VOWCHURCH & DISTRICT GROUP PARISH COUNCIL
Michaelchurch Escley, Newton, St Margarets, Turnastone, Vowchurch.
Parish Councillors are summoned to attend the Vowchurch & District Group Parish Council meeting to be held on Thursday 15th October 2026 at 7.30pm
in Vowchurch & Turnastone memorial Hall
Correspondence can be seen from 7.15pm
AGENDA
- ACCEPT APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
- RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST & CONSIDER ANY WRITTEN APPLICATIONS FOR DISPENSATION.
- ADOPT MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING – 3rd September 2026
- OPEN DISCUSSION – For residents to raise local matters.
- REPORTS
5.1 Local Police
5.2 Lengthsman
5.3 Ward Councillor - CLERKS UPDATE
- CONSIDER PLANNING
7.1 PLANNING CONSULTATION/LISTED BUILDING CONSENT
Site: Glibes Farmhouse, Michaelchurch Escley. Herefordshire. HR2 0JZ
Description: Changes of use, restoration and upgrading of Grade II* Listed Buildings. New bat house and garage in the curtilage of listed buildings. All of the rooms in the main farmhouse and barns, including the ‘Cow House’ and ‘South Barn’ are for ancillary residential use to main house. 4 no. holiday cabins and access track in adjacent land. Solar panel ground mounted array. Biodiversity Net Gain compensation planting areas. Temporary caravan siting.
Application No: 262311/262312 Grid Ref: 330185:237437
7.2 PLANNING PERMSSION GRANTED
Site: Graig farm Barn, Newton St Margarets. HR2 0QY
Description: Enlargement of domestic curtilage and proposed garages (part retrospective).
Application No: 261322 Grid Ref: 334407:233812
7.3 PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED
Site: Gigfran Farm, Michaelchurch Escley, Herefordshire. HR2 0JT
Description: Change of use of building and associated land to a residential planning unit.
Application No: 253625 Grid Ref: 332194:234971
Please view planning applications at http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/searchplanningapplications - FINANCE
8.1 Confirmation of bank balance – £28,725.77 dated 30th September 2026
Receipts – £9504.03 Pt2 Precept 2026-27
To include £7.00 bank charges.
8.2 Consider payment to Mrs Linda Cowles for October 2026 Clerk’s hours.
8.3 Consider payment to Cloud Next invoice no. 276696 for Home Hosting (vowchurchgroup-pc.gov.uk) of £59.98 gross (VAT £9.99) and invoice no. 277361 for .gov.uk domain of £60.00 gross (VAT £10.00).
8.4 Consider payment to Succeed Online invoice no. 1375 for update on website to be WCAG 2.2 AA compliant and investigate issue with weekly backups not working of £445.00. (no VAT).
8.5 Consider payment to PKF invoice no. SB20261975 for limited assurance review of Annual Governance & Accountability Return for year end 31st March 2026. (External Audit) of £252.00 gross (VAT£42.00).
8.6 Consider payment to HMRC of £339.80 for PAYE and £100.92 NI July – September 2026.
8.7 Finance Working Group- Receive report from finance working group.
9. EXTERNAL AUDIT 2025/26 – Note section 3 of the External Auditor report and the Notice of Conclusion of Audit.
10. VOWCHURCH & TURNASTONE MEMORIAL HALL – Update from Clerk regarding contact with Woodland Davies Solicitors concerning hall title deeds and consider request to give authority to hall committee member to approach solicitor again on parish council behalf.
11. WELSH WATER – Note response from Jesse Norman MP and consider any further comment/action.
12. WILDFIRE READY – Receive report from recent event and consider impact on Resilience Plan.
13. WATER LEAK AT SHOBDON BARN – Consider any follow up action regarding Lengthsman complaint at Shobdon Barn.
14. TELEPHONE KIOSK AT NEWTON ST MARGARETS – Receive update from Councillor Kernahan re telephone kiosk refurbishment
15. BRIDGES – Consider damage to stone dressing on Dore Bridge and capping stones over bridge near Sunny Bank Farm.
16. FLOODING ON C1206 AT TURNASTONE CULVERT – Update from Councillor Picton.
17. CLERKS MOBILE PHONE – Consider purchasing a mobile phone and call plan for Clerk
18. NEWSLETTER – Agree items for November Newsletter.
19. NOTE THE CORRESPONDENCE SHEET
20. RAISE MATTERS FOR THE NEXT ORDINARY MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL – Thursday 19th November 2026 at 7.30pm in Vowchurch & Turnastone Memorial Hall
Linda Cowles – Parish Clerk 09/10/2026