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Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Widecombe 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
Members to be 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.
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
4.1 To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 2 December 2019
4.2 To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 7 January 2020
5. REPORTS
To receive reports from:
5.1 County Councillor
5.2 District Councilllors
5.3 DNPA Representatives
5.4 Police
5.5 Delegate Reports
6. ESTATES
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Fenton & Whiteside)
6.1 Sycamore Tree – Widecombe Green
To receive arboricultural, tree risk and aerial assessment of the sycamore tree and to agree action
6.2 North Hall Field
6.2.1 To receive and sign the lease from Devon County Council
6.2.2 To receive quotations to prepare the sublease between the Parish Council and Widecombe &
District Sports Group
6.3 Parish Field Tenancy Agreement
To receive quotations for drafting revised tenancy agreement
6.4 Poundsgate Noticeboard Cllr Partridge to update
7. PROJECTS
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Edwards & Morley)
7.1 Widecombe Community Hall
7.1.1 To receive and respond to correspondence about the recent Parish Poll
7.1.2 To receive correspondence from Widecombe Community Hall and to consider the following
proposal:
That the Parish Council supports the building of a new Community Hall in Widecombe and will apply for a loan from the PWLB to help fund this so long as there is a plan to do so without raising the precept and there is a proposal for security of the loan repayments that satisfies the Parish Council prior to the loan being applied for.
7.2 Affordable Housing To receive an update
8. PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Booty & Elliott)
8.1 New planning applications/appeals: None received
8.2 Planning Decisions/Withdrawals
To report any planning decisions/withdrawals, including:
8.2.1 0519/19 – Erection of timber framed agricultural building (13.7m x 5.1m) at Bowden Barn, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
To note that DNPA has granted conditional planning permission
8.2.2 0372/19 – Replacement roof covering, Higher Uppacott, Pounsdage Replacement roof covering
To note that DNPA has granted conditional planning permission
9. FINANCE & GOVERNANCE
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Partridge & Routley)
9.1 Payments
To receive and approve payments for approval:
• Cheque no 001034 - Royal Mail Group (Response plus service) - £66.80
• Cheque no 001035 - DNPA (Postage of Parish Poll letters) - £193.85
• Cheque no 001036 - Royal Mail Group (Response plus service) - £34.95
• Cheque no 001037 - Clerk’s salary and disbursements (Feb) - £235.77
9.2 Annual Parish Meeting
To confirm date as 19 March and to agree format/arrangements
10. HIGHWAYS
To report any new highways issues not already reported to DCC
Potholes and other highways maintenance issues can be reported direct to DCC:
Online: Telephone: Email:
https://www.devon.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/report-a-problem/ 0345 155 1004
mailto:customer@devon.gov.uk
11. CORRESPONDENCE
Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence not otherwise dealt with on the agenda:
11.1 Invitation to attend a Climate Forum organised by ACTion on Climate in Teignbridge on 13 or 19 February
11.2 Invitation to attend a Dartmoor Assembly on the Climate and Ecological crisis on 7 March
12. MEMBERS’ ITEMS FOR INFORMATION OR GENERAL DISCUSSION, FOR INCLUSION ON FUTURE AGENDAS AND/OR ITEMS REQUIRING URGENT ATTENTION
Members are reminded that they have not received the statutory notice of this business to be transacted and should therefore recognise that any decision made may be taken to be unlawful if challenged in the future
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Thursday 5 March 2020 at 7.30pm in Leusdon Memorial Hall