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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 Booty, Edwards, Elliott, Fenton, Hassell, Partridge, Routley and Whiteside
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL to be held on Zoom on THURSDAY 3
SEPTEMBER 2020 at 7.30pm.
Suzanna Hughes
Clerk to the Parish Council
The link to join this meeting can be found here.
As a member of the public, if you wish to join the meeting please use the following information:
Meeting ID: 841 7375 1072 Password: 893509
You can also use a landline to dial into this meeting to listen and participate. Please contact the clerk if you wish to
do this and she will provide you with the information on how to do this.
Agenda
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. CO-OPTION
To receive an application from Jenny Clare to join the Parish Council as a co-opted member
3. OPEN FORUM
Members of the public are invited to address the Council
4. 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.
5. RATIFICATION OF MINUTES
To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 2 July 2020
6. REPORTS
To receive reports from:
(a) County Councillor
(b) District Councilllors
(c) DNPA Representatives
(d) Police
(e) Delegate Reports
7. ESTATES
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Fenton & Whiteside
(a) North Hall Field Lease
To receive solicitor’s advice relating to the draft least and to respond to the points raised
(b) Planting of sapling on Village Green
To consider a proposal from the Widecombe History Group to plant commemorative tree (details
circulated to members)
8. PROJECTS
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Edwards)
(a) Tree Stump Carving
Cllr Edwards to present proposal for carving of tree stump on the green
9. PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Booty & Elliott)
(a) New planning applications/appeals:
(i) 0370/20 - Field to the west of Brook Lane Cottages, Brook Lane, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Construction of eight affordable residential dwellings and associated infrastructure
(ii) 0349/20 - Middle Natsworthy, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Replacement hall chimney with replacement cap and lead tray at roof level; repairs to pointing
and flashing of north chimney and replacement concrete cap
(iii) 0324/20 - The Bakehouse and The Wheelhouse, Ponsworthy
Replace and raise roof plus addition of bridge to form first floor rear access to The Bakehouse
and reinstatement of timber cladding with new windows on The Wheelhouse
(iv) Consultation Airwave Solutions Ltd – DAC169/EAS0546 – Proposed Base Station Site Upgrade,
Land at Glebe Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor NGR 271268, 076855
To note the response of the Parish Council
(b) Planning Decisions/Withdrawals
To report any decisions, if received
10. FINANCE & GOVERNANCE
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Partridge & Routley)
(a) Payments
To receive and approve payment for approval:
• Cheque no 001055 - Clerk’s salary and disbursement (September) - £272.06
(b) NALC National Salary Award 2020/21
To note the new pay scales for clerks to be implemented from 1 April 2020 (copy circulated to
members – clerk currently on SCP 20)
11. 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: https://www.devon.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/report-a-problem/
Telephone: 0345 155 1004
Email: customer@devon.gov.uk
12. CORRESPONDENCE
Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence not otherwise dealt with on the agenda
13. 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
14. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
To note that the next meeting will be held on 1 October 2020
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