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
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL in Church House, Widecombe on
THURSDAY 3 APRIL 2025 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
3. 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.
4. RATIFICATION OF MINUTES
To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 6 March 2025
5. REPORTS
To receive the following reports:
(a) County Councillor
(b) District Councillors
(c) DNPA Representatives
(d) Police
(e) Delegate Reports
6. PROJECTS & ESTATES
(Cllrs Raynor & Partridge)
- Public toilets consultation
Update
(b) Parish Field
(i) To note that there has been no change to the income and expenditure since last month
(ii) Grazing licence – update?
(c) Teignbridge District Council-owned bench in car park
Quotation for replacement timber
(d) Horse chestnut sapling
To agree a date for planting in the autumn
7. PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON
(Cllrs Bibby, Edwards & Guest)
- New planning applications/appeals
- 0210/24 – Challamoor Field, Buckland-in-the-Moor
Consultee Notification of Amendments: Installation of 20m lattice telecommunications tower supporting 9 no. antennas, 2 no 600mm dishes, together with 1no. foul weather enclosure, 1 no. generator and 1no. meter cabinet plus a 1.2m satellite dish and compound fencing for the EAS and Shared Rural Network projects
- Planning Decisions/Withdrawals
- 0053/25 – Lower Dunstone Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Installation of package treatment plant to replace a septic tank
To note that DNPA has granted conditional consent
8. FINANCE & GOVERNANCE
(Cllrs Bibby, Edwards & Guest)
(a) Payments
To approve the following payments:
- Clerk’s salary & disbursements – £287.37
- HMRC (PAYE Q4) – £196.40
- Church House (hire of hall 2024/25 – 8 meetings @ £12 per meeting) – £96
- Annual Parish Meeting – 22 May 2025
To confirm format and arrangements
9. HIGHWAYS
(a) Road Warden Scheme – update
(b) Other highways matters
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. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
To confirm that the next Parish Council meeting will be held on 8 May 2025 in Church House, Widecombe