Agenda for March 2025 meeting

Newton St Cyres Parish Council

Notice of Meeting of Parish Council

Dear Councillors

I hereby give notice that a Meeting of the above-named Parish Council will be held Council will be held in the Club Room, Parish Hall on Thursday 6 March 2025 at 7.00pm

 

All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the Business to be transacted at the meeting set out hereunder.

Dated this 28 February 2025

Signed                        Jane Hole

Clerk to the Parish Council             parishclerk@newtonstcyres-pc.gov.uk          01392 851148

 

Public Participation

Public Question Time.  Members of the public are invited to give their views and ask questions on issues on this agenda or to raise issues for future consideration by the Parish Council.

 

Formal Business 

(Members of the public may not take part in the formal business of the Parish Council except under special circumstances)

 

01/03/25    Apologies

                       To receive apologies

 

02/03/25    Declaration of Interest

                       To receive declarations of personal interest (PI) and disclosable pecuniary interests (DPI’s) in respect of items on this agenda

 

03/03/25    Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday 6 February 2025 (previously circulated)

                       To be agreed and signed as a true record

 

04/03/25    Newton St Cyres Parish Council Issues relevant to Mid Devon District Council

4.1                 Planning Applications 

                       25/00254/CAT - Notification of intention to fell 1 Sycamore, reduce the height of 1 Corsican Pine by 50% within the Conservation Area at Court Orchard Copse, Station Road

4.2                 Planning Decisions

                       24/01704/HOUSE - Installation of 3 roof windows at Bidwell Barton House Newton St Cyres – no comment submitted under delegated authority – application withdrawn

4.3                 Report from District Councillors on issues relevant to the parish  

4.4                 Quarterly Report - Planning and local authority update – Cllr G Barnell

 

05/03/25    Newton St Cyres Parish Council issues relevant to Devon County Council

5.1                 Report from County Councillor on issues relevant to the Parish

5.2                 Footpaths – to note DCC increase in funding for footpaths - can we bid for additional DCC funding to improve our paths especially FP1 and FP4 and update from Footpath Warden

5.3                 To note meeting with DCC Officers on March 13 at 7pm to discuss outcome of the Boniface Trail consultation – consultation results circulated separately

 

06/03/25    Finance

6.1                 To agree Payments and note Receipts:

 

Expenditure – current account	£	Receipts – current account	£
Bank Charges (Jan)	6.00	DCC CE grant	437.00
NSC Parish Hall – room hire Dec to Feb	39.00	DCC Locality grant	500.00
A J Carpenter – new noticeboard at Rec	120.00	VAT	970.84
J Hole – Salary and expenses	407.69	Receipts Car Park Maint acct
HMRC – PAYE	59.00

 

 

 

6.2                 To approve on-line authorisation for this month’s payments

6.3                 Balances (after above transactions)

6.3.1            Parish Council Current Account balance: £9,224.48

6.3.2            Footpath Account: £788.02 (included in Current Account balance)

6.3.3            Parish Hall Car Park maintenance fund balance: £6,698.94 (separate Bank account)

6.4                 Financial Statement and Budget Monitor

6.5                 To sign bank forms to remove J Browne as signatory and add Cllr M Herpoldt-Bright

6.6                 Quarterly Bank reconciliation – circulated separately

6.7                 To consider grass cutting quotes – details circulated separately

 

07/03/25    Other Parish Council Matters

7.1                 Update on proposed works at the allotments

7.2                 To consider renewal of Quality Council Award

7.3                 Broadband and internet provision

7.4                 Annual Report – to print or not to print?

7.5                 To agree date and format for Annual Parish Meeting (Between 1 March and 1 June)

7.6                 To note feedback from Half Moon Parishioners re future of Bus Shelter and to agree any actions – circulated separately

7.7                 Resilience update - Report on drain at Smallbrook and Snow wardens – Cllr L Ouldridge

 

08/03/25    Forward Agenda Planner/Minor Matters and Items for Future Agenda

8.1                 Review of agenda planner for future meetings.  Copy circulated

                      

09/03/25    Date of next Parish Council meeting:  Thursday 3 April 2025 at 7pm in the Club Room

 

End of Formal Business

Public Participation