Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at St Stephens Church, Great Wigborough on Tuesday 14th April 2026 at 7.30pm
Present: Cllrs Robert Davidson, Roger Pittock, John Abbott, Phil Gladwin, Netty Knill Jones, Wendy Ritherdon, Clare Lauwerys, Jinny Gale (chair), City Cllr Andrew Ellis, County Cllr Kevin Bentley
Apologies for absence: Cllr Liz Davidson, City Cllrs Carl Powling, Martin Parsons
The chairman expressed the thoughts of the parish council to say that as Liz is now stepping down just how much she was appreciated and contributed to the community. We owe her a big gratitude for her time on the parish council not forgetting her many years of grass cutting on Moss Hay.
The minutes of March 2026 meeting were agreed by all as a true record (with a typo corrected) and signed by the chairman
Elections to be held on 7th May 2026 are for one City Councillor in each ward and one County Councillor for each county division. You can read the full nominations notices below. The most important dates for you to be aware of are:
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall meeting room on Tuesday 9th December 2025 at 7.30pm
Present: Cllrs John Abbott, Netty Knill Jones,Clare Lauwerys, Jimmy Gale (chair), Phil Gladwin, Liz Davidson, Robert Davidson, Roger Pittock, City Cllr Martin Parsons and Wendy Ritherdon (applicant for the Virley vacancy).
Apologies for absence: City Cllr Andrew Ellis
The minutes of November 2025 meeting were agreed and signed by the chairman
City Councillor Report: From June next year funding for Neighbourhood Plans is to be scrapped.
If councils turn down applications for 150 or more dwellings the government must be informed who then take control of the plans.
CCC are now able to change village envelopes as they wish to suit new developments.
Discussions on Local Government Reform is still on-going with unitary numbers still to be decided.
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 14th October 2025 at 7.30pm.
Present: Cllrs Liz Davidson, Robert Davidson, Clare Lauwerys, Jinny Gale (chair), Phil Gladwin, Netty Knill Jones, Roger Pittock, John Abbott, County Cllr John Jowers and one member of the public
Apologies for absence: County and City Cllrs Kevin Bentley, Andrew Ellis
County Cllr Report: Local Government Reform continues to be debated with regard to number of unitaries with approximately 500,000 population in each. Also, with an equal balance of finances as much as possible taking into account the huge cost of adult and children’s social care which is needed more in some areas than others. The elected Mayor for all of Essex will have huge responsibilities including the Police and Fire Services.
City Councillor Report: Complaints and general incompetence about poor signage and redirecting routes for roadworks have been lodged with Highways.
Local government in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk is expected to be re-organised in 2026/27. City and Borough Councils will be abolished and a structure set up which will create three authorities – one each for the south, middle and north of the area. Each of the three will have its own Chief Executive and there will be a Mayor for Essex who will have control of the Local Plan.
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall meeting room on Tuesday 12th November 2024 at 7.30pm
Present: Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale (chair), Claire Lauwerys, Roger Pittock, City Cllrs Andrew Ellis, Martin Parsons and one member of the public
Apologies for absence: Robert Davidson, Liz Davidson, Netty Knill Jones, Catherine Sprott, County Cllr Kevin Bentley
The minutes of October 2024 meeting were confirmed and agreed by all and signed by the chairman
City Councillors Report: CCC are still discussing details of the new wheelie bin scheme scheduled to start in 2026; bigger bins for those that require them and bigger wheels for long gravelly drives are just two things that may affect us here.
Election for Marks Tey & Layer Ward and the Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for May 2024
In the forthcoming elections on Thursday 2nd May City Council and Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner places will be fought. You can read all the details, how to nominate, timescales etc… in the documents below.
Don’t forget that you will need approved photo ID to vote on 2nd May.
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall, meeting room on Tuesday 10th October 2023 at 7.30pm
Present: Roger Pittock, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale (chair), John Walker, Netty Knill Jones, Catherine Sprott, Liz Davidson, Robert Davidson
CCs: Andrew Ellis, Carl Powling
Apologies for absence: Clare Lauwerys, Kevin Bentley
The minutes of the September 2023 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
City Councillor Reports: S106 monies is available for suitable projects.
Garden Waste – the freeservice is ending on 18th December and residents who wish to continue having collections need to join a new scheme which involves paying £35 per bin, up to a maximum of four bins per household, as a once off start-up fee and thereafter £55 per year for the service to continue. The service will be free for the first three months after joining and the joining fee (but not the annual service fee) will be waived for those receiving Local Council tax Support at the time of applying to join. Go to CCC website colchester.gov.uk for more details.
Public-Have Your Say: Overgrown vegetation at Salcott crossroads was mentioned and advised that it is hoped CCC will be verge cutting in due course as per normal and or local farmers may assist when not so busy with ploughing etc.
Declarations of Interest: None
Playgrounds and Playing Fields are in good order and small jobs have and will be attended to.
Affordable Housing Survey – having agreed their text we will get this moving forward with RCCE with deadlines to be decided.
St Nicholas Church – the proposals were agreed by all but we will add that access to the graveyard by all family and friends of those buried there should be included.
CCC Planning Session- report following attendance was given plus slides from CCC. The PC will look into adopting the independent planning literature supplied by Planning Jungle Ltd (www.planningjungle.com) as a simpler way of keeping abreast of planning changes.
Actions and Reminder List – updated, Mill Lane bus shelter is in the hands of our insurers for replacement. A footpath in Peldon has been dealt with thanks to an adjacent land owner and will also be attended to by ECC in due course. We continue to be indebted to Eric Coan for maintaining the grass on the Peldon triangle, in what has been a difficult year for farmers weather wise.
Planning Applications:
232134
Proposal: Garage conversion at Chubbins, Church Road, Peldon
232177
Proposal: Enhancement of area at field at Old Hall Marshes, RSPB
Enforcement Appeal 098467
against decision re vehicle access breach at The Lilacs, Wigborough Road, Peldon
232310
Proposal: Single storey outbuilding at Hillside Farm, Colchester Road, Great Wigborough
232326
Proposal: Demolition of existing structure and the erection of an ancillary annexe at Lovedowns Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott
Planning Decisions:
Appeal Ref: APP/A1530/W /22/3309924
at Nightingale Farm, School Lane, Great Wigborough – Dismissed
231470
Proposal: Additional storey to existing bungalow at rear of property at North View, The Street, Salcott – Approve conditional
321889
Proposal: Demolition of agricultural building and erection of replacement at Little Doves Day Nursery, Lower Road, Peldon – Approve conditional
231193
Proposal: Erection of a replacement purpose built commercial building at Kemps Farm, Mersea Road, Peldon – Approve conditional
231943
Proposal: Erection of 3-bay garage at Lovedowns Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott – Approve conditional
Finances: scheduled October payments:
R S Pullen – clerk’s salary – October
£550.00
Tree & Lawn Co. – Salcott grass cut
£126.00
PKF Littlejohn LLP – audit
£252.00
Tree & Lawn Co. – Salcott grass cut
£126.00
The next meeting will be on Tuesday 14th November 2023 at 7.30pm at Salcott Village Hall
Anti-social vehicle use is targeted by Public Space Protection Order
Following a period of consultation Colchester Borough Council has introduced a Public Space Protection Order to target anti-social vehicle use. The order came into effect on 30th September and will remain in place for three years.
Specifically, within the area shown on the map, the council prohibits:
Engaging in, promoting, encouraging, or assisting in the carrying out of any activity connected to the use of a motor vehicle, inclusive of motorbikes on a public highway, public car park or any other land to which the public has access in the Colchester Borough Council district area (Restricted Area) and which causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress.
Congregating or loitering as part of a group surrounding or within one or more stationary vehicles at any time where such activity causes noise, exhaust fumes, harassment, alarm, or distress
Causing or permitting excessive amplified music or vehicular noise, and/or excessive emissions of exhaust fumes where such activity causes harassment, alarm, or distress
Using a skateboard, pedal cycle, which includes a power assisted pedal cycle, or a pedal cycle in combination with a trailer, constructed or adapted for carrying one or more passengers, scooter, skates or any other self-propelled wheeled vehicle in such a manner as to cause damage to property or that causes or is likely to cause intimidation, harassment, alarm, distress, nuisance or annoyance to any person.
