Agenda for October 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 2 October 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 26 September 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)

 

01/10/25    Apologies - To receive apologies

 

02/10/25    Declaration of Interest

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

 

03/10/25    Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday 4 September 2025 (previously circulated)

                       To be agreed and signed as a true record

 

04/10/25    Newton St Cyres Parish Council Issues relevant to Mid Devon District Council

4.1                 Planning Applications 

                       25/00755/MFUL|Variation of condition (2) of planning permission 18/01800/MFUL (Construction of an on-farm anaerobic digestion plant and associated infrastructure) to allow the substitution of previously approved site plan, to include the addition of CO2 recovery infrastructure|Land at NGR 285024 100245 (East of Lords Meadow Industrial Estate) Crediton Devon

                       25/01305/TPO - Application to fell 1 Pine (T1), 1 Elm (T5) and 1 tree (T2) protected by Tree Preservation Order 82/0003/TPO  at Court Orchard Copse, Station Road

                       25/01306/CAT -  Notification of intention to fell 1 Ash tree (T4) within the Conservation Area at Court Orchard Copse, Station Road

4.2                 Planning Decisions

                       25/01016/HOUSE - Construction of gable roof extension over existing lean-to to increase bathroom headroom at 10 Tytheing Close Newton St Cyres Exeter EX5 5DB – permission granted

                       25/01017/CAT|Notification of intention to remove 1 Virburnum and 1 Cypress tree in a Conservation Area at Fairlawn Church Lane Newton St Cyres Exeter Devon EX5 5BN -  permission granted

                       25/00855/FULL- Erection of a dwelling following the demolition of an agricultural building utilising the Class Q fallback position (24/01062/PNCOU) at Lily Farm – permission granted

4.3                 Report from District Councillors on issues relevant to the parish 

                     Report for Yeo Ward

4.4                 To note report on Local Government Reform 

 

05/10/25    Newton St Cyres Parish Council issues relevant to Devon County Council

5.1                 Report from County Councillor on issues relevant to the Parish

                       Report for C/Cllr S Keeble

 

5.2                 To note Footpath Report 

 

06/10/25    Finance

6.1                 To agree Payments and note Receipts:

Expenditure – current account	£	Receipts – current account	£
Unity Bank – Bank charge (DD)	6.00	Nil
Hydro International – tipping rain gauge	775.20	Receipts Car Park Maint acct
NSC Recreation Ground – grant for repairs to equipment	243.02	Nil
J Hole – Salary and expenses	419.93	Footpath Account
HMRC – PAYE and emp’er NI	66.79	Nil

 

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: £7,728.28

6.3.2            Footpath Account: £648.02 (separate account)

6.3.3            Parish Hall Car Park maintenance fund balance: £6,780.55 (separate account)

6.4                 Financial Statement and Budget Monitor 

6.5                 To agree grant payments of £1,000 to the Church and £2,000 to the Parish Hall

6.6                 To sign Unity Trust Bank form to remove G Barnell from mandate   

 

07/10/25    Other Parish Council Matters

7.1                 Councillor recruitment

7.2                 Quarterly Report – Environment and Climate- Cllr D Harris

                       To include allotment update -  maintenance/risk assessment

7.3                 To agree survey for Village Green 

7.4                 Update on Arboretum – to note advice from NALC re insurance requirements 

7.5                 To note successful official opening of the Rec Swings

7.6                 To agree update to Financial  Regulations and Standing orders

7.7                 Half Moon Bus Stop – should we request its moved down to the layby?

7.8                 To agree review of assets due in October

 

08/10/25    Forward Agenda Planner/Minor Matters and Items for Future Agenda

8.1                 Review of agenda planner for future meetings.  

8.2                 Miscellaneous issues

• To note Belluno’s hedge has not been cut – to consider letter to the owner
• Update on parking at the Beer Engine
•  Request to have signs on grass at entrance to woodlands  saying "Parking Prohibited "

                      

09/10/25    Date of next Parish Council meeting:  Thursday 6 November 2025 at 7pm in the Club Room

 

End of Formal Business

Public Participation