Annual Parish Council Meeting

HANNINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

Annual Council Meeting

Village Hall, Nell Hill, Hannington

Monday 18 May 2026

7.00 pm

A G E N D A

In accordance with the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960, the Council may decide to exclude the public on the grounds of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted on any item within this agenda.

Item Detail
1/26        Chairman To elect the Chairman of the Council for 2026/2027
2/26         Apologies To note apologies for absence and consider any requests for acceptance of reason for absence.
3/26         Acceptance of                    Office To consider date for signing of Declaration of Acceptance of Office by any Councillor not in attendance at this meeting.
4/26         Interests To receive pecuniary or non-pecuniary declarations of interest for agenda items and consider any dispensations requested.
5/26         Finance To consider 2025/26 financial year end statement.
6/26         External Audit To consider Certificate of Exemption – AGAR 2025/26 Part 2.
7/26         Internal Audit To note Annual Internal Audit Report 2025/26
8/26         AGAR                                    Section 1 To consider Section 1 – Annual Governance Statement 2025/26.
9/26         AGAR                                    Section 2 To consider Section 2 – Accounting Statements 2025/26.
10/26      Variance To consider the Explanation of Variance Report 2025/26
11/26      Reserves To consider reserves at 31 March 2026.
12/26      Audit Notice To review the Exercise of Public Rights notice and dates.
13/26      CIL To review Community Infrastructure 2025/26.
14/26      Insurance To consider insurance renewal for 2026/27.
15/26      Subscriptions To confirm 2026/27 annual subscriptions to WALC, SLCF, Parish Online & SLCC.
16/26      Parish                                  Allowances To consider Parish Allowances for 2026/2027
17/26      Meeting Dates To consider meeting dates for 2026/27.
18/26     Representation To consider representative(s) for Swindon Local Forum
19/26      Training To consider new councillor training.
20/26      Minutes To consider the Minutes of the 2 March 2026 meeting.
21/26      Accounts To consider contractual & delegated payments and payments to be made.
22/26      Bank                                     Signatories To consider addition of at least two further councillors as signatories on the bank mandate.
23/26      Clerks report To note verbal report presented by the Clerk.
24/26      Public session To receive questions and requests from members of the public (see Note1).
25/26      Playground To receive verbal report on playground inspections.
26/26      Playground                        Refurbishment To receive verbal update on playground tender and consider any further actions required.
27/26      Donation To consider donation towards village pre-open gardens event.
28/26      Planning a)   To consider response to application S/HRN/26/0570 Sewage Works, Queens Road, and any other applications received prior to the meeting.

b)   To note decisions made by Swindon Borough Council on outstanding applications.
29/26       Local Plan To discuss updates in connection with Swindon Local Plan and consider further comment and action.
30/26       NDP To consider review of Hannington NDP

31/26       Councillor                          Reports

 To note reports from councillors in relation to Parish Council business or village.
32/26       Public session To receive questions and requests from members of the public (see Note1).
33/26       Next meeting To note date of the next meeting.

Note1 – Hannington Parish Council meetings are held in public, but they are not public meetings.  Members of the public are very welcome to attend, and two sessions are provided to allow for questions to the Chairman (total five minutes).  Outside the two sessions members of the public may only speak upon invitation from the Chairman.  No decisions can be made on items raised during the meeting, but if the Council so wishes, items may be added to a future agenda for consideration.

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