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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 R Newbolt-Young (Chairman), S Booty, G Fenton, S Morley, A Routley, J Southcombe and M Welby
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL to be held on THURSDAY 2 MARCH 2017 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
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To receive apologies for absence
2. OPEN FORUM
Members of the public are invited to address the Council
3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST AND REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATION
Councillors are reminded of their responsibility to continually update their Notice of Registerable Interests and to declare any disclosable interests, including the nature and extent of such interests they have in any items to be considered at this meeting. 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 1 February 2017
5. POLICE REPORT
6. COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
7. DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
8. DELEGATES REPORTS
9. MATTERS ARISING
9.1 Defibrillator - to receive an update
9.2 Grazing Licence 2017 - to receive tenders for the Parish Field
9.3 North Hall Field - to receive an offer from DNPA to renew the lease for 50 years
9.4 Church House Committee - to appoint a Parish Council representative to replace Norma Tempest
9.5 The District of Teignbridge (Off-Street Parking Places) Order 2017 - to consider and comment on a Notice of Proposals affecting parking charges in Widecombe car park
9.6 Annual Parish Meeting - to confirm arrangements for the meeting on 15 March
9.7 Parking in front of the Sports Ground - to receive a request if this space could be used for extra parking on 12 March to accommodate vehicles attending the official opening of The Forge
10. PLANNING
10.1 New applications/appeals:
10.1.1 0084/17 - Demolition of existing agricultural building and erection of replacement agricultural building at Higher Venton Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
10.2 Decisions:
10.2.1 0648/16 - Erection of agricultural workers dwelling, Land at Blackdown Piper Farm, Widecombe- in-the-Moor
To note that DNPA has refused to grant planning permission
11. FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE
11.1 To receive and approve payments for approval:
Cheque no 000935 - Widecombe Fair Committee - £tba
- Town Criers - £168 x 50% = £84
- Medical Cover- £1000 x 25% = £250
- PA system - £169
- Skip hire - contribution invited
- Traffic and pedestrian management - contribution invited
Cheque no 000942 - Clerk’s salary and disbursements (March) - £239.07
11.2 To agree a variation to the bank mandate deleting Norma Tempest as a signatory and adding Cllr Fenton
11.3 To note that the Council’s internal auditor will be unable to carry out any future audit work and to agree the appointment of Hania Lee of Lee Accounting to carry out future internal audits of the Council
12. HIGHWAYS
12.1 To report on any highways issues
Potholes and other highways maintenance issues can be reported direct to DCC:
Telephone: Email: Online:
0345 155 1004 customer@devon.gov.uk 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 or already emailed to members for information
14. MATTERS OF INFORMATION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN
The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on 15 March 2017 at 7.00pm
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on 6 April 2017 at 7.30pm
The information on this page was last modified on February 27 2017 16:43:46.