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Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Widecombe Parish Council Agenda
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 (Chairman), Booty, Fenton, Morley, Nosworthy, Routley, Tame, Tempest & Whale
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL to be held on THURSDAY 5th FEBRUARY 2015 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 Parish Council meeting held on 8 January 2014
5. POLICE REPORT
6. COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
7. DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
8. DELEGATES REPORTS
9. MATTERS ARISING
(a) Grazing Licence 2015 – to consider tenders received
(b) DCC Consultation: Public Transport Review – members invited to comment
(c) Annual Parish Meeting - 18 March – to confirm attendance of Mark Allot, Project Manager – ‘Moor than Meets the Eye’
(d) Widecombe Fair – to receive quotation for portable toilet hire
(e) Grant – to receive a request for a grant from Leusdon Memorial Hall
(f) The Transparency Code (Smaller Authorities) – to discuss compliance with this Code
(g) Elections – 7 May 2015 - Update
10. FINANCE
(a) Payments for approval:
Cheque no 000872 - Clerk’s salary and disbursements (February) - £259.82
Cheque no 000873 - Church House (hire of hall for PC meetings from April 2014-March 2015 inclusive) - £110
Cheque no 000874 - Widecombe Fair Committee - £668.16
(b) Widecombe Fair Balance Sheet – members to receive
11. PLANNING
(a) New applications/appeals
(i) Internal and external alterations to the site an buildings, including restoration of the barn to provide interpretation space in association with programmed heritage visits at Higher Uppacott, Poundsgate
(b) Decisions
To note, if any received.
(c) To receive correspondence from Mrs Godfrey regarding the objection raised by the Parish Council to the planning application to extend the barn at Blackdown Piper Farm.
12. HIGHWAYS
(a) To receive a response from DCC Highways Officer, Scott Riddell, in response to this Council’s suggestion to change the ‘no waiting’ times outside the school from 10am-4pm to 10am-3pm.
(b) To report any highways issues
Pothloles and other highways maintenance issues can be reported direct to DCC:
Telephone: 0345 155 1004
Email: customer@devon.gov.uk
Online: http://www.devon.gov.uk/road_maintenance.htm
13. CORRESPONDENCE
Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence not otherwise dealt with on the agenda.
Other items for information only will be placed in the circulation folder or emailed direct to members.
14. MATTERS OF INFORMATION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on 5 March 2015
The information on this page was last modified on February 03 2015 10:22:12.