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 Church House, Widecombe on THURSDAY 6 JUNE 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

(a) To approve and sign the minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council meeting held on 2 May 2024

(b) To approve and sign the minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting held on 22 May 2024

5. REPORTS

To receive the following reports:

(a) County Councillor

(b) District Councillors

(c) DNPA Representatives

(d) Police

(e) Delegate Reports

6. REVIEW OF COMMITTEE STRUCTURE AND MEMBERSHIP

7. PROJECTS & ESTATES

(Cllrs Edwards & Partridge)

(a) Parish Field

(i) To note the income and expenditure to date

(ii) To note the recent water leak and actions taken to rectify this. Also to note the estimated cost of £190 for the additional water used.

(b) Widecombe Fair

To review letting agreement and fee for this year’s event

(c) Village Strimming/Weed spraying

To review requirements for 2024-25

(d) Village Walkabout

To agree a date, if desired

8. PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON

(Cllrs Bibby, Raynor & Guest)

(a) New planning applications/appeals:

(i) 0210/24 – Installation of 20m lattice telecommunications tower supporting 9 antennas, 2 600mm dishes together with one foul weather enclosure, 1 generator and 1 meter cabinet plus a 1.2m satellite dish and compound fencing for the EAS and Shared Rural Network projects at Challamoor Field, Buckland in the Moor, Newton Abbot

(b) Planning Decisions/Withdrawals

To report any decisions, if received

9. FINANCE & GOVERNANCE

(Cllrs Bibby, Raynor & Guest)

(a) Payments

To receive and approve payments for approval:

  • Clerk’s salary and disbursements - £289.07
  • Reimbursement to clerk for refreshments purchased for Annual Parish Meeting - £80.98

10. HIGHWAYS

(a) Road Warden Scheme – update and next steps

(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

11. CORRESPONDENCE

Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence not otherwise dealt with on the agenda, including:

(a) Website update – report from Roger Claxton

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 4 July 2024 in Church House, Widecombe