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Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Widecombe Parish Council Agenda
WIDECOMBE-IN-THE-MOOR 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 Booty, Edwards, Elliott, Fenton, Hassell, Morley, Partridge, Routley and Whiteside
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL to be held on MONDAY 2 DECEMBER 2019
at 7.30pm in Church House, Widecombe-in-the-Moor.
Also invited:
District Councillors, County Councillor, DNPA representatives & Community Police Officers
Members of the press and public are welcome.
Suzanna Hughes
Clerk to the Parish Council
Agenda
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. OPEN FORUM
Members of the public are invited to address the Council
3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST AND REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATION
Members to be 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. Unforeseen requests for a Dispensation to be considered at this point only if there was no way a Councillor
would have been aware of such before the meeting.
4. RATIFICATION OF MINUTES
To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 7 November 2019
5. REPORTS
To receive reports from:
5.1 County Councillor
5.2 District Councilllors
5.3 DNPA Representatives
5.4 Police
5.5 Delegate Reports
6. PROJECTS
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Edwards & Morley)
6.1 Postal Vote
Announcement of the result of the postal vote asking the question: ‘Do you support an increase in the annual parish precept (part of your annual council tax bill) as stated in the accompanying fact sheet, so that Widecombe Parish Council can take out a loan in order to make a grant to the Widecombe Community Hall CIO towards the capital costs of building a new community hall in Widecombe?
6.2 Affordable Housing
To receive an update
7. ESTATES
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Fenton & Whiteside)
7.1 Sandbag Store
Cllr Edwards to present operating procedures for the store for approval
7.2 Poundsgate Noticeboard
Cllr Partridge to update
7.3 Parish Field Tenancy Agreement
To receive quotations for drafting revised tenancy agreement
8. PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Booty & Elliott)
8.1 New planning applications/appeals:
To receive new applications as follows:
8.1.1 0519/19 – Erection of timber framed agricultural building (13.7m x 5.1m) at Bowden Barn, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
8.1.2 0550/19 – Erection of new Community Hall, associated new access point, parking and break-out space, Hayes, Field, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
8.2 Planning Decisions/Withdrawals
To report any planning decisions/withdrawals, including:
8.2.1 0426/19 – Installation of replacement private sewage treatment and water supply systems, Tunhill Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor To note that DNPA has granted conditional planning permission
9. FINANCE & GOVERNANCE
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Partridge & Routley)
9.1 Payments
To receive and approve payments for approval:
• Cheque no 001033 - Clerk’s salary and disbursements (Dec & Jan) - £462.84
• Cheque no 001034 - HMRC (PAYE) - £157.80
9.2 Budget and Precept 2020/21
To consider and approve budget proposals and agree precept request for 2020/21 (Also to note alongside this item correspondence from a parishioner received following discussions in
November’s meeting)
9.3 Annual Parish Meeting
To agree date and format
10. HIGHWAYS
To report any new highways issues not already reported to DCC Potholes and other highways maintenance issues can be reported direct to DCC: Online: ttps://www.devon.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/report-a-problem/ Telephone: 0345 155 1004 Email: customer@devon.gov.uk
11. CORRESPONDENCE
Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence not otherwise dealt with on the agenda:
12. MEMBERS’ ITEMS FOR INFORMATION OR GENERAL DISCUSSION, FOR INCLUSION ON FUTURE AGENDAS
AND/OR ITEMS REQUIRING URGENT ATTENTION
Members are reminded that they have not received the statutory notice of this business to be transacted and
should therefore recognise that any decision made may be taken to be unlawful if challenged in the future
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Thursday 6 February 2020 at 7.30pm.
The information on this page was last modified on December 01 2019 11:26:24.