WIDECOMBE PARISH COUNCIL

Clerk to the Parish - Mrs Suzanna Hughes LL.B (Hons)
4 Rose Cottages, East Ogwell, Newton Abbot.TQ12 6AR
Telephone: 01626 330311      Email: suzanna@fsmail.net
To:
Councillors Newbolt-Young (Chairman), Tame (Vice Chairman), Booty, Morely, Nosworthy, Seale, Smerdon, Tempest & Wallace
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the PARISH COUNCIL to be held on THURSDAY 1st APRIL 2010 at 7.30pm in the Church House, Widecombe-in-the-Moor.
Also invited:
District Councillor Jeffrey, County Councillor Gribble and Community Police Officers.
Members of the press and public are welcome.
Suzanna Hughes
Clerk to the Parish Council
 
Agenda
OPEN FORUM
The public and members of the Parish Council are invited to comment on items on the agenda or any other matter they feel should be brought to the attention of the Parish Council 
(Limited to 15 minutes).
1.          APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2.         DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members are reminded of their responsibility to continually update their Notice of Registerable Interests and invited to state whether they have a personal or prejudicial interest in any matter to be discussed during this meeting.
3.         RATIFICATION OF MINUTES
To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 1st April 2010.
4.         POLICE REPORT
5.         COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
6.         DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
7.         MATTERS ARISING
(a)         Annual Parish Meeting – review, including moving forward with the Parish Plan
(b)        Car park boundary wall and hedge – to discuss matters arising from inspection of Parish Field
(c)         Rural Aid Scheme 2010/11 – to consider making an application
(d)        TETRA Inquiry – Chairman to update members
(e)         Leusdon Church Annual Fun Day –  request to use the Village Green on Tuesday 10th August
(f)         Predisposition, predetermination or bias and the code – to clarify         
(g)         AGM and Walk-about – to confirm date and time
(h)        Rural Skip Service – 11th September
8.         PLANNING
(a)         New applications/appeals
                        (i)         0120/10 – Land at Lower Dunstone (Field No 6148), Widecombe
Erection of agricultural building (9m x 6m)
            (b)        Decisions
(i)                   0539/10 – Blackdown Piper Farm, Widecombe
Construction of an agricultural building and hardstanding
Granted conditionally
                        (ii)         0019/10 – East Shallowford Farm, Widecombe
                                    Timber conservatory
                                    Granted conditionally
(ii)                 0035/10 0 Arqiva Transmitting Station, Blackslade Farm, Widecombe
Installation of oe 0.75m VSAT dish antenna and associated feeder cables
Granted conditionally
            (c)         Planning concerns – parishioners’ concerns over recent applications at Bagpark and Blackdown Piper q                                  Farm
 9.        CORRESPONDENCE
            (a)         Household Recycling Collection Service
(b)        Clerk & Councils Direct
(c)         Green Communities – Energy Saving Trust
(d)        DCC – Devon Talk – Spring 2010TDC Council (Budget) Meeting – 22 Feb 2010
            (e)         Energy Saving Trust – Green Communities
            (f)         TDC – Agenda of Council meeting – 6th April
            (g)         Duty of Regard – Natural England
            (h)        DAPC Newsletter – March/April 2010
            (i)         TDC – Development Control Committee - Agenda
10.        HIGHWAYS                
(a)         Maintenance/Pothole map
(b)        To report on any other highways issues.
11.        DELEGATES REPORTS
12.        MATTERS OF INFORMATION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN
13.        FINANCE
            (a)         Payments for approval:
§ Cheque no 000695 - Clerk’s salary and disbursements for March - £255.32
§ Cheque no 000696 – Matt Storrs - £90
(b)        To note account balances at 31 March 2010:
§ Current account - £tbc
§ Deposit account £4834.38                                                                      
The next meeting of the Council will be held on 6th May 2010