open spaces, and village expansion. Other items are adoption of ways of working procedures, approval of finances including the budget and precept for 2015/2016, and miscellaneous reports.

1. South Marston Parish Council
Clerk to the Parish Council: Mrs Joan Britton
24 Loveridge Close, Swindon, SN2 7UD
Tel: 01793 686150 Email: clerksmpc@southmarston.org.uk
Dear Councillor, you are requested to attend the next meeting of the Parish Council on Tuesday 20th January 2015 at
7.15pm in the Village Hall.
Item Agenda
Timings
Presentation by Mark Pritchard, Locality Lead, SBC 7.15
Open 10 minutes 7.30
1 Apologies 7.40
2 Declarations of interest
- Members are reminded that they should declare any interest they have in
an agenda item at the start of the meeting or, if not previously foreseeable,
during any discussion of the matter concerned.
7.42
3 To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Tuesday,
16th
December 2014 and formally close action points
7.45
4 Clerk’s Report 7.55
5 Correspondence 8.00
6 Planning
1. S/14/2132
Location: 2 Greenfields, South Marston, SN3 4SQ
2. S/OUT/14/2058
Location: Crown Timber Site, Unit A Thornhill Industrial Estate, South
Marston
3. S/OUT/14/2059
Location: Land at Thornhill Industrial Estate, South Marston, SN3 4TA
4. S/14/2128
Location: Two Hoots, Thornhill Road, South Marston, SN3 4RY
5. S/14/2021
Location: J Sainsbury plc. Oxford Road, Stratton St Margaret, SN3 4EW
8.05
7 Reports from Working Parties
• Communications Working Group
o Tower and Tap editor recruitment
• Open Spaces Working Group
• Village Expansion
• Finance Committee (Budget & Precept 2015/16)
8.35
8.45
8.48
8.53
8 To discuss amendments and adopt the 'Ways of Working Dec. 2014' procedures 8.58
9 Finance
• Cheques for approval and signature
• 3rd
Q Report
• To formally agree the Budget & Precept 2015/16 (Finance Committee
Report)
• To formally agree Open Spaces Report expenditure
• To formally agree on tenders for Grass Cutting
• To formally agree on tenders for War Memorial cleaning
9.03
9.08
9.13
9.18
9.23
9.28
10 Miscellaneous Reports & Representatives from Outside Bodies 9.33
11 Matters brought forward by or with consent of the Chairman 9.38
Yours sincerely, Joan Britton (Clerk)