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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, T Hassell, J Lomax, S Morley, A Routley,
J Southcombe & M Welby
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL to be held on THURSDAY 7 MARCH 2019 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
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
(i) To receive a request for an amendment to the January minutes (members to note that these minutes
have already been approved and signed)
(ii) To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 7 February 2019
5. POLICE REPORT
6. COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
7. DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
8. DELEGATES REPORTS
9. MATTERS ARISING
(a) Community Housing Project - to receive an update
(b) Widecombe Village Hall - update on the arrangements for the parish poll
(c) Parish Field - to receive correspondence from Michelmore Hughes and market appraisal of the land
(d) Grazing Licence 2019 - to receive tenders for the Parish Field
(e) Newbridge - to consider proposals put forward by Rob Steemson, DNPA, with regards to proposals to
prevent parking in front of the gates
(f) Grants requests (s.137 LGA 1972) - to consider applications from:
(i) Leusdon PCC
(ii) St Pancras PCC
(iii) Leusdon Memorial Hall
(g) Elections 2 May 2019 – clerk to update members
10. PLANNING
(a) New applications/appeals
(i) 0059/19 - Installation of 20m telecommunications column mast accommodating three
antennas, pole mounted satellite dish, ancillary equipment cabinets, cabling, landscaping and
access track at Land at Newbridge Hill, Poundsgate1
(ii) 0074/19 - Erection of agricultural workers dwelling (principal dwelling) at land to the north of
Lower Blackaton, Blackdown Piper, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
(iii) 0083/19 - Change of use of agricultural land to mixed agricultural/equine use and erection of
stable block at Hatchwell Hall, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
(iv) 0068/19 - Remove metal roof and replace with natural slate, installation of new roof lights,
removal of existing extension, addition of new extension and erection of open fronted timber
framed car port at Bowden Barn, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
(b) Decisions
To report any decisions, if received.
11. FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE
(a) Payments
To receive and approve payments for approval:
▪ Cheque no 001002 - Clerk’s salary and disbursements (March) - £256.87
12. HIGHWAYS
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
13. CORRESPONDENCE
Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence not otherwise dealt with on the agenda, including:
13.1 Complaint about too many visitors to Widecombe - Cllr Morley to report
13.2 Publishing of Parish Council minutes - Cllr Morley to report
13.3 Access improvements to the footpath at the bottom of Century Hill - Cllr Morley to report
14. MATTERS OF INFORMATION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN
The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Thursday 21 March at 7.00pm.
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Thursday 5 April 2019 at 7.30pm
The information on this page was last modified on March 03 2019 14:55:36.