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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 Newbolt-Young , Booty, Fenton, Morley, Routley, Tempest, Welby & Whale
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL to be held on THURSDAY 7TH JANUARY 2016 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. CASUAL VACANCY
To receive and consider applications to fill the casual vacancy on the Parish Council as a co-opted member until the date of the next ordinary elections
3. 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.
4. REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS
To consider a request from all members, as council tax payers in this parish, in order to discuss and vote on at this meeting and future meetings of Widecombe Parish Council the budget and setting of the precept
5. RATIFICATION OF MINUTES
To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 1 November 2015
6. POLICE REPORT
7. COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
8. DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
9. DELEGATES REPORTS
10. MATTERS ARISING
10.1 Housing Needs Survey - to receive the surveys and agree distribution
10.2 Defibrillator – to agree next steps
10.3 Widecombe Fair 2016 - to receive a report from Raymond Amusements and agree a fee for 2016
10.4 Lease of North Hall field - to receive an update from DNPA
10.5 Annual Parish Meeting - to agree date and format
11. FINANCE
11.1 Payments for approval:
Cheque no 000901 - Clerk’s salary and disbursements - £229.32
Cheque no 000902 - HMRC (PAYE) - £147.80
Cheque no 000903 - Widecombe Fair Committee - £1,558.99
Cheque no 000904 - TDC (additional toilet opening - Widecombe Fair) - £238.08
11.2 Precept 2016/17 - to consider and approve budget proposals and agree precept request for 2016/17
12. PLANNING
12.1 New applications/appeals
12.1.1 0591/15 – Change of use, conversion and extension to existing barns to form accommodation for holiday/educational use including staff accommodation and office facilities and the erection of new agricultural barns at East Shallowford Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
12.1.2 0663/15 – Two-storey extension kitchen and bedroom extension, first floor bedroom extension and replacement porch at Drywell Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
12.2 Decisions
12.2.1 0468/15 – Replacement dwelling, Woodcott (formerly Spitchwick Bungalow), Spitchwick, Poundsgate
To note that DNPA has granted conditional planning permission
12.2.2 0590/15 – Removal of large rooflight from front roof slope of building, to be replaced with a smaller conservation-style rooflight and retention of small rooflight to the rear roof slope of the same building at Southway Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
To note that DNPA has granted conditional listed building consent
13. HIGHWAYS
13.1 To report on any highways issues
Potholes 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
14. CORRESPONDENCE
Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence not otherwise dealt with on the agenda:
15. MATTERS OF INFORMATION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on 7 January 2016 at 7.30pm.
The information on this page was last modified on January 05 2016 10:31:23.