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 Booty, Edwards, Elliott, Fenton, Hassell, Partridge, Routley and Whiteside
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL to be held on Zoom on THURSDAY 4 JUNE
2020 at 7.30pm.
Suzanna Hughes
Clerk to the Parish Council
The link to join this meeting can be found here
As a member of the public, if you wish to join the meeting please use the following information:
Meeting ID: 845 0078 0089 Password: 600271 You can also use a landline to dial into this meeting to listen and participate. Please contact the clerk if you wish to do this and she will provide you with the information on how to do this.
Agenda
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. 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 7 May 2020
5. REPORTS
To receive reports from:
5.1 County Councillor
5.2 District Councilllors
5.3 DNPA Representatives
5.4 Police
5.5 Delegate Reports
6. ESTATES
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Fenton & Whiteside)
6.1 Sycamore Tree
6.1.1 To approve additional expenditure for closure of the road whilst the sycamore tree is felled, as
advised by DCC Highways Engineer
6.1.2 To approve risk assessment for use by all Council contractors, as advised by DALC
7. PROJECTS
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Edwards)
7.1 Poundsgate Noticeboard
Cllr Partridge to update
8. PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Booty & Elliott)
8.1 New planning applications/appeals:
8.1.1 0216/20 & 0217/20 – Change of use of barn to bunk barn and retreat barn & Change of use of
two barn to two holiday lets at Southcombe Barn, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
8.2 Planning Decisions/Withdrawals
To report any decisions, if received
9. FINANCE & GOVERNANCE
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Partridge & Routley)
9.1 Payments
To receive and approve payment for approval:
- Cheque no 001046 – Clerk’s salary and disbursements (June) – £257.47
10. HIGHWAYS
10.1 To note action by the Chairman regarding the recent parking situation on Dartmoor and to agree
whether this Council can take any further action to reinforce requests for help from the relevant
authorities
10.2 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
11. CORRESPONDENCE
Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence not otherwise dealt with on the agenda including:
11.1 Email from a parishioner asking the Parish Council to make representations to relevant bodies regarding
the mobile phone coverage in the parish
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. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
To note that the next meeting will be held on 2 July 2020