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 Y Elliott (Chair), J Bibby, D Edwards, T Guest, C Partridge, S Raynor and S Zab
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL in Leusdon Memorial Hall on THURSDAY 4
APRIL 2024 at 7.30pm.
Suzanna Hughes
Clerk to the Parish Council
Agenda
- APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
- OPEN FORUM
Members of the public are invited to address the Council - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST AND REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATION
Members to be reminded of their responsibility to continually update their Notice of Registerable Interests and
invited to state whether they have any interest in the items to be discussed during this meeting in accordance
with the Council’s Code of Conduct. 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. - RATIFICATION OF MINUTES
To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 7 March 2024 - REPORTS
To receive the following reports:
(a) County Councillor
(b) District Councillors
(c) DNPA Representatives
(d) Police
(e) Delegate Reports, including: Chair to report on a meeting with Widecombe Primary School
6. PROJECTS & ESTATES
(Cllrs Edwards, Partridge & Zab)
(a) Parish Field
(i) To note the income and expenditure to date (no change from last month)
(ii) Grazing Licence – to note that the field has now been let
(b) Devon Air Ambulance Night Landing Site
Update
(c) D-Day commemorations
To discuss the role of the Parish Council in arranging a commemorative event
7. PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON
(Cllrs Bibby, Raynor & Guest)
(a) New planning applications/appeals:
(i) 0125/24 – Lowen Cottage, Poundsgate
0126/24 – Lowen Cottage, Poundsgate (Listed Building Consent)
Dry stone granite garden wall
(b) Planning Decisions
(i) 24/0014 – Village Green, Widecombe
Permission to fell sycamore tree T1 (tree is in poor physiological health and has cambial
dysfunction and bark necrosis on the main stem)
To note that DNPA has no objections to this proposal
8. FINANCE & GOVERNANCE
(Cllrs Bibby, Raynor & Guest)
(a) Payments
To receive and approve payments for approval:
- Clerk’s salary and disbursements – £277.37
- HMRC (PAYE Q4) – £189
- Leusdon Memorial Hall (hire of hall – April) – £22
(b) Small Grants Scheme
To consider applications for a small grant and agree allocation of funding
9. HIGHWAYS
To report any new highways issues not already reported to DCC
Potholes and other highways maintenance issues can be reported direct to DCC:
Online: https://www.devon.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/report-a-problem/
Telephone: 0345 155 1004
Email: customer@devon.gov.uk
10. CORRESPONDENCE
Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence not otherwise dealt with on the agenda
11. MEMBERS’ ITEMS FOR INFORMATION OR GENERAL DISCUSSION, FOR INCLUSION ON FUTURE AGENDAS
AND/OR ITEMS REQUIRING URGENT ATTENTION
Members are reminded that they have not received the statutory notice of this business to be transacted and
should therefore recognise that any decision made may be taken to be unlawful if challenged in the future
12. NEXT MEETING
Date of next meeting: 2 May 2024 at 7.30pm in Church House, Widecombe