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Winstred Hundred PC Minutes 10th March 2026

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

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 March 2026 at 7.30pm

Present: Cllrs Netty Knill Jones, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale (chair), Clare Lauwerys, Wendy Ritherdon, Roger Pittock, John Abbott, City Cllr Martin Parsons, County Councillor Kevin Bentley and one member of the public

Apologies for absence: Cllrs Robert Davidson, Liz Davidson, City Councillor Andrew Ellis

With the correction of the word ‘padel’ the minutes of February 2026 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman

County Councillor Report: Owning to so much rain (43 days non-stop) pot holes have appeared everywhere and were unable to be addressed but now the repair teams are out in full and, with added resources, progress will gradually be made. People are encouraged to report bad pot holes they encounter on the ECC Highways website.

An announcement from the government is scheduled for March 17th to 26th to inform of the unitary divisions with regard to the Local Government Reform.

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Winstred Hundred Agenda – 10th March 2026

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall Meeting Room on Tuesday 10th March 2026 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.

Apologies for absence
To confirm the minutes of February 2026 meeting
County and City Councillor Reports
Public-Have Your Say:
Declarations of Interest

Items for Discussion

1.     Playgrounds and Playing Fields

Reports on both playgrounds and fields.

  • Any matters that need attention?
  • Benches on Moss Hay for further discussion

2.     CCC Draft Local Plan

  • To discuss our response for any planning applications that may be submitted.
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Winstred Hundred PC Minutes 10th February 2026

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at St Stephen’s Church, Great Wigborough on Tuesday 10th February 2026 at 7.30pm

Present: Cllrs Phil Gladwin, Robert Davdison, Roger Pittock, Clare Lauwerys, Wendy Ritherdon, Jinny Gale (chair)

Apologies for absence: Cllrs John Abbott, Netty Knill Jones, Liz Davdison, County Cllr Kevin Bentley, City Cllr Andrew Ellis

The minutes of January 2026 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman

City Councillor Report: The hedge cutting on St Ives Road has now been fully investigated by Enforcement with all appropriate relevant bodies and has been found to be not illegal.  It is hoped for any planning application for the site to include replanting of hedgerow.

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Winstred Hundred Agenda – 13th January 2026

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 13th January 2026 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.

Apologies for absence
To confirm the minutes of December 2025 meeting
County and City Councillor Reports
Public-Have Your Say:
Declarations of Interest

Items for Discussion

1.     Playgrounds and Playing Fields

Reports on both playgrounds and fields.

  • Any matters that need attention?
  • To note change of contractor for Moss Hay grass cutting for this coming year
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Winstred Hundred PC Minutes 9th December 2025

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

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.

Public-Have Your Say: None

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Winstred Hundred Agenda – 9th December 2025

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall meeting room on Tuesday 9th December 2025 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.

Apologies for absence
To confirm the minutes of November 2025 meeting
County and City Councillor Reports
Public-Have Your Say
Declarations of Interest

Items for Discussion

1.     Playgrounds and Playing Fields – reports on both playgrounds and fields.

  • To note any matters that have been dealt with plus any outstanding.

2.     CCC Draft Local Plan 

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Winstred Hundred PC Minutes – 11th November 2025

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at St. Stephen’s Church, Great Wigborough on Tuesday 11th November 2025 at 7.30pm.

Present: Cllrs Roger Pittock, Netty Knill Jones, Jinny Gale (chair), Phil Gladwin, Clare Lauwerys, Liz Davidson

Apologies for absence: Cllrs John Abbott, Robert Davidson

The minutes of October 2025 meeting were agreed and signed by the chairman

County and City Councillor Reports: None

Public-Have Your Say: There had been a complaint about footpaths and signage at Peldon which will be looked into.

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Winstred Hundred Agenda – 11th November 2025

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at St. Stephen’s Church, Great Wigborough on Tuesday 11th November 2025 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.

Apologies for absence
To confirm the minutes of October 2025 meeting
County and City Councillor Reports
Public-Have Your Say
Declarations of Interest

Items for Discussion

1.     Playgrounds and Playing Fields

Reports on both playgrounds and fields.

  • To note that any items/issues identified in the Annual Playground Report needing attention are being taken care of.

2.     Peldon Village Sign

  • The sign fell down in the wind and is now back in place with new post. The insurance company has agreed to pay minus the excess.
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Winstred Hundred PC Minutes – 14th October 2025

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

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

The minutes of September 2025 meeting were agreed and signed by the chairman

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.

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Winstred Hundred Agenda – 14th October 2025

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 14th October 2025 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.

Apologies for absence
To confirm the minutes of September 2025 meeting
County and City Councillor Reports
Public-Have Your Say:
Declarations of Interest

Items for Discussion

1.        Playgrounds and Playing Fields – reports on both playgrounds and fields.

  • To note the Annual Inspection has taken place and items identified as needing attention will be addressed in due course.
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