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 7th OCTOBER 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 6th September 2010.
4.         POLICE REPORT
5.         COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
6.         DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
7.         MATTERS ARISING
(a)         Widecombe Fair – review
(b)        Military Shell – to discuss proposed collection box
(c)         Grant to History Group – to discuss request from History Group
8.         PLANNING
(a)         New applications/appeals
(i)         0462/10 – Installation of one new 8m telephone pole (6.1m above ground) at Lower Bonehill Farm, Widecombe
(ii)         0461/10 – Demolition of existing building and erection of new agricultural building (25m x 18m) at Drywell Farm, Widecombe          
(iii)        0395/10 – Renewal of extant permission to demolish and replace existing barn with gym and swimming pool, and new conservatory to farmhouse at Higher Hannaford Farm, Poundsgate
(iv)        0447/10 – Erection of garage/car port and single storey rear extension at Ravenswood, Leusdon, Poundsgate
            (b)        Decisions
(i)         0395/10 – Renewal of extant permission to demolish and replace existing barn with gym and swimming pool, and new conservatory to farmhouse, Higher Hannaford Farm, Poundsgate
Granted conditionally.
(ii)                 0351/10 – Change of use from elderly persons dwelling to a holiday let, Southway Farm, Widecombe
Granted conditionally.
(iii)                0416/10 – New entrance porch, Springdown, Poundsgate
Granted conditionally
                        (iv)        0326/10 – Small hydro electric scheme, land to rear of Lower Aish, Poundsgate
            Granted conditionally
(v)        0324/10 – Extension (48sqm) to existing barn for storage of farm equipment, Zellions Farm, Poundsgate
            Granted conditionally     
            (c)         Correspondence relating to Blackdown Piper
 9.        CORRESPONDENCE
            To include:
(a)                 DALC Newsletter – Sept/Oct 2010
(b)                 Dartmoor and Exmoor Low Carbon Festival – 9th and 10th October
(c)                 Village Green – September 2010
(d)                 National Housing Federation – Affordable housing keeps villages alive
(e)                 NHS Twentyfourseven
(f)                 The Playing Field
10.        HIGHWAYS                
(a)         Cllr Smerdon to report on meeting with Ian Sampson, Highways Superintendent, re Ponsworthy Splash
(b)        Winter Service on Devon’s Highways – Letter from DCC
(c)         Update from South Area Highways Management and marking of maintenance/pothole map
(d)        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 000716 – P Way (Hire of car park for Widecombe Fair) -  £512
§ Cheque no 000717 – Event Hire Solutions (Portable toilets for Widecombe Fair) – £141.00
§ Cheque no 000718 – Clerk’s salary and disbursements – £227.40
(b)        To note receipt of second instalment of precept – £2,750
(c)         Clerk’s request to attend Pre-election briefing – £25.00 + VAT (shared between 4 councils)
(d)        To note monthly bank reconciliation                                                         
            The next meeting of the Council will be held on 7th October 2010