Due to a variety of reasons the July meeting will NOT take place.
The next meeting of the full council will be on Tuesday 6th AUGUST at 7.45pm at Hilperton Village Hall.
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Annual Parish Meetings – Advance Notice
The Parish Meetings will be held on Tuesday May 21st 2024 at Hilperton Village Hall, Whaddon Lane BA14 7RN.
The Annual Parish Meeting starting at 7:00 pm will be followed by the Annual Parish Councill Meeting (Provisional start time set for 7:45 pm)
If anyone would like anything brought up at the Annual Parish Meeting, please submit it to the Clerk (details as below) by Monday May 15th 2024.
Richard Culverhouse
Clerk to Hilperton Parish Council
97 Heather Shaw,
Trowbridge
BA14 7JT
07785 547176
clerk@hilperton-pc.gov.uk
Parish Council Precept 2024/2025
Hilperton Parish Council met recently to set the precept for 2024/25.
After discussion relating to increasing costs, the council decided that an increase in precept was justified.
It therefore agreed to an approx. £1.00 PER ANNUM increase from April (approx. 2p per week).
Parish Council Clerk
The parish council finds itself unexpectedly without a parish clerk.
Full details of the vacancy can be obtained from the chairman.
Closing date for applications is the 9th February.
Conclusion of Audit
The documents below are posted at the conclusion of the Annual Governance and Accountability Return for the year ended 31st March 2023.
Annual Governance Statement 2022/2023
External Auditor’s Report and Certificate 2022/2023
McDonald’s in Hilperton?
Over 150 people attended the public meeting on 1st August with many more turning back as the hall was full.
Residents spoke to share their concerns over the applications, and the meeting was drawn to a close after about an hour and a half.
At the parish council meeting which followed, it was agreed that the PC will employ a planning consultant to fight the applications. The cost will be met from PC reserves.
Best Kept Village Competition
In the best kept village competition Hilperton was judged second in the ‘large west Wiltshire village’ class. It will therefore not go forward this year to the county round of the competition.
Extraordinary PC Meeting
The parish council will consider its official response to the various McDonald’s planning applications at an extraordinary meeting at the village hall on the evening of Tuesday 1st August.
This will be preceded, at 6.00pm, by a public meeting when you can ask any questions you have about these applications and indicate to the parish council what your opinions are!
Please note that the parish council is NOT the decision-making body for these applications – it is simply a statutory consultee. The decision will be made by Wiltshire Council and any comments need to be advised direct to WC via the planning portal.
Annual Governance and Accountability
The Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2022/23 is posted.
Hilperton PC Notice of Public Rights
Notice of Public Rights regarding our audit for 2022/2023.