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 Leusdon Memorial Hall on THURSDAY 5 JUNE 2025 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
(a) To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 1 May 2025
(b) To approve and sign the minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting held on 22 May 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 & Edwards)
(a) Parish Field
(i) To receive most recent income and expenditure report
(b) Widecombe Fair
To review letting agreement and fee for this year’s event
(c) Village Strimming/Weed spraying
To review requirements for 2025-26
(d) Village Walkabout
To agree a date, if desired
7. PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON
(Cllrs Bibby, Partridge & Guest)
- New planning applications/appeals
- 0169/25 – Mill House, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Single storey pitched roof extension
(ii) 0170/25 – Bowden Barn, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Replacement garden store and construction of a parking/turning area
- Planning Decisions/Withdrawals
(i) 0146/25 & 0147/25 – Jordan Manor, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Partial dismantling and rebuilding of a section of dry-stone granite boundary wall to facilitate remedial excavations following a heating oil leak
To note that DNPA has granted conditional consent
8. FINANCE & GOVERNANCE
(Cllrs Bibby, Partridge & Guest)
(a) Payments
To approve the following payments:
- Clerk’s salary & disbursements – £299.07
- Refreshments Annual Parish Meeting (reimbursed to clerk) – £63.44
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, including:
- Email from DNPA re information relating to phone box removals/landline dependency
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. NEXT MEETING
To confirm that the next Parish Council meeting will be held on 3 July 2025 in Church House, Widecombe