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Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Widecombe Parish Council Minutes
Minutes of the Meeting held at Church House, Widecombe on Thursday 7th April 2005
PRESENT: Mrs.M.Phipps (Madam Chairman), Mr.R.Newbolt-Young (Vice), Mr.S.Booty, Mr.S.Morley, Mr.M.Nosworthy, Mr.S.Tame and Mrs.N.Tempest.
APOLOGIES: Mr.M.Pascoe, Sarah Evans and Mrs.A.Came
IN ATTENDANCE: Mr.M.Retallick, Mr.M.Jeffrey and the Clerk Mr.P.Roper.
2698 MINUTES: The minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 3rd March 2005 were signed by the Chairman as being an accurate record of the meeting.
2699 PUBLIC COMMENT/POLICE MATTERS None.
2700 MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
(a) Risk Assessment: Mr. Newbolt-Young informed the meeting that he was about to attend a course on Risk Assessment and asked that Councillors joined him before the next Council meeting for the Village Walk-about when items to be included in the Assessment could be identified.
(b) Parish Council Field Grass Let: the Clerk opened the two sealed bids for this years grass let it having been previously decided to award the let to the highest bid. This was Mrs. Anna Geikie of Mill House whose bid was £311.00.
(c) Annual Parish Meeting: the Chairman suggested that the meeting had been a good success and the addition of refreshment had improved the atmosphere! Thanks were expressed to Mr.Newbolt-Young and Mrs. Tempest for providing the refreshments.
A request from the History Group has been received for financial support for the purchase of a Projector. This was agreed with a limit of a £200 grant. The chairman will communicate with Roger Claxton about the matter.
Mr.Retallick invited the Council to apply to DNPA for funds from the Sustainable Development Fund. The Clerk will request an application form.
(d) Affordable Housing: the Clerk read the reply from Hastoe Housing which thanked the Council for its interest and reassure members that the matters is currently active and further information would be available soon.
The meeting was informed that ¼ acre of land at Dunstone is available for such development.
(e) W.D.S.G.: copy of Insurance Cover provided by Mr. Pascoe.
2701 PLANNING
(a) Weekly Lists sent weekly to the Chairman and placed for circulation
(b) Grant of Planning for: Chittleford Farm, Ley Farm and Pitt Oark.
(c) Amended plans for No.2, Ladymeadow Terrace
(d) 0230 Conversion of stable & groom’s quarters at the Old Rectory. Majority decision to support the application.
(e) 0143/05 Conversion and extension at Taperells Cottage: Decision to have no objection to conservatory but to object to the sporadic development of the extension that creates a separate self contained dwelling unit.
2702 CORRESPONDENCE
(a) TDC: Agendas and Minutes, Notice of DCC elections, letter regarding bonfires, Tree Warden literature, Regional Spatial Strategy and Villages in Action. Rural Skip Service is booked for 11th June at the Coach Park between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm
(b) DNPA: Minutes and Agendas news Release, Community News and Biodiversity News.
(c) DCC: Monthly News Round-up.
(d) dti: encouragement of the use of Broadband providers for rural community use. The Clerk requested that the Council consider paying one quarter of the cost (Approx. £4.00/month) for the Clerk to use Broad which is now available in the Kingsbridge area. This was unanimously agreed.
(e) Various other Magazines/Documents plus above all placed for circulation to councillors.
2703 HIGHWAYS
(a) Highways Maintenance: It was reported that the blitz team have been to the Parish to clean up some of the debris left on the road side of various lanes
(b) A letter written by Miles Fursdon from the Dartmoor Society has been received concerning the width restriction at Newbridge. After discussion it was decided to support the Dartmoor Society in this matter.
(c) Various other items were placed on the monthly map for attention of the Highway Dept
2703 DELEGATES REPORTS
(a) Rural Aid Grant: Mr.Pascoe reported via the Chairman that there was outstanding sum of £500 available for Widecombe which he will pursue on behalf of the Council.
2704 MATTER AT DISCRETION OF MADAM CHAIRMAN
(a) Madam Chairman informed the meeting that Mr. & Mrs. Pascoe were giving up the Post Office after 14 years and that there was to be a collection for a commemoration/thanks. It was decided to contribute £50.00 towards this fund.
2705 FINANCE
(a) Balance Carried forward deposit account £6,255
(b) Clerk’s Salary and Disbursements for March £281.61
(c) Current Account £287.70
(d) Interest on deposit £24.90
(e) A.P.M. refreshments £29.42
(f) Income: Wayleave from Western Power £3.48
(h) DNPA: order for 30 Widecombe Guides taken by Mr.Nosworthy.
(i) DAPC Subs. for LCR £13.00
There being no further business the Chairman closed the meeting at 9.15 pm
NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY 5th May at 7.00pm 2005
The information on this page was last modified on September 13 2005 17:47:05.