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

Email: suzanna.hughes21@gmail.com

To:  Councillors Y Elliott (Chair), J Bibby, D Edwards, A Fitzpatrick, T Guest, C Partridge, S Raynor & J Welby

You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL in Church House, Widecombe  on THURSDAY 2 OCTOBER 2025 at 7.30pm

Suzanna Hughes

Clerk to the Parish Council

Agenda

1. 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

To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 4 September 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 & Fitzpatrick)

              (a)         Village Walkabout

Matters arising from the August walkabout

              (b)         Parish Council Logo

                             To consider draft logos

              (c)          Defibrillator Training

To agree to support training in Leusdon and make an application to the District Councillors’ community fund

(d)         Parish Field

       Report

      7.     PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON

(Cllrs Bibby, Partridge, Guest & Welby)

• New planning applications/appeals

None

• Planning Decisions/Withdrawals

None

      8.     FINANCE & GOVERNANCE

(Cllrs Bibby, Partridge, Guest & Welby)

•        Cash Book & Parish Field

Members to note income expenditure

(b)         Payments          

To approve the following payments:

• Clerk’s salary & disbursements – £295.77 (Oct)
• Information Commissioners Officer – Data Protection Licence renewal – £47 (direct debit)

• Budget 2026-27

              To share thoughts about next year’s budget requirements

       (Finance team to draft a budget for initial review next meeting)

      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.

• Request for family memorial

     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 6 November 2025 in Church House, Widecombe

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PART 2

To resolve that in view of the confidential nature of the business about to be transacted (commercial sensitivity), it is advisable in the public interest, that the press and public be excluded and instructed to

              withdraw from the meeting.

     13.    ASSET OVERVIEW