2025-11-04 Agenda

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BRADFORD ON TONE PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk: Joy Norris
Email: hello’bradfordontone-pc.gov.uk

29th October 2025

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of Bradford on Tone Parish Council will be held on Tuesday
4th November 2025, commencing at 7.30pm, in the Chant Room, Bradford on Tone Village Hall
for the purpose of transacting the business listed on the Agenda below.
All members of the Parish Council are hereby summoned to attend the meeting.
Members of the public are invited to ask questions or raise issues relevant to Bradford On Tone
as part f the item on the Agenda called Public Participation. The overall time available for public
participation is restricted to 15 Minutes unless the Chair decides otherwise. Individual speakers
are restricted to 3 minutes and are asked not to repeat points that have been made previously.

Joy Norris
Clerk to Bradford on Tone Parish Council

1.

Chair’s Announcements

2.

Apologies for absence
To receive apologies for absence from Councillors unable to attend the meeting.

3.

Declarations of Interest/Dispensations
To receive any Declarations of Interest from Councillors and Officers in respect of matters
to be considered at this meeting, together with an appropriate statement regarding the
nature of the interest.
Councillors and Officers are reminded of the requirement to declare any interest, including
the type of interest, and reason for that interest, either at this stage of the meeting or as
soon as they become aware of that interest.

4.

Minutes
To approve the draft minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 16th September 2025

5.

Public Participation
This agenda item enables members of the public present at the meeting to raise matters
which are relevant to Bradford on Tone and / or the work of the Council.

6.

Reports from Somerset Council Councillors

7.

Police Report

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8.

Local Community Network (LCN)
To consider any information from the LCN.

9.

Financial Matters
(i)
Bank reconciliations
(ii)
Financial monitoring
(iii)
To consider and approve items for payment

10. Bank Signatories - Nat West Bank Accounts
To agree updates to the bank mandate for the Parish Council’s bank accounts held with
Nat West bank.
11. Parish Council Deposit / Investment Accounts
To review the Parish Council’s existing deposit accounts and agree the accounts to be used
and the investment levels. (It has not been possible to implement the decision taken at the
July meeting)
12. Planning Applications
To consider planning applications detailed on the Weekly list since the last parish council
meeting up to and including weekly list dated 24.10.2025:
Application No 07/25/0012/T
Address: Tone Cottage, Oake Road, Bradford On Tone
Proposal: Notification to fell one birch tree and to remove damaged branches
(overhanging neighbours) of one yew tree within Bradford on Tone Conservation
Area
13. Planning Decisions
To note the following planning decisions that have been published on the weekly list since
the last parish council meeting (up to and including weekly list 24.10.2025):
a) Application No: 07/25/0009/NMA
Address: Taunton Substation, Fideoak
Permission Type: Non Material Amendment
Proposal: Application for a Non-Material Amendment to application 07/22/0008 to
replace the trigger mechanism for Condition No. 09 for the battery energy
storage facility
Decision: Decision of Refusal was made by the Development Control Manager under
delgated powers on 08/09/2025
14. Appointment of Internal Auditor for 2025/2026
To consider the appointment of the internal auditor
15. Parish Council Logo
To consider adopting a logo for the Parish Council

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16. Sloped Area between the War Memorial and the Village Hall
To consider clearing the existing planting, growth and handrail from the slope between the
War Memorial and the Village Hall and suggestions for replacement planting (if any) and
handrail to make it easier to maintain and keep tidy.
17. Review of Financial Regulations
To review the Parish Council’s Financial Regulations (including delegated spending limits)
and agree any appropriate amendments:
(i)
Risk Register
(ii)
Asset List
18. Review of Standing Orders
To consider and approve the Parish Council’s Standing Orders in the light of the new model
Standing Orders published by the National Association of Local Councils (NALC)
19. Review of Internal Controls
To review the Parish Council’s internal controls
20. Risk Register Review
To review the Parsh Council’s risk register
21. Asset List
To review the Parish Council’s asset list
22. Information Boards
To consider the provision of a local information board, about the village, in the centre of
the village.
23. General Update
This agenda item is to provide a progress report, for information only, on activities to
implement Council decisions or referred to in previous meetings and is likely to include but
is not limited to:
• 20mph zone
• Fingerposts
• Footpaths
• Play area inspections
Members are reminded that the Council has a general duty to consider the following matters in
the exercise of any of its functions. There are nine protected characteristics under the 2010
Equality Act (age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity), Crime and Disorder, Health and
Safety, Human Rights and Data Protection Regulations.

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