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 R Newbolt-Young (Chairman), S Booty, G Fenton, S Morley, A Routley, J Southcombe,
N Tempest, M Welby and R Whale
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL to be held on MONDAY 7TH JULY 2016 at 7.30pm in Church House, Widecombe-in-the-Moor.
Also invited:
District Councillor Jeffery, County Councillor Gribble and Community Police Officers.
Members of the press and public are welcome.
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
Councillors are reminded of their responsibility to continually update their Notice of Registerable Interests and to declare any disclosable interests, including the nature and extent of such interests they have in any items to be considered at this meeting. 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 June 2016
5. POLICE REPORT
6. COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
7. DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
8. DELEGATES REPORTS
9. MATTERS ARISING

9.1 Annual Walkabout – to receive an update on items raised on the walkabout
9.2 Connecting Devon and Somerset – to receive a report on a meeting at DNPA re Airband
9.3 Defibrillator - to receive a report and update
9.4 Strimming around the village – to confirm arrangements
9.5 Tour of Britain cycle race – to receive confirmation that DCC is hosting a stage of the event on Friday 9 September finishing at Haytor
10. PLANNING
10.1 New applications:
10.1.1 0322/16 – Linhay Hill Quarry, Ashburton
10.1.2 0288/16 – Change of use to residential dwelling at Coach House, Pitt Park, Widecombe
10.2 Decisions:
10.2.1 0229/16 - Single-storey garden room extension at Drywell Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
To note that DNPA has refused to grant planning permission
11. FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE
11.1 To receive and approve payments for approval:
Cheque no 000920 - Clerk’s salary and disbursements (July & August) - £470.71
Cheque no 000921 - HMRC (PAYE) - £149.60
Cheque no 000922 - Event Hire Solutions (portable toilets balance) - £171.90
Cheque no 000923 – Rupert Baker (tree report) - £295.85

12. HIGHWAYS
12.1 To report on any highways issues
Potholes and other highways maintenance issues can be reported direct to DCC:
Telephone: 0345 155 1004
Email: customer@devon.gov.uk
Online: http://www.devon.gov.uk/road_maintenance.htm
13. CORRESPONDENCE
Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence not otherwise dealt with on the agenda:
13.1 Letter from Dartmoor Commoners Council re straying sheep and boundary maintenance
13.2 Letter from St John the Baptist, Leusdon, thanking the Parish Council for grant received
14. MATTERS OF INFORMATION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on 1 September 2016 at 7.30pm