Welcome to Widecombe-in-the-Moor

Clerk – Mrs Suzanna Hughes LL.B (Hons)

WIDECOMBE PARISH COUNCIL

4 Rose Cottages, East Ogwell, Newton Abbot.TQ12 6AR

Telephone: 01626 330311      Email: suzanna@fsmail.net

To:

Councillors Newbolt-Young, Booty, Lewis, Morley, Nosworthy, Routley, Tempest & Wallace

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the PARISH COUNCIL to be held on THURSDAY 7^th JULY 2011 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

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.

3.          RATIFICATION OF MINUTES

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 9^th June 2011.

4.          POLICE REPORT

5.         COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT

6.         DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT

7.         MATTERS ARISING

(a)         Housing Needs Survey – to comment on the report

                            (b)        Heritage & Educational Centre – to consider request from the History Group

                            (c)        Artefacts at Bullaton Farm

(d)        Car park boundary wall and hedge – update

(e)        Strimming around the village

8.         PLANNING

(a)         New applications/appeals

(i)         0310/11 – Installation of solar PV system on barn roof at Great Dunstone Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor

(ii)        0330/11 – Extension of rear of existing garage to create garden storage at The Grooms Cottage, Leusdon, Poundsgate

(iii)        0324/11 – Agricultural workshop and store at Lizwell Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor

(iv)        0285/11 – Replacement of metal sheet clad barn at Lower Blackaton, Widecombe-in-the-Moor

            (b)        Decisions

(i)         0218/11 – Renewal of extant permission ref 0357/08 for replacement of profiled metal sheets with natural slate on roof and clad gable ends with sawn plank timber, plus installation of additional supporting timbers, barn at Cordonford Farm, Poundsgate

            Granted conditionally                                                                                                                 (ii)          0212/11 – Erection of an agricultural building (210sqm) including the installation of 84 solar panels on the south facing roofslope, Lower Aish, Poundsgate

Granted conditionally

(iii)        0140/11 – Raise roof of bungalow to create first floor, replace flat roof with pitch roof and associated alterations, Hatchwell Bungalow, Widecombe-in-the-Moor

                                    Granted conditionally

                        Clerk also to report change of address for Hatchwell Bungalow to Hatchwell Farm.

9.         CORRESPONDENCE

(a)         TDC – Litter and Dog Bin Locations

(b)        DNPA – Local Planning Consultations (Local Development Framework)  

  (c)        TDC – New, Draft Council 2011-2015 – consultation

(d)        Reminder about Parish Planning Workshop on 14 July at 6.45pm at Parke

(e)        DNPA Parish Council representatives – results of ballot

(f)         Response from Royal Mail re service in Poundsgate

(g)        Village Green

(h)        The Flyer

(i)         Teignbridge Connect

(j)         Clerk & Councils Direct

(k)        DNPA – Development Management Committee – 1 July 2011

(l)         DNPA – Annual Meeting           

10.        HIGHWAYS               

(a)         Maintenance/Pothole map                                                                                                                                                         

(b)        Notification of road closure – Challacombe Lane and Grendon Cottage to Lower Blackton from 26^th July to 12^th August                                 to enable drainage works

(c)        To report on any other highways issues.

11.        DELEGATES REPORTS

12.        MATTERS OF INFORMATION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN

13.        FINANCE

            (a)         Payments for approval:

• Cheque no 000738 – Clerk’s salary and disbursements for June & July – £378.29
• Cheque no 000739 – HMRC – Clerk’s PAYE (1^st quarter) – £53.40
• Cheque no 000740 – Paul Way – Rental of car park for Widecombe Fair – £522.00
• Cheque no 000741 – Ken Abraham – Internal audit fees – £60.00

1. To note receipt of donation of  £150 from Lion TV for use of the Green for filming and to confirm that it will be shared equally between Widecombe Fair Committee and St Pancras Church
2. To note receipt of donation of £50 from NBC TV for use of the Green for filming and to confirm how this will be redistributed.
3. To note bank reconciliation

The next meeting of the Council will be held on 8^th September 2011