Agenda for July 2026 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 July 2026 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 June2026

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)

 

01/07/26    Apologies - To receive apologies

 

02/07/26    Declaration of Interest

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

 

03/07/26    Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday 4 June 2026 (previously circulated)

                       To be agreed and signed as a true record

 

04/07/26    Newton St Cyres Parish Council Issues relevant to Mid Devon District Council

4.1                 Planning Applications 

                       26/00796/FULL - Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 23/00431/FULL (Variation of

                       Condition 2 of Planning Permission 21/01501/FULL (Demolition of existing school buildings, including adjacent detached classroom buildings and erection of 8 dwellings with garages - for a substitution of plot 5 design with detached garage)) to allow substitution of approved plans relating to Plot 5, including reinstatement of the originally approved dwelling design with             attached garage and office/study at Former Primary School Site Newton St Cyres Devon.  NSC PC Planning check list

                       None

4.3                 Report from District Councillors on issues relevant to the parish  

                       4.3.1            Update on Pot holes in Tytheing Close

4.4                 MDDC Local Plan and notification of HELAA – to consider response

4.5                 Update on abandoned cars

4.6                 To agree delegated authority for the Clerk to respond to planning applications over the summer, following consultation with councillors, where an extension cannot be granted.

                      

05/07/26    Newton St Cyres Parish Council issues relevant to Devon County Council

5.1                 Report from County Councillor on issues relevant to the parish

                       5.1.1            Update on progress with school signs

                       5.1.2            Roadworks at Tesco

5.3                 Update on PROW 

 

06/07/26    Finance

6.1                 To agree Payments and note Receipts:

Expenditure – current account	£	Receipts – current account	£
Unity Trust Bank Charges (April)	7.00	Transfer from Car Park acct	500.00
Simon Saunders – allotment grass cutting	100.00
J Hole – reimbursement for RW books	44.00	Receipts Car Park Maintenance Account
Parish online	90.00	Contribution from Parish Hall	£500.00
A J Carpenter – repair to Langford noticeboard	90.00	Footpath Account
Senior – Email addresses and domain	290.40	Nil
J Hole – Salary and expenses	420.13
HMRC – PAYE and emp’er NI	66.59
Expenditure – Footpath Account
FP Account Simon Saunders – FP4

 

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: £10,148.91

6.3.2            Footpath Account: £578.55 (separate account)

6.3.3            Parish Hall Car Park maintenance fund balance: £7,891.94 (separate account)

6.4                 Financial Statement and Budget Monitor

6.5                 To note that the bid for drainage rods was successful (£150.00), but the bid for depth poles was unsuccessful. To consider whether to apply for a grant from Devon Communities Together or self-fund the depth poles at approximately £62 per pole.

6.6                 To note donation from The Beer Engine towards the cost of painting the BT kiosk

6.7                 To agree invoices that received over the summer and in budget will be paid – Clerk to email details to all Cllrs for information and report payments in September meeting

6.8                 To note the Rec defib is suitable for paediatric pads – to consider purchase (approx. £88)

 

07/07/26    Other Parish Council Matters

7.1                 Areas of responsibility reports – to note any Cllr reports including:

                       Allotments – update on pedestrian access and quote for dead tree removal

                       Community Planning Framework – to consider draft 

7.2                 Review of policies – IT Policy/Community Engagement/Volunteers

7.3                 To review risk assessments (amended policies circulated separately)

                       Minor changes to Overall Risk

                       Assets/NHW/Litter - TBA

                       No changes to RW/Speed watch/working from home/Snow/Flood

7.4                 To consider updating welcome leaflet and means for distribution (old leaflet has been circulated)

7.5                 Volunteers celebration event – to agree date, location and arrangements

                      

08/07/26    Minor Matters and Items for Future Agenda /Miscellaneous correspondence

8.1                 Draft notes from CAALC meeting held on 8 June 2026  - circulated separately

8.2                  Thank you for Mid Devon Mobility for grant

 

09/07/26    Date of next Parish Council meeting:  Thursday 3 September 2026 at 7pm in the Club Room

 

End of Formal Business

Public Participation