Council Meeting – 27th October 2025

Monday 27th October 2025 at 7.00 p.m. Prince of Wales Public House Meeting Room

Agenda

1) To note apologies for absence
2) To receive any Declarations of Interest from Councillors relating to items on the Agenda
Members to declare any interests, including Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, they may have in agenda items that accord with the requirements of the Parish Council’s Code of Conduct and to consider any prior requests from members for dispensations that accord with the Localism Act 2011 s33(b-e). (NB this does not preclude any later declarations)
3) To receive updates relating to airfield events and related issues – MOD Station Staff Officer, David O’Hara & Cllr S Rusby
4) To receive reports from District and County Councillors
5) To note matters raised by members of the public
6) To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 22nd September 2025
7) To receive the Clerk’s Report
8) To note the application for a grant from the Vale of White Horse District Council’s Winter Warmer Grant Scheme – “Warm Up & Wind Down in St Helen Without Parish”
9) Governance
a) To consider Health and Safety Issues
10) To consider the purchase of high-viz jackets and coats for the Speedwatch team.
11) To agree the purchase and installation of a litter bin outside The Bungalow, Faringdon Road.
12) To consider the purchase and planting of bulbs and agree the locations for the bulbs to be planted
13) To consider spending £238.40 on four Community Speedwatch Signs
14) To consider the expenditure of £2100 on seven wooden posts to be installed on the verge in Barrow Road, Shippon
15) To consider any grant applications:
Dry Sandford School
16) Finance
a) To receive the bank reconciliation to 30th September 2025
b) To agree the list of payments and any additional invoices presented for payment since the circulation of the agenda:
Ref Date Payee Amount Method
B193 15/10/2025 ICO £ 47.00 DD
B194 05/10/2025 HMRC/PAYE £ 651.96 BACS
B195 29/10/2025 Payroll £ 619.51 BACS
B196 31/10/2025 Nest Pension £ 124.10 DD
B197 26/09/2025 Shield Maintenance Ltd/Bin Emptying £ 46.80 BACS
B198 25/09/2025 Parish Online/Mapping £ 134.40 BACS
B199 26/09/2025 The Cartridge People/Printer Toner £ 314.02 Card
B200 11/09/2025 Unity Bank/Service Charge £ 6.00 DD
B201 18/09/2025 Lloyds Monthly Fee £ 3.00 Card
B202 11/10/2025 Talk Home Mobile £ 2.74 Card
B203 18/10/2025 Virtual Landline £ 8.75 Card
B204 17/10/2025 Amazon/Magnets £ 13.99 Card
B205 01/10/2025 Prince of Wales £ 20.00 BACS
c) To note the list of receipts
Receipt Date Ref Received From Amount
30/09/2025 R25/8 Credit Interest £387.23
17) To receive updates from Councillors:
a) Cllr Littleboy
i) Sandleigh Road Recreation Ground
ii) Road Verges Grass Cutting
b) Cllr M Rusby
i) Highways Issues
ii) Community use of Cothill School Sports Hall
c) Cllr S Rusby
i) War Memorial
ii) Airfield
iii) Fireworks Events
d) Cllr Bahu
i) Dalton Barrack’s Development
18) Planning:
a) To consider any Planning Applications received:
P25/V2122/S73
The Manor Preparatory School Faringdon Road Shippon Abingdon OX13 6LN
Variation of condition 4 (Approved plans) for a small change to the layout of the AstroTurf pitch on application P16/V1088/FUL. “Hybrid application comprising a detailed application for a sports hall, AstroTurf pitch and pavilion, relocated netball and tennis courts, new canopy to lower school building, car park extension to rear and rearranged access, car park and drop off at front of school; and an outline application for erection of a swimming pool, two classroom buildings and extension to dining room (all matters reserved except access).”
7 October 2025
P25/V2027/FUL
Barrow Road Shippon Abingdon Oxfordshire OX13 6JQ
Detached Carport
25 September 2025

b) To note Planning Applications decisions:
P25/V1377/S73
Land North West of Dunmore Road Abingdon Oxfordshire
Variation of condition 7 on Planning Permission P19/V0169/RM. Changes to the amenity space: the removal of acoustic fence and 1.5m retaining wall, increase to area of wildflower grass mix. Amendments to seating area in northwest, including removal of walls and insertion of hedge planting (amended description). (Reserved Matters application following Outline Approval P17/V1336/O for residential development for 200 dwellings, together with associated access, landscaping and public open space, infrastructure (utilities) and biodiversity enhancements.)
5 August 2025
Refusal of Planning Permission

P25/V1568/DIS
Land at Spey Road Abingdon
Discharge of condition(s) 11 (Preliminary Ecological Assessment) and 12 (LEMP) on planning application P23/V1360/O Construction of 9 dwellings with associated landscaping and open space to include access from Spey Road. (Outline Application with Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale Reserved).
31 July 2025
DIS Details Rejected

P25/V1861/T28
Orange PCS (OXF21) Dunmore Leisure Centre Dunmore Farm Abingdon OX13 6BH
Installation of new permanent diesel generator on existing concrete base, installation of 1 no. proposed cabinet and ancillary development thereto
28 August 2025
Telcoms Development (28) Granted

19) To review and note Communications received and to consider any responses if required
20) To note matters raised by members of the Council and Clerk
21) Date of next meeting:
To confirm the date of the next Parish Council Meeting, which is scheduled for 7.00 p.m. on Monday 8th December 2025.