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, S Jones, C Partridge and S Zab
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL in Church House, Widecombe on
THURSDAY 5 OCTOBER 2023 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 andinvited 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 onlyif 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 September 2023
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 Edwards, Partridge & Zab)
(a) Parish Field
To note the income and expenditure to date
(b) Affordable Housing
Update
(c) Trees
(i) To consider the offer of a horse chestnut sapling for planting on the Village Green
(ii) To commission a tree condition report for Autumn
(d) North Hall underlease between the Parish Council and WDSG
To agree costs for drafting a Licence to Underlet and an Underlease
(e) Lay-by at the bottom of Widecombe Hill
To receive advice from Highways and consider quotations to improve the area for parking
7. PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON
(Cllrs Bibby, Jones & Guest)
(a) New planning applications/appeals:
(i) 0427/23 & 0428/23 – Lower Cator Farmhouse, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Replacement garden room extension to front
(ii) 0410/23 – Great Cator Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Conversion of traditional stone barn to holiday let with associated garden and parking area
(revised application)
(iii) 0394/23 & 0395/23 – Pink Cottage, Ponsworthy,
Increase existing chimney height
(revised drawings)
(b) Planning Decisions
To report any decisions
8. FINANCE & GOVERNANCE
(Cllrs Bibby, Jones & Guest)
(a) Payments
To receive and approve payments for approval:
- Clerk’s salary and disbursements (October) – £261.37<.li>
- HMRC – PAYE Q2 – £177
- Information Commissioners Officer – Data Protection Licence renewal – £35 (direct debit) –
- Leusdon Memorial Hall – Hall hire (September) – £20
(b) Budget 2024-25
To share thoughts about next year’s budget requirements
(Finance team to draft a budget for initial review next meeting)
9. HIGHWAYS
(a) Cleaning of yellow lines at Newbridge – update
(b) 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
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 date of the next meeting is 2 November at 7.30pm in Church House, Widecombe