WIDECOMBE-IN-THE-MOOR PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk – Mrs Suzanna Hughes LL.B (Hons)
16 Westwood Cleave, Ogwell, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6YE
Email: suzanna.hughes21@gmail.com
To: Councillors Y Elliott (Chair), J Bibby, D Edwards, A Fitzpatrick, T Guest, M Jonas, C Partridge, S Raynor & J Welby
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL in Church House, Widecombe on THURSDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2026 at 7.30pm
Suzanna Hughes
Clerk to the Parish Council
Agenda
- APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. 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.
3. OPEN FORUM
Members of the public are invited to address the Council
4. MINUTES
To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 8 January 2026
6. REPORTS
To receive the following reports:
(a) County Councillor
(b) District Councillors
(c) DNPA Representatives
(d) Police
(e) Delegate Reports
7. PROJECTS & ESTATES
(Cllrs Raynor, Edwards & Fitzpatrick)
(a) Parish Field
Report and update
(b) TDC Assets Review
To receive information from TDC and to arrange a date for a further meeting
(c) Defibrillator
Cllr Edwards to report on the interruption of electricity impacting the defibrillator
(d) North Hall Manor/Glebe Farm – location of archaeological artefacts
To receive correspondence from parishioners requesting the Parish Council’s support to try and locate the archaeological artefacts removed following the DNPA-led and DNPA-funded archaeology dig
8. PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON
(Cllrs Bibby, Partridge, Guest & Welby)
- New planning applications/appeals
None
- Planning Decisions/Withdrawals
None
- Beating of the Bounds
Update from Working Group (Cllrs Guest & Partridge)
9. FINANCE & GOVERNANCE
(Cllrs Bibby, Partridge, Guest & Welby)
- Cash Book & Parish Field
Members to note income & expenditure
(b) Payments
To approve the following payments:
- Clerk’s salary & disbursements – £295.77 (Feb)
- Leusdon Memorial Hall – hire (5 meetings in 2026) – £67.50
(c) Small Grants Scheme
To consider applications for a small grant and agree allocation of funding
- Digital and Data Compliance – Assertion 10 of the Annual Governance and Accountability Return
- To adopt an IT policy which incorporates a ‘Bring Your Own Device’ policy
- To adopt a Data Protection Policy which incorporates a Data Retention Schedule
- To receive and note the data audit
- Update on new website
10. HIGHWAYS
(a) Road Warden Scheme – update
(b) Cleaning of road edges within the village centre – resident’s correspondence
(c) To report any 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
11. CORRESPONDENCE
Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence not otherwise dealt with on the agenda:
(a) Local Leaders’ Event – 26 February at 6pm (Microsoft Teams)
12. 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
13. NEXT MEETING
To confirm that the next Parish Council meeting will be held on 5 March 2026 in Church House, Widecombe