WIDECOMBE PARISH COUNCIL
 
Clerk - 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, Morley, Nosworthy, Seale, Smerdon, Tempest & Wallace
 
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the PARISH COUNCIL to be held on THURSDAY 6th MAY 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.         ELECTION OF OFFICERS
            (a)         Chairman
            (b)        Vice-Chairman
            (c)         Communications Officer
(d)        Other delegates
3.         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.
4.         RATIFICATION OF MINUTES
To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 1st April 2010.
5.         POLICE REPORT     
6.         COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
7.         DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
8.         MATTERS ARISING
(a)         Walk-about-inspection – to discuss findings
(b)        Car park boundary wall and hedge – to discuss quotations
(c)         Grants – to consider applications made to the Parish Council           
(d)        Car-parking – grace period for users of the Post Office
(e)         Part-night lighting - DCC consultation
9.         PLANNING
(a)         New applications/appeals
                        (i)         Bowden Barn
                                    Appeal against refusal of permission.
            (b)        Decisions
(i)                   0539/10 – Blackdown Piper Farm, Widecombe
Construction of an agricultural building and hardstanding
Granted conditionally
                        (ii)         0059/10 – East Shallowford Farm, Widecombe
                                    Alterations to farmhouse (revised applicationof some works granted 0091/09)
                                    Granted conditionally
(iii)                0083/10 -  Bagpark, Widecombe
Replacement single storey outbuilding to provide garaging, machinery store, hay and log stores
Granted conditionally
(iv)                0120/10 – Land at Dunstone (Field No 6418), Widecombe
Erection of agricultural building (9m x 6m)
Application withdrawn                                                      
 10.       CORRESPONDENCE
            (a)         DNPA Forum – 28th May at 2.15pm in the Meeting Room at Parke
(b)        Dartmoor Access Forum – Annual Report 2009
(c)         The Flyer – Teignbridge CVS
(d)        TDC – Standards Committee- agenda/minutes
(e)         DNPA – Agenda - Development Management Committee 7th May
(f)         DNPA – Agenda – Meeting 7th May
11.        HIGHWAYS                
(a)         Maintenance/Pothole map
(b)        Notification of Temporary Prohibition of through Traffic – Road past Bonehill, Widecombe
(c)         To report on any other highways issues.                                        
12.        DELEGATES REPORTS
13.        MATTERS OF INFORMATION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN    
14.        FINANCE
            (a)         Payments for approval:
§ Cheque no 000698 - Clerk’s salary and disbursements for April - £245.65
§ Cheque no 000699 – Matt Storrs - £124.07
§ Cheque no 000700 – Community First – Renewal of Insurance - £258.44
(b)        Income received:           
                           First instalment of precept (less DALC subscription £110.38) - £2639.62
(c)         To note account balances as at 30 April 2010:
§     Current account - £4067.54
§ Deposit account £4834.38            
            (d)        To agree and sign off the accounts for year ending 31 March 2010
The next meeting of the Council will be held on 3rd June 2010