Welcome to Widecombe-in-the-Moor

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 6 MARCH 2025 at 7.30pm.

Suzanna Hughes

Clerk to the Parish Council

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 6 February 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 & Partridge)

(a)          Parish Field

       (i)           To note that there has been no change to the income and expenditure since last month

       (ii)          Grazing licence – to consider applications

              (b)         Teignbridge District Council-owned benches

Update

              (c)          Horse chestnut sapling

                             Update

     7.      PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON

(Cllrs Bibby, Edwards & Guest)

• New planning applications/appeals:
• 0053/25 – Lower Dunstone Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor

Installation of package treatment plant to replace a septic tank

• 0057/25 – Land to the East of Higher Tor Farm, South of lane to Tor Farm, Poundsgate

Erection of an agricultural building with landscaping works to facilitate the use of the site for horticulture and permaculture

• Planning Decisions/Withdrawals

To report any decisions, if received

• Other

To note that there was a site inspection in respect of 0210/24 – Challamoor Field, Buckland-in-the-Moor on 21 February 2025

     8.      FINANCE & GOVERNANCE

(Cllrs Bibby, Edwards & Guest)

(a)         Payments          

To approve the following payments:

• Clerk’s salary & disbursements – £287.37
• Leusdon Memorial Hall – hire of hall for 3 meetings – £54
• S Raynor – Reimbursement for Road Warden Scheme equipment – £374.92
• D Thomas – Reimbursement for Road Warden Scheme equipment – £470.10

     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

     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.    DATE OF NEXT MEETING

To confirm that the next Parish Council meeting will be held on 3 April 2025 in Church House, Widecombe