WIDECOMBE PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk – Mrs Suzanna Hughes LL.B (Hons)
4 Rose Cottages, East Ogwell, Newton Abbot.TQ12 6AR
Telephone: 01626 330311 Email: suzanna.hughes21@gmail.com
To:
Councillors Newbolt-Young, Booty, Lewis, Morley, Nosworthy, Routley, Tame, Tempest & Wallace
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the PARISH COUNCIL to be held on THURSDAY 2nd FEBRUARY 2012 at 7.30pm in Church House, Widecombe-in-the-Moor.
Also invited:
District Councillor Jeffrey, County Councillor Gribble and Community Police Officers.
Members of the press and public are welcome.
Suzanna Hughes
Clerk to the Parish Council
Agenda
OPEN FORUM
The public and members of the Parish Council are invited to comment on items on the agenda or any other matter they feel should be brought to the attention of the Parish Council
(Limited to 15 minutes).
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
(i) Members are reminded of their responsibility to continually update their Notice of Registerable Interests and invited to state whether they have a personal or prejudicial interest in any matter to be discussed during this meeting.
(ii) Pre-determination and the Localism Act – members to note the main issues
3. RATIFICATION OF MINUTES
To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 5th January 2012
4. POLICE REPORT
5. COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
6. DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
7. DELEGATES REPORTS
8. MATTERS ARISING
(a) Brook Lane Cottages/Housing Needs Survey – update
(b) Parish Field
(i) To invite tenders for 2012
(ii) Repairs to boundaries, reseeding and refertilising
(c) Heritage and Educational Centre – to receive an update
(d) Core Strategy Consultation
(e) Parish Plan and Neighbourhood Planning
(f) Queen’s Jubilee
(i) Celebratory Evensong and Garden Parties – to nominate a representative to attend
(ii) Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations – to receive a report following the meeting on 30 January and to confirm insurance arrangements
(g) Best Kept Village Competition 2012
9. FINANCE
(a) Payments for approval:
- Cheque no 000756 – Clerk’s salary and disbursements – £219.42
- Cheque no 000757 – Widecombe Fair Committee – £787.10
Members to also note Fair Balance Sheet for 2011 previously circulated
10. PLANNING
(a) New applications/appeals
No new applications received
(b) Decisions
(i) 0598/11 – Certificate of Lawfulness in respect of the use of a mobile home as an independent dwelling unit together with an associated chalet structure and garden area at land at Chittleford Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor To note that DNPA has issued a certificate of lawful use or development for part of the use and development described in this application.
(ii) 0491/11 – Construction of permanent agricultural dwelling and related outbuildings, Blackdown Piper Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
To note that DNPA have refused planning permission.
` (c) To note correspondence from Stephen Belli re applications 0546/11 and 0574/11
11. CORRESPONDENCE
Including:
(a) Commons Act 2006 – to note new entries in the register
For circulation:
(b) TDC – Standards Committee
(c) Teignbridge CVS – The Flyer
(d) Clerk and Councils Direct
12. HIGHWAYS
(a) Maintenance/Pothole map – to note correspondence and update the map
(b) Snow Warden scheme – update
(c) To report on any other highways issues.
13. MATTERS OF INFORMATION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN
The next meeting of the Council will be held on 1st March 2012