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Agenda for Mere Town Council meeting to be held on Monday, 12th January 2026

7th January 2026

Dear Councillor,

 

You are summoned to a meeting of Mere Town Council to be held on Monday, 12th January 2026 at 7.00 pm in the Andy Young Pavilion at Duchy Manor, Springfield Road, Mere, Wiltshire.  BA12 6EW.  The meeting will consider the items set out below.

 

Before the meeting there will be a public session to enable the people of Mere to ask questions of, and make comments, regarding the Town Council.  Questions not answered at this meeting will be answered in writing to the person asking the question, or may appear as an agenda item for the next meeting.  Members of the public are asked to restrict their comments, and/or questions to three minutes.

Please Note: By entering the meeting room you are consenting to the use of your name being recorded in the Minutes.  The meeting may also be recorded by the press or members of the public.  Any person or organisation choosing to film, record or broadcast any meeting of the Council or its committees is responsible for any claims or other liability resulting from them so doing and by choosing to film, record or broadcast proceedings they accept that they are required to indemnify the Council, its members and officers in relation to any such claims or liabilities.

Any person who may find difficulty in access to the meeting through disability is asked to advise the Clerk by email (lindseywood@merewilts.org) at least 24 hours before the meeting so that every effort may be made to provide access.

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Lindsey Wood,

Town Clerk & RFO

 

 

Public Participation Session

Members of the public are invited to address the Council on any issue over which it has a power. This session will be limited to 15 minutes (3 minutes per speaker). The Chairman will convene the Town Council meeting after the public session (please note that once the meeting has been convened members of the public are no longer permitted to speak unless invited to do so by the Chairman).

Reports from local police representatives

 

AGENDA

  1. Apologies – To receive apologies for absence.

 

  1. To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests and other interests from Councillors on matters to be considered at the meeting.

2.1 To receive declarations of interest from councillors on items on the agenda

2.2 To receive written requests for dispensations for disclosable pecuniary interests (if any)

2.3 To grant any requests for dispensation as appropriate

A request for dispensation must be made on an individual basis

 

Members are invited to declare disclosable pecuniary interests and other interests in items on the agenda as required by the Mere Town Council Code of Conduct for Members and by the Localism Act 2011.  The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.  If you become aware, during the course of a meeting, of an interest that has not been disclosed under this item, you must immediately disclose it.  Whether you can remain in the meeting and the extent to which you can participate depends on the type of interest you have.

 

  1. Minutes – To resolve that the minutes of the Town Council meeting held on Monday, 1st December 2025 be approved as a correct record. (attached)

 

  1. Matters Arising from Public Session

 

  1. Matters Arising from previous Meetings (not covered by other agenda items)
  2. a) The Old Nursery site off A303 at Burton (Minute Ref: 94a) Further information in Clerks Report

 

  1. Reports & Consultations
  2. a) Wiltshire Councillors Report
  3. b) Project Co-Ordinator’s Report Report attached
  4. c) Report on Wiltshire Council Parking Plan engagement sessions

 

  1. Planning
  2. a) Applications for consultation response:

 

Application No: PL/2025/09357
Application Type: Householder planning permission
Proposal: Single storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory
Site Address: Suncroft, Springfield Road, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6EW
Planning Register Link: https://development.wiltshire.gov.uk/pr/s/planning-application/a0iQ300000I9SYz

 

 

Application No: PL/2025/09497
Application Type: Householder planning permission
Proposal: Replacement and enlargement of existing pool house.
Site Address: Willowdown House, Wet Lane, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6BA
Planning Register Link: https://development.wiltshire.gov.uk/pr/s/planning-application/a0iQ300000IFjDl

 

Application No: PL/2025/06047 AMENDED PLANS/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Application Type: Approval of reserved matters
Proposal: Reserved Matters Application for the Erection of 58 Residential Dwellings with Associated Amenities and Infrastructure Following Outline Planning Permission ref 20/07469/OUT
Site Address: BEAUMONT BUSINESS CENTRE, WOODLANDS ROAD, MERE, WARMINSTER, BA12 6BT
Planning Register Link: https://development.wiltshire.gov.uk/pr/s/planning-application/a0iQ300000FTaSU

 

Application No: PL/2025/09388
Application Type: Prior approval Part 3 Class Q: Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
Site Location: LAND AT BURTON, MERE, WARMINSTER, WILTSHIRE, BA12 6BR
Proposal: Application for prior approval under Class Q of the GPDO 2015 (as amended), for change of use of agricultural building into 3 no. dwellinghouses (Class C3) with associated operational development.
Planning Register Link: https://development.wiltshire.gov.uk/pr/s/planning-application/a0iQ300000IAnDB/pl202509388

 

Application No: PL/2025/09880
Application Type: Prior notification: Road (agricultural/forestry)
Proposal: Proposed agricultural track
Site Address: Land at Woodlands Road, Mere, Wiltshire, BA12 6BY
Planning Register Link: https://development.wiltshire.gov.uk/pr/s/planning-application/a0iQ300000IcJ2T

 

Application No. PL/2025/09801
Application Type: Full planning permission
Proposal: Proposed Conversion of Existing Stone Barn, Erection of a New Detached Dwelling and associated works
Site Address: Land adjacent Long Cottage, North Street, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6HH
Planning Register Link: https://development.wiltshire.gov.uk/pr/s/planning-application/a0iQ300000IZ38j

 

Application No: PL/2025/09822
Application Type: Full planning permission
Proposal: Extension to storage building
Site Address: Hillbrush Company Ltd, Norwood Park, Castle Street, Mere, BA12 6FE
Planning Register Link: https://development.wiltshire.gov.uk/pr/s/planning-application/a0iQ300000IaQ9h

 

Application No: PL/2025/09845
Application Type: Wiltshire Council R3
Proposal: The partial deconstruction, extension, refurbishment and change of use of an unlisted former care home (C2) to 20no. Affordable Housing independent living apartments (C3) for older people, with communal facilities.
Site Address: Fives Court, Angel Lane, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6DH
Planning Register Link: https://development.wiltshire.gov.uk/pr/s/planning-application/a0iQ300000IazQn

 

  1. b) Does the Town Council wish to ‘call in’ any of the planning application consultation responses?

 

  1. Highways, Rivers, Footpaths, Traffic & Transport
  2. a) To identify jobs for the Parish Steward and MyWiltshire reports.
  3. b) Resurfacing works for Woodlands Road, Manor Road, Denes Avenue Further information in Clerks Report
  4. c) Correspondence between MP, Cllr. Jeans and National Highways relating to flooding and accidents on the A303 resulting in traffic being diverted through Mere during the Xmas holidays.

 

  1. Buildings, Open Spaces, Play Areas, Sports Grounds, Car Parks, Allotments & Cemeteries
  2. a) Approach to School/LEA relating to utilities for Duchy Manor Admin suite regarding lease.
  3. b) Mere Croquet Club – request for accommodation at Duchy Manor Sports Field Further information in Clerks Report

 

  1. Finance, Policy & Resources

*a)  Payments – To review and authorise schedule of payments (attached)

*b) To note the reconciliations for November 2025; the Chairman to sign and verify against the bank statements seen

  1. c) Quotation for replacement fire alarm devices for Andy Young Pavilion. Further information in Clerks Report

 

  1. General Items
  2. a) Wiltshire Council’s cabinet to consider future waste and recycling options Further information in Clerks Report
  3. b) Notice of Casual Vacancy Further information in Clerks Report
  4. c) WALC Environment Network Further information in Clerks Report

 

  1. Future meetings and events

Cranborne Chase National Landscape Annual Forum – Tuesday, 27th January 2026 9.30am-4.00pm at Dinton Village Hall, Bratch Lane, Dinton, SP35EB ///plea.piglets.prove

 

  1. Future agenda items

 

Note:  Members are reminded that the Town Council has a general duty to consider the following matters in the exercise of any of its functions: Equal Opportunities (race, gender, sexual orientation, marital status and any disability), Crime and Disorder, Health and Safety and Human Rights.

 

*Further information on these items enclosed/attached

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERE PEACE MEMORIAL SPORTS AND RECREATION GROUND

Registered Charity No. 1093497

 

For Trustees to consider the following:

 

To approve Annual Return to Charity Commission for Mere Peace Memorial Sports & Recreation Ground

Attachments