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 5 SEPTEMBER 2024 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 4 July 2024

      5.     REPORTS

              To receive the following reports:

              (a)         County Councillor

              (b)         District Councillors

              (c)          DNPA Representatives

              (d)         Police

              (e)         Delegate Reports

     7.      PROJECTS & ESTATES

              (Cllrs Raynor & Partridge)

•        Village Walkabout

To receive the notes following the walkabout and agree outstanding actions

(b)         Defibrillator

                             To receive further information from Judy Southcombe regarding the defibrillator cabinet

(c)          Parish Field

       To note income and expenditure to date

     8.      PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON

(Cllrs Bibby, Edwards & Guest)

              (a)         New planning applications/appeals:

                             (i)           0353/24 – Lower Hannaford, Poundsgate

                                           Prior Notification – Steel frame storage building

•        Planning Decisions/Withdrawals

None

     9.      FINANCE & GOVERNANCE

(Cllrs Bibby, Edwards & Guest)

                  (a)         Payments          

To receive and approve payments for approval:

• Clerk’s salary and disbursements –  £277.37 (September)

     10.    HIGHWAYS       

(a)         Road Warden Scheme – update

(b)         Correspondence from Moretonhampstead Parish Council regarding campaigning for a 20moh speed limit

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:

•        The Dartmoor Devil Cycle Ride – to note that the annual cycle ride will be passing through the parish on                                  

       Sunday 27October

•        Information from DNPA regarding Mobile Boost Scheme vouchers

     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 confirm that the next Parish Council meeting will be held on 3 October 2024 in Church House, Widecombe