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Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Widecombe Parish Council Agenda October 2017
WIDECOMBE-IN-THE-MOOR PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk - Mrs Suzanna Hughes LL.B (Hons)
16 Westwood Cleave, Ogwell, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6YE Telephone: 01626 330311
Email: suzanna.hughes21@gmail.com
To: Councillors R Newbolt-Young (Chairman), S Booty, G Fenton, J Lomax, S Morley, A Routley, J Southcombe, T Hassell and M Welby
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL to be held on THURSDAY 5 OCTOBER 2017 at 7.30pm in Church House, Widecombe-in-the-Moor.
Also invited:
District Councillor Jeffery, County Councillor Gribble and Community Police Officers.
Members of the press and public are welcome.
Suzanna Hughes
Clerk to the Parish Council
Agenda
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To receive apologies for absence
2. OPEN FORUM
2.1 Members of the public are invited to address the Council
2.2 Presentation by The History Group about their project to restore the old pig-house and create a
memorial garden
3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST AND REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATION
Councillors are reminded of their responsibility to continually update their Notice of Registerable Interests and to declare any disclosable interests, including the nature and extent of such interests they have in any items to be considered at this meeting. Unforeseen requests for a Dispensation to be considered at this point only if there was no way a Councillor would have been aware of such before the meeting.
4. RATIFICATION OF MINUTES
To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 7 September 2017
5. POLICE REPORT
6. COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
7. DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
8. DELEGATES REPORTS
9. MATTERS ARISING
(a) Widecombe Fair
(i) To review this year’s Fair and receive proposed draft contact for next year
(ii) To receive correspondence from Mr & Mrs Raymond
(b) Communication sign up page
(i) Cllr Hassell to update
(ii) To consider making a grant to The History Group towards the cost of hosting and running the
website
(c) Tree survey - to commission Rupert Baker to carry out a survey of the trees on the green as
recommended in his report in June 2016
(d) Defibrillator - training update
(e) Mobile phone coverage - to receive details of a project being run by EE
(f) Hazards of Horse Riding - to receive correspondence
(g) Moor than Meets the Eye - Cllr Fenton to update
(h) Rural Skip - a reminder that this will be located in the car park on Saturday 7th October, 10am –4pm
10. PLANNING
(a) New applications/appeals:
(i) 0480/17 - Erection of a general purpose agricultural barn with hardstanding at Land at Higher Sherwell,Poundsgate
(ii) 17/0055 - Proposed tree works, Widecombe Green
(b) Decisions:
(i) 0358/17 - Erection of livestock shed at Great Cator Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
To note that DNPA has granted conditional planning permission
(ii) 0359/17 - Erection of lean-to on existing shed (46m x 6m) at Great Cator Farm, Widecombe-in- the-Moor
To note that DNPA has granted conditional planning permission
(iii) 0500/16 – Works relating to a change of use to form residential educational centre, including the conversion of existing buildings and erection of new, for residential educational purposes ad demolition of existing and erection of new farm buildings, East Shallowford Farm, Widecombe-in- the-Moor
To note that DNPA has granted conditional planning permission
11. FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE
11.1 To receive and approve payments for approval:
Cheque no 000961 - Clerk’s salary and disbursements - £243.97
Cheque no 000962 - HMRC (PAYE) - £150.80
Cheque no 000963 - G Partridge (Strimming work around the village) - £300
12. HIGHWAYS
12.1 To report any highways issues
12.2 To note the dates of this year’s Parish and Town Council Highways Conference
Potholes and other highways maintenance issues can be reported direct to DCC:
Telephone: 0345 155 1004 Email: customer@devon.gov.uk Online: http://www.devon.gov.uk/road_maintenance.htm
13. CORRESPONDENCE
Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence not otherwise dealt with on the agenda or already emailed to members for information
14. MATTERS OF INFORMATION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN
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The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on 2 November 2017 at 7.30pm
The information on this page was last modified on October 03 2017 15:13:47.