WIDECOMBE 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 Newbolt-Young, Booty, Lewis, Morley, Nosworthy, Routley, Tame, Tempest & Wallace
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL to be held on THURSDAY 7th FEBRUARY 2013 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
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 any interest in the items to be discussed during this meeting in accordance
with the Council’s Code of Conduct.
3. REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS
To consider any requests for dispensations
4. RATIFICATION OF MINUTES
To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 3rd January 2013
5. POLICE REPORT
6. COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
7. DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
8. DELEGATES REPORTS
9. MATTERS ARISING
(a) Grazing Licence 2013 – to consider tenders for 2013
(b) Widecombe-in-the-Moor Post Office – public consultation re service relocation to The Shop on the Green
(c) To consider various issues raised by Rev. Geoffrey Fenton:
(i) ‘Moor than Meets the Eye’
(ii) Historical Analysis and Archaeological Assessment
(iii) Formal role of the Parish Council in the annual Remembrance Day Service
(iv) Sandbag storage in the church’s car park/garage
(d) Letter from Lustleigh Parish Council re workmanship relating to potholes
(e) Shaping Community Services for the Future – to receive correspondence from the Mayor of Ashburton regarding an alleged flawed consultation process relating to the options for care in Ashburton, Buckfastleigh and Bovey Tracey communities
(f) Grants
(i) To note receipt of a grant of £639.10 from the Elector Fund to refurbish the WDSG summer house
(ii) Rural Aid – to consider a possible application
(g) Annual Parish Meeting – to agree format
(h) Teignbridge District Council budget proposals – invitation to comment
(i) Buckingham Palace Garden Parties – to recommend the Chairman for invitation
10. FINANCE
(a) Payments for approval
Cheque no 000794 – Clerk’s salary and disbursements (Feb) - £221.90
Cheque no 000795 – Widecombe Fair Committee – 25% contribution towards traffic and pedestrian management expenses - £494.40
(b) Widecombe Fair Balance Sheet – to receive receipt and expenditure report
11. PLANNING
(a) New applications/appeals
None
(b) Decisions
(i) 0471/12 – Single storey dwelling to provide ancillary staff accommodation, replacing fire damaged caravan accommodation, The Old Inn, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
To note that permission has been refused.
(ii) 0637/12 – Erection of brushwood fence along road frontage (retrospective), Jordan Manor, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
To note that permission has been refused.
12. CORRESPONDENCE
Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence.
(a) Letter from Mel Stride, MP
Other items for information only will be placed in the circulation folder
13. HIGHWAYS
(a) To report maintenance issues
(b) To note temporary prohibition of through traffic to enable repairs to cattle grid at Ullacombe
14. MATTERS OF INFORMATION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on 7 March 2013