Purpose

To approve the financial recommendations from
Corsham Area Board’s Local Highway and Footway Improvement
Group (LHFIG) meeting held on 2 December 2025 as follows:
 
Issue 5-24-31/32/33 - Thickwood,
Colerne safety improvements - £10,045 (subject to a 25
percent contribution from Colerne Parish Council (£7,533.75
LHFIG / £2,511.25 Colerne Parish Council))
 
Issue  Box
Speed Indicator Device sites - £2,775 (subject to a 25
percent contribution from Box Parish Council (£2,082 LHFIG /
Box Parish Council £693))

Content

I approve that:
 
 
(i)       The proposals be
implemented as advertised.
 
 
(ii)       Any objectors be
advised accordingly.
 
 
This decision was published on 5 January 2026
and will come into force on 13 January 2026.

Reasons for the decision

Financial decisions to be taken at an Area
Board are required to be published five clear working days in
advance. On this occasion, the short gap between the LHFIG meeting
held on 2 December and the Area Board held on 4 December, meant
that the recommendations had not been published for the required
period for the Area Board to be able to make a decision.
 
The lengthy gap until the next scheduled
meeting means that there is a potential negative impact on local
projects if the decisions are not made.
 
Whilst an extraordinary meeting could
conceivably be arranged, it is not considered a practical or
reasonable option to arrange what would be a very short meeting
solely for the purposes of considering the LHFIG’s financial
applications.
 
The Leader of the Council is able to make the
decision, and this is the most efficient way of progressing the
projects.

Alternative options considered

·      
The Leader to determine the decisions following consultation with
the Area Board Members.
 

·      
To determine the decisions at the next ordinary meeting of the Area
Board.
 

·      
To call an extraordinary Area Board meeting to determine the
decisions.