Minutes 12th May 2022
Parish Council meeting was held on
Thursday 12th May 2022 at 8 p.m. in the Parish Hall
1. MEMBERS PRESENT
Mr G. Hall (Chairman), Mr D. Berry, Mr G. Kingdom, Mrs J. Mitchell, Ms R. Wibberley, Mr M. Lake, Cllr Polly Colthorpe (District Councillor)
Parishioner: Mr. S. Cole
2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Mr P. Lake (Other commitment), Mr J. Grant (Work), Cllr Margaret Squires (County Councillor)
3. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the meeting held on 14th April 2022 had already been circulated prior to the meeting.
Proposal: Agreement to the content of the minutes was proposed by Mrs Mitchell and seconded by Mr Kingdom and was unanimously agreed by the meeting. The minutes were signed by the chairman.
4. DECLARATION OF INTEREST
None
5. MATTERS ARISING
None
6. PLANNING APPLICATION (22/00707/MFUL)
Installation of underground gas pipeline linking Menchine Farm anaerobic digestion plant to Edgeworthy Farm anaerobic digestion plant |Site of Anaerobic Digester Menchine Farm to Edgeworthy Farm Nomansland Devon
Mr. Cole gave details of this planning application and short discussion took place.
Proposed: Mr Berry proposed and Mr Kingdom seconded agreement with this planning application and the meeting unanimously agreed.
Mr Cole left the meeting
7. PLANNING APPLICATION (22/00709/FULL)Erection of an agricultural building at Lytheland Farm, Pennymoor
A short discussion took place
Proposed: Mr Kingdom proposed and Mrs Mitchell seconded agreement with this planning application and the meeting unanimously agreed.
8. ANNUAL RETURN
a) Annual Governance Statement
The clerk had provided the meeting with a copy of the Accounting Statements before the meeting – Section 2 AGAR 2021/2. The meeting gave YES answers to the first 8 questions with N/A for question 9 on the statement.
Proposal: Mr P. Lake proposed and Mrs Mitchell seconded approval of these Accounting Statements and the meeting unanimously agreed
b) Accounting Statements
The clerk had provided the meeting with a copy of the Annual Governance Statement before the meeting – Section 1 AGAR 2021/22.
Proposal: Mr Kingdom proposed and Mr Berry seconded approval of this Annual Governance Statement and the meeting unanimously agreed.
c) Annual Internal Audit Report
The clerk stated that she had received the completed and signed Internal Audit Report
9. Defibrillator update
The clerk stated that since the first meeting in April there had been a meeting of the sub-group.
PHONE BOX
- The phone box was now owned by the parish council
- The equipment in the phone box has been removed
- Mr Kingdom is going to check the door on the phone box which is a little stiff
- The phone box needs cleaning
FUND RAISING AND DONATIONS
- The monies raised at the cream tea event had risen to £605
- The freemasons had agreed to donate £1000 and are awaiting a presentation of a cheque
The clerk stated that it would be useful if it could be agreed that the parish council donates upto £500 if needed towards the defibrillators.
Proposal: Mr Dave proposed and Mr Lake seconded agreement to the parish council making a donation upto £500 towards the defibrillator costs if needed and the meeting unanimously agreed.
HIGHWAYS
It was reported that a tree had fallen down and uprooted the earth by the road through Cruwys Morchard woods and with a little rain would erode the road and cause a problem.
Several potholes were reported that had already been reported but were told by the Highways department were not big enough to report.
Meeting closed 9:00p.m.