Parish Council Meeting – 24th March 2026
Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Parish Council Agenda – Tuesday 24th March 2026
To all members of the Council, you are hereby summonsed to attend the Parish Council Meeting of Brightwell cum Sotwell Parish Council at:
The Village Hall, Stewart Room, West End, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell
Tuesday 24th March 2026 at 7.30pm for the purpose of transacting the following business.
- Welcome to the public and thank you for attending. We would like to make it clear that whilst you are very welcome to attend our Parish Council meeting, you only have the right to observe. You may only speak or participate if you have previously requested via the Clerk to do so. Thank you.
- To receive apologies for absence
- To confirm and sign as a true record the minutes of the last meeting of the Parish Council held on 17th February 2025
- Declaration of Interests
- Public Participation Session: R Todd – Planning Application
- Reports
- a) County Councillor’s Report
- b) District Councillors’ Report
- c) Clerk’s Report to include Matters Arising from previous minutes
- d) Planning Report
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Response due | ||
| P26/S0258/HH | Tree Haven, Sotwell St,
BCS – |
Demolish existing rear s/storey extension and replace with new enlarged footprint |
18/3/26 – No Objections |
| P26/S0335/HH | Haycroft, Brightwell
Street, BCS |
Erection of a shed and potting shed | 18/3/26 – No
Objections
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| P26/S4052/S73 | Maitland, Sotwell
Street, BCS |
Variation of condition 2 on
P25/S2668/HH |
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| P26/S0016/HH | Beauchamp Grange, Old
Nursery Lane, BCS |
Construction of 1.5 storey front extension & s storey rear extension |
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| P24/S3481/O | Development work –
Land West of Shillingford Road |
Amend Plans & Addt documents | |
| P25/S3711/HH | 1 Meadow View, Brightwell Street-BCS | Dropping approx. 1m kerb |
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| P26/S0526/S73 | Highlands, High Road,
BCS |
Variation of Condition 2 on
P24/S1253/HH |
20/3/26 |
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| P25/S4056/FUL | Land adjoining
Pumping Station, Sotwell Street: Amendment |
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| P26/S0143/HH | Church House, Sotwell Street: Alterations to annexed accommodation |
6e) Agree March Payments
| Payee and Reason | £ NET | £ VAT | £ Total | |||||||
| Clerk’s Salary | £ 986.44 | £986.44 | ||||||||
| Starboard Systems
(Scribe) |
£ 37.00 | £ 7.40 | £ 44.40 | |||||||
| TalkTalk | £ 31.05 | £ 6.21 | £ 37.26 | |||||||
| OALC – Membership | £ 325.32 | £ 65.06 | £390.38 | |||||||
| Nest Pension | £ 50.40 | £ 50.40 | ||||||||
| Stewart Room x 2
(Jan/Feb) |
£ 25.00 x2 | £ 25.00 x 2 | ||||||||
| Lloyds Interest | £ 4.25 | £4.25 | ||||||||
| Jubilee Pavillion – Credit | £ 900.00 | £900.00 | ||||||||
| SODC GRANT – Cob Wall – CREDIT | £1000.00 | £1000.00 | ||||||||
| HMRC – VAT Reclaim | £1245.70 | £1245.70 | ||||||||
| E & W Plumbing (Pavillion) | £ 91.67 | £ 18.33 | £ 110.00 | |||||||
| Balance of Community Account | £14428.84 | |||||||||
Payments made between meetings and approved: February
Currys (replacement Laptop £ 629.00 – VAT £104.83 (approved Minutes 17/2/26 point17
Arrow Fencing £ 1518.00 VAT £253.00 (Approved Minutes 17/2/26 Point 9)
Wel Medical Defib Cabinet £ 491.94 VAT £ 81.99 (Approved Minutes 17/2/26 Point 14)
7.Pavillion update – RN – advised boiler needs replacing by SR
8.Village Hall update – GG
9. Playground update – GG
10. Finance Update – JH
11. Surface Water drainage around village – KS
12. Quotes – Arrow Fencing – GG & Jet it off
13. New wall & access on Bakers Lane – damage to hedge & trees – GG
14. CAB – procedure for funding requests going forward -? Policy/Procedure document JD
15 Matters for reporting and items for inclusion on March Agenda
The next meeting of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Parish Council is on Tuesday 21st April 2026,
The Village Hall, Stewart Room, West End, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell
Mrs Nettie Gray, Parish Clerk – 01491 826968: clerk@brightwellcumsotwell-pc.gov.uk
Parish Council Office, The Village Hall, West End, Brightwell cum Sotwell OX10 0RY
JA Gray
