You are invited to the Meeting of
COMPTON MARTIN PARISH COUNCIL
Monday 8th September 2025 – 7.15pm
Compton Martin School Room
AGENDA
- To receive and accept apologies for absence
- To receive comments from the public – The Public Participation Session provides an opportunity for members of the public to raise questions and comment on items on the agenda. Time for this session is limited to 10 mins (max 3 mins per person)
- To receive declarations of interest in the agenda
- To approve and sign the minutes of the previous meeting
14th July 2025 Parish Council Meeting
- Accounts and Payments
5.5 To confirm that Bank Reconciliations August and September 2025 have been checked and signed
5.6 New NJC Pay Scales 2025/26
5.6 To agree the following payments for August/September 2025
| Date | Payment Authorised | Total
Amount £ |
VAT Reclaim | Payee and Description | |
| 11/08/2025 | Total: £50.99
£3.00 £21.47 £26.52 |
£3.58 £4.42 |
Multi Pay Card, Direct Debit August 2025, to include:
Card monthly fee August 2025 Microsoft 365 – Annual Subs Norton Anti-Virus – Annual Subs |
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| 11/08/2025 | £882.69 | Clerk’s Salary August 2025 (paid in August) | |||
| 11/08/2025 | £26.71 | Pension contribution August 2025 (DD Sept) | |||
| 11/08/2025 | £405.00 | Branching Out – Grass cutting July (paid in Aug) | |||
| 11/08/2025 | £6.00 | Unity Bank – account fee July 2025 (DD August) | |||
| 08/09/2025 | Total: £3.00
£3.00 £21.00 |
Multi Pay Card, Direct Debit September2025, to include:
Card monthly fee September 2025 Land Registry fees |
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| 08/09/2025 | £882.69 | Clerk’s Salary September 2025 | |||
| 08/09/2025 | £26.71 | Pension contribution Sept 2025 (DD Oct) | |||
| 08/09/2025 | £37.50 | Village Hall hire – 14.07 PC meeting | |||
| 08/09/2025 | tbc£200.00 | Branching Out – Grass cutting August 2025 | |||
| 08/09/2025 | £1,593.90 | £265.65 | Green Mantle – Clearing weed from the pond | ||
| 08/09/2025 | £250.00 | P Durbin – Collecting and disposal of the pond vegetation | |||
| 08/09/2025 | £6.00 | Unity Bank – account fee July 2025 (DD July) | |||
- Anti-social driving/speeding/racing across the lake
- To receive a report on a multi-agency meeting regarding dangerous driving and incidents at the Herons Green and agree further actions
- Highways and Village Maintenance
- A368 B&NES new speed limits
- Auto Speed Watch
- Herringbone Wall, Bus stop and The Street cleaning
- Defibrillator at Mendip Villas research report
- Village footpath walk
- Pond
- Annual pond clearing
- Bull rushes clearing quote
- Bristol Water enquiry
- Green Canopy Project update – new tree planting initiative led by the Forest of Avon. This project is designed to support parish councils across BANES in planting a hectare of trees (or more!), bringing lasting benefits to communities and the environment
- To note the Parish and Town Council Election recharges from 1st April 2026
- B&NES Local Plan update
- Planning Obligation Consultation – Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) – to ratify the response sent to the consultation
- Public consultation on the Reset Local Plan Options document – 2nd October to 13th November
- To consider and comment on the following B&NES Planning DECISIONS received:
Application Reference: 24/04201/OUT Springfield House , The Street, Compton Martin, BS40 6JA
Proposal: Outline planning application with some matters reserved for the erection of a two storey detached dwelling to rear of Springfield. PERMITTED
Application Reference: 25/01224/FUL Lake View , The Wrangle, Compton Martin, BS40 6LB
Proposal: Erection of a general purpose agricultural building (retrospective). PERMITTED
Application Reference: 25/02207/FUL Post Office Stores, Post Office, The Street, Compton Martin, BS40 6JA Proposal: Change of use of Post Office and Post Office Outbuilding (Use class E) to Residential Use Class C3. These proposals are to change the post office space back into C3 residential use, to align with the rest of the property. PENDING
Application Reference: 25/02772/VAR Bramble Cottage , Rectory Lane, Compton Martin, BS40 6JP
Proposal: Variation of condition 2 (Plans List (Compliance)) of application 24/02416/FUL (Erection of two storey extension to the front). PERMITTED
- Report from District Councillor
- Date of the next Parish Council Meeting and other meetings
- Monday 13th October 2025 – Parish Council Meeting 7.15pm Village Hall
02/09/2025
Vesela Ilieva, Clerk to Compton Martin Parish Council