Agenda for October 2022 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 October 2022 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 30 September 2022
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)
01/10/22 Apologies - To receive apologies
02/10/22 Declaration of Interest
2.1 Register of Interests. Councillors to update as required
2.2 Personal Interests. Councillors must declare any personal interest in items on the agenda and their nature.
2.3 Prejudicial Interests. Councillors must declare any prejudicial interest in items on the agenda and their nature and they must leave the meeting for that agenda item.
03/10/22 Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday 8 September 2022 (previously circulated)
To be agreed and signed as a true record
04/10/22 Mid Devon District Council
4.1 Planning Applications:
22/00063/MARM - Reserved matter for the erection of 257 dwellings and up to 5 Gypsy and Traveller pitches; associated works in connection with 8.6ha of land to facilitate future Crediton Rugby Club and up to 1.1ha of land for future primary school; details of landscaping, public open space and other associated infrastructure and engineering operations and access and highway work following outline approval 17/00348/MOUT Location: Land at NGR 284185 101165 (Creedy Bridge) Crediton – Revised plans
4.2 Planning Decisions:
22/01469/CAT- Notification of intention to fell 27 Leylandii trees/hedging (S1-S27), 1 Common Lilac tree, 1 Holly tree and 1 Box part of hedging and reduce the height of 1 Yew tree to 2m within a Conservation Area at Elmhurst, Church Lane, Newton St Cyres – grant permission
22/01474/HOUSE - Erection of porch and side extension and garage conversion to additional ancillary accommodation at Fairlawn, Church Lane, Newton St Cyres – grant permission
4.3 To consider plans for S106 funding from old school site
4.4 District Councillor, Cllr G Barnell, to report on MDDC business relevant to the parish
05/10/22 Finance
5.1 Parish Council Receipts Current Account: Donations from Jubilee event: £589.50
5.2 Parish Council Payments Current Account:
|
Item |
Payee |
Purpose |
Amount £ |
|---|---|---|---|
|
5.2.1 |
Marmax |
2 x seats (Jubilee bench and school hill) |
991.20 |
|
5.2.2 |
PCE |
Radios for CRG |
1,924.80 |
|
5.2.3 |
I Civils Ltd |
Sealing and relining parish hall car park * |
3,272.40 |
|
5.2.4 |
J Hole |
Salary and expenses |
333.08 |
|
5.2.5 |
HMRC |
PAYE |
44.20 |
* Money to be transferred from Reserve account to current account – authorisation letter to be signed
5.3 To approve signatures for this month’s payments – online
5.4 Balances (after above transactions)
5.4.1 Parish Council Current Account balance: £15,663.50
5.4.2 Footpath Account: £268.02
5.4.3 Car Park resurfacing fund balance: £9,018.48
5.4.5 NHP: £9,886.00
5.5 Financial Statement and Budget Monitor (attached)
5.6 To consider quote to replace broken Perspex pain at Half Moon bus shelter £30.00
06/10/22 Matters raised by the Chair
6.1 To note item of new expenditure to be agreed at Novembers meeting ahead of the December budget meeting, to note grant application deadline of 15 November
07/10/22 Councillor’s Reports
7.1 Areas of Responsibility reports
7.1.1 Allotments – update on hedges and agreement for community allotment – circulated separately
7.1.2 Surgery - Report from September surgery. Next Surgery 22 October (8th cancelled)
7.1.3 Community Resilience Plan – to note Co-ordinators meeting 10 November
7.1.4 To note risk assessment of assets – circulated separately
08/10/22 Clerk’s Report
8.1 To agree date for Annual Parish Meeting 2023 – before or after elections?
8.2 To agree purchase of 6 litter picking personalised vests at approx. £45.00
09/10/22 Parish Council
9.1 Climate – Report from Climate Officer – see below
9.2 Neighbourhood Plan – update from Steering Group members (Cllr R Cashmore and Cllr G Quicke) – latest notes are on PC website
9.3 Road Warden Scheme – update
9.4 Community Resilience Forum – to note date 14-16 November
10/10/22 Devon County Council
10.1 Outstanding Highways issues (see below)
10.2 New Highway issues
To note correspondence from Newton House re parking in Station Road – to consider actions
10.3 County Councillor, Cllr M Squires, to report on DCC business relevant to the parish, including any report from SCARF
11/10/22 Miscellaneous Correspondence
Various newsletters/correspondence circulated.
12/10/22 Minor Matters and Items for Future Agenda
Each Councillor is requested to use this opportunity to report minor matters of information not included elsewhere on the agenda and to raise items for future agendas. Councillors are respectfully reminded that this is not an opportunity for debate or decision making.
13/10/22 Date of next PC meeting: Thursday 3 November 2022, 7pm in the Club Room, Parish Hall
End of Formal Business - Public Participation
Agenda Item 5.5
Agenda Item 9.1
Report for Newton St Cyres Parish Council Oct 2022 – Sue Rowell Climate Officer
Newton Environment Group
- The Mid Devon Wildlife warden scheme has been set up and volunteers are being trained.
- FoodShare events at coffee mornings have worked well with donations from many residents of fruit and vegetables for free distribution- thank you to all who have contributed. The next events will be on 8/10/22 and 22/10/22. Please bring along any surplus food on the day.
- The Green fair was held on 24 Sept in Crediton Town Square and was well attended. The Groups work was publicised, seed “bombs” were made by children and adults and the Water Quality work was on display to encourage more volunteers to join the scheme.
- Work is also progressing on the Community allotment with the next work party on 9/10/22 – all are welcome.
River Creedy Catchment project
The initial meeting has been held and some sources of funding pledged to allow the project to be set up. Plans are to be progressed once a lead partner has been identified.
Energy Efficiency and Local schemes
I attended a further presentation on community solar energy schemes presented by Devonenergycic.co.uk , entitled Power Allotments (see their website for full details and a copy of the presentation). This is a scheme supported by Devon CC and is being organised on a different premise to the previous presentation. The scheme seeks to ask local communities to identify potential sites for small scale solar arrays (approx. 5 acres) which meet a number of criteria. Surplus profits are made available to the community, but there is not a direct reduction in energy bills due to legislation currently preventing this and infrastructure issues.
They have prepared a map showing those areas which would not meet the requirements due to being urban areas or too far from connection points etc. They would be involved with negotiations with landowners, Western Power and LPA’s regarding planning. Anyone can propose a suitable site. Funding of approx. £1.2 million would be sought through equity and debt financing with a ROI for local investors over 25 years. There are implications for the Neighbourhood Plan for this kind of opportunity but is certainly something to consider. I suggest a subset of Councillors may like to investigate this proposal further.
I wrote to our MP asking him to support the Community Energy Bill which would create more potential opportunities for small communities to benefit directly from local schemes. I foresee no immediate changes to be forthcoming from his reply.
Local Woodlands
Flood mitigation measures to be further investigated for implementation in the Shuttern Brook headwaters, along with training for community resilience flood wardens which is due to take place now in the Autumn.
Devon Local Nature Partnership Community Awards
I am awaiting the outcome of our submission. Meanwhile the wildflowers on the green, outside the school and in the Churchyard have been cut back for this year and removed.
Tree Protection Orders
A number of potential additional trees across the parish to be considered have been identified and discussions have begun with MDDC Tree officer as to their suitability to have protection.
Agenda Item 10.1 - Outstanding Highways issues
- Speed restrictions in Station Road – SCARF re test requested – with Cllr M Squires/NHM to action
- Request for a School sign in Station Road and possible zig-zag lines outside the school. With NHM to consider a sign and or a SCARF retest
- New grit bin for Kingfisher Close – grant requested