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Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Widecombe Parish Council Agenda February 2018
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, J Lomax, S Morley, A Routley, J Southcombe, T Hassell
and M Welby
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL to be held on THURSDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2018 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 4 January 2018
5. POLICE REPORT
6. COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
7. DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
8. DELEGATES REPORT
Including:
(a) Communication - Cllr Hassell/Cllr Morley to update
9. MATTERS ARISING
(a) Widecombe Fair - to receive and consider the proposed draft contact for next year
(b) New affordable housing development (field adjacent to Brook Lane Cottages) - to report on meeting
with Teign Housing and TDC regarding plans to develop the site
(c) Maintenance of hedge and bank adjacent to leat opposite tennis court - to consider a request that the
Parish Council takes steps to preserve the historic leat
(d) Tree Surveys
(i) To receive tree report from Rupert Baker
(ii) To review frequency of surveys in view of the recent case of Cavanagh v Witley Parish Council
(e) Annual Parish Meeting - to confirm date and format
10. PLANNING
(a) New applications/appeals:
(i) 0023/18 - Replacement floor, roof over garden room and internal alterations to main house,
internal alterations, installation of glazing to rear slope of roof and replacement ceilings to
cottage, internal repairs, replacement window and installation of glazing to roof slope to Shippon
and installation of French drains and repointing of walls and chimneys at Middle Natsworthy,
Widecombe-in-the-Moor
(ii) 0026/18 – Removal of asbestos ceiling within dwelling, replacement door and windows to hay
barn at Rowden Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
(iii) 0028/18 – Amendment to extant permission for two storey side extension to dwelling house and
extension of timber decking at Rogues Roost Cottage, Poundsgate
(b) Decisions:
(i) 0534/17 – Erection of agricultural building (13.7m x 9.1m), Land at Newcott Farm Cottages,
Poundsgate
To note that DNPA has refused to grant planning consent
11. FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE
(a) To receive and approve payments for approval:
▪ Cheque no 000970 - Clerk’s salary and disbursements - £246.39
▪ Cheque no 000971 - Widecombe Village Hall - £50
▪ Cheque no 000972 - Church House (hire of hall for PC meetings from April 2017 - March 2018) -
£110
▪ Cheque no 000973 – Rupert Baker (Tree survey) - £305
12. HIGHWAYS
To note/report any 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
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
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The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on 1 March 2018 at 7.30pm
The information on this page was last modified on January 30 2018 10:22:12.