Agenda for February 2023 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 February 2023 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 27 January 2023

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)

 

01/02/23      Apologies - To receive apologies

 

02/02/23      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.

 

03/02/23      Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday 1 December 2022 (previously circulated)

                       To be agreed and signed as a true record

 

04/02/23      Mid Devon District Council

4.1                 Planning Applications:

                       23/00040/MFULL - Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 18/00414/MFUL (Erection of extension to brewery to include alterations to provide additional restaurant/bar floorspace, amended entrance arrangements and outdoor dining area, and erection of 11 holiday lodges) to allow substitute plans relating to the layout of the 11 lodges and position of site road that serves the lodges at Yellow Hammer Brewing Limited, Hanlons Brewery, Hill Farm

4.2                 Planning Decisions:

21/01501/FULL - Demolition of existing school buildings, including adjacent detached classroom buildings and erection of 8 dwellings with garages – grant permission

LISTED BUILDING CONSENT - for change of pantry to shower room Location: 2 The Village, NSC

22/02068/FULL - Change of use from agriculture to equestrian and construction of riding arena at  Langford Road, Langford – grant permission

4.3                 District Councillor, Cllr G Barnell, to report on MDDC business relevant to the parish

                       To note minutes from November HATOC Meeting re item no. 25 – circulated separately and parking in Tytheing Close causing difficulties for the refuse collectors

 

05/02/23      Finance

5.1                 Parish Council Receipts Current Account: Transfer from Resurfacing Account £3,272.40

5.2                 Parish Council Payments Current Account:

Item	Payee	Purpose	Amount £
5.2.1	Unity Bank	Bank charges (already paid)	18.00
5.2.2	NSC Church	7 x Coffee mornings 2022  hosting Parish Surgery	70.00

 

5.2.3	Arboretum	2 x Coffee morning  2022	20.00
5.2.4	Twinning	1 x Coffee morning 2022	10.00
5.2.5	Gardening Club	1 x Coffee morning 2022 (reimbursement to J Hole)	10.00
5.2.6	HPS Sign & Print	Sign for Coffee mornings for Village Green	45.60
5.2.7	NSC Parish Hall	Hall hire for NHP meetings in February	110.00
5.2.8	J Hole	Reimbursement for First Aid kit for RW	29.99
5.2.9	J Hole	Salary and expenses (Dec and January)	715.12
5.2.10	HMRC	PAYE	99.60

 

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: £20,690.05

5.4.2   Footpath Account: £268.02

5.4.3   Car Park resurfacing fund balance: £5,755.84                

5.4.5   NHP: £9,763.00

5.5                 Financial Statement and Budget Monitor (attached)

 

06/02/23      Matters raised by the Chair

6.1                 To note resignation of Cllr R Cashmore and to allocate duties

6.2                 Plans for the coronation – to consider events and/or memento for school children?

 

07/02/23      Councillor’s Reports            

7.1                 Areas of Responsibility reports

7.1.1              Allotments – update on entrance works

7.1.2              Surgery - Report from November surgery. To agree attendance at February to April Surgeries

                       To agree 11 March surgery – event to promote standing as a Parish Councillor

7.1.3              CRG  – to note report from tipping rain gauge maintenance visit – see attached

 

08/02/23      Clerk’s Report        

8.1                 To agree to move the Annual PC meeting by two weeks to Thursday 18 May to allow enough time to contact new councillors and to accommodate the coronation bank holiday

                      

09/02/23      Parish Council

9.1                 Climate – Report from Climate Officer – see below

9.2                 Neighbourhood Plan – update from Steering Group members (Cllr G Quicke)

9.3                 Road Warden Scheme – update

 

10/02/23      Devon County Council

10.1               Outstanding Highways issues (see below)

10.2               New Highway issues  

                       To request via Cllr M Squires support for a Vehicle Activated speeding sign:          Rewe Cross – blocked drain; broken light in the Parish Hall car park

10.3               County Councillor, Cllr M Squires, to report on DCC business relevant to the parish, including any report from SCARF

 

11/02/23      Miscellaneous Correspondence

                       Various newsletters/correspondence circulated. 

                      

12/02/23      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.

 

13/02/23      Date of next PC meeting: Thursday 2 March 2023, 7pm in the Club Room, Parish Hall

 

End of Formal Business - Public Participation

 

Agenda Item 5.5

Budget Monitor

 

Agenda Item 9.1

 

Report for Newton St Cyres Parish Council Feb 2023 – Sue Rowell Climate Officer

Newton Environment Group

• The group is to consider becoming a community interest company which will allow it to raise funds for many future projects. A special meeting to discuss this will take place on 15 Feb.
• Graeme and I have met with the MDDC Tree Officer who is taking forward suggestions for TPO’s on a number of trees in the parish. This is now with MDDC legal team
• MDDC have been supportive of developing a small orchard in Court Orchard after very positive views from a consultation with residents there. This project will be progressing with tree planting date tbc either 19/2 or 5/3. All welcome.

River Creedy Catchment project

The following publicity for River Creedy Conservation Project will be appearing in the Newton Wonder and elsewhere:

The River Creedy and its catchment is home to one of only two remaining populations of native, white-clawed crayfish in Devon. The white-clawed crayfish is under threat from the invasive American signal crayfish, poor water quality and a loss of habitat. Native crayfish were previously found over a much wider length of the River Creedy but now only around 10% of the original population survives.

The Creedy Catchment Crayfish Conservation project, led by the Wild Planet Trust and funded by Natural England and South West Water, is raising awareness of the plight of the white-clawed crayfish, one of Devon’s rarest endangered native species. The project will be working with the local community, landowners and other stakeholders to develop an action plan aimed at improving water quality and restoring habitat to help safeguard the future of white-clawed crayfish in the River Creedy.

This is an exciting development and may lead to further funding becoming available for work in the Creedy Catchment.

 *Save the date* - 15th March, 7:00-9:00pm

To learn more about the project and find out how you can help the white-clawed crayfish in the River Creedy, join us on Wednesday 15th March (7 – 9pm) at the Boniface Centre, Crediton. The evening will include a series of short talks and information stands and will include free refreshments. Further details about the event to follow – look out for posters or contact Newton Environment Group for more details.

Devon County Council – Decarbonise Devon

It would be good for the PC to publicise this opportunity to the many businesses in our parish.

This project will be a one stop shop for business in Devon that wish to implement energy saving measures, with the support of local experts through the whole process, who will offer free no-obligation assessments. This is hosted by the Devon Energy Collective who will provide technical expertise, accessing finance, finding trustworthy contractors and verifying impact. For more info go to:

https://devonenergycic.co.uk/our-projects/decarbonise-devon

 

 

 

 

 

Agenda Item 10.1 - Outstanding Highways issues

• Speed restrictions in Station Road – SCARF re test requested – with Cllr M Squires/NHO 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. Chased October 2022. Location agreed Dec 2022
• Scarf update
• VAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£29.99 first aid kit

 

Total payment: £755.11 to J Hole in February 2023