Agenda for October 2019
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 in the Parish Hall Club Room on Thursday 3 October 2019 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 September 2019
Signed Jane Hole
Clerk to the Parish Council parishclerk@newtonstcyres-pc.gov.uk 01392 851148
Business to be Transacted - 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)
01/10/19 Apologies
To receive apologies
02/10/19 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.
03/10/19 Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday 5 September 2019 (previously circulated)
To be agreed and signed as a true record
04/10/19 Mid Devon District Council
4.1 Planning Applications:
19/01389/FUL and 19/01390/LBC - Conversion of a barn to dwelling and erection of extension (Revised Scheme) at Hayne Farm, Newton St Cyres
4.2 Planning Decisions:
19/01282/PNCOU - Prior Notification for the change of use of 2 agricultural buildings to 4 dwellings under Class Q at Bidwell Barton Farm – acceptance of change of use
19/01379/CAT - Notification of intention to fell 1 Conifer tree within the Conservation Area at 5 Court Orchard, Newton St Cyres – permission granted
4.3 To note grant application has been submitted to MDDC for £2,705.00 of unallocated S106 money to use towards playground equipment at Rec Ground
4.4 To nominate projects for future CIL contributions – currently no projects are registered with MDDC
4.5 To note an application to register the old school playing field as an asset of community interest has been submitted to MDDC
4.6 District Councillor, Cllr G Barnell, to report on MDDC business relevant to the Parish - report circulated separately
05/10/19 Finance
5.1 Parish Council Receipts Current Account: None
5.2 Parish Council Payment Current Account:
|
Item |
Payee |
Purpose |
Amount £ |
|---|---|---|---|
|
5.2.1 |
Simon Saunders |
Grass cutting parish |
240.00 |
|
5.2.2 |
Simon Saunders |
Grass cutting churchyard |
120.00 |
|
5.2.3 |
Cardiac Science |
Defibrillator |
2,148.00 |
|
5.3.4 |
NSC Parish Hall |
Room rent July - September |
65.00 |
|
5.3.5 |
NSC Parish Hall |
Electricity for light |
30.00 |
|
5.3.6 |
NSC Parish Hall |
New bulb for light looked after by PC |
33.00 |
|
5.3.7 |
Ron Nethercott |
Grass cutting new churchyard |
200.00 |
|
5.3.8 |
GeoXphere Ltd |
Parish Online subscription |
90.00 |
|
5.2.9 |
J Hole |
New projector |
337.98 |
|
5.2.10 |
J Hole |
Salary and expenses |
289.76 |
|
5.2.11 |
HMRC |
PAYE |
33.60 |
5.3 To approve signatures for this month’s cheques
5.4 Balances (after above transactions):
5.4.1 Parish Council Current Account balance: £11,188.15
5.4.2 Footpath Account: £388.02
5.4.3 Car Park resurfacing fund balance: £4,505.50
5.5 Financial Statement and Budget Monitor
06/10/19 Matters raised by the Chair - none
07/10/19 Councillor’s Reports
7.1 Areas of Responsibility reports.
7.1.1 Arboretum risk assessment and safety inspection – circulated separately for information
To consider request from Arboretum Committee for waste bin in Church Lane or near the junction of West Town Road and Woodlands – MDDC criteria circulated separately
7.1.2 Notes from Car Park meeting – circulated separately for information
7.1.3 Issues raised at PC surgery
7.2 Update on CRG issues
08/10/19 Clerk’s Report
8.1 To agree to apply for the Quality status from the Local Council Award Scheme - £130.00
09/10/19 Parish Council
9.1 Update on progress with Post Office and Community Shop. To consider if Parish Council can pay for room hire charges for on-going meetings
9.2 To note public meeting to discuss Community Land Trust arranged for 17 October – publicity leaflet circulated separately
9.3 To note correspondence from Half Moon parishioners following Clerk’s letter re cars parking on pavement – circulated separately. To consider request for a tidy up round the bus shelter and a temporary fix to footpath to larger layby by cutting hedge and putting gravel surface down.
9.4 To consider request from parishioner for a bench, bus shelter and lighting at the Newbridge Cross Bus stop – letter circulated separately
9.5 To consider a request from the church to put a new bench outside the Church (top of Church Lane) or to move existing bench from School Hill
10/10/19 Devon County Council
10.1 Outstanding Highways issues (see below)
10.2 New DCC issues - overgrown hedge opposite Parish Hall obstructing yellow lines
10.3 County Councillor, Cllr M Squires, to report on DCC business relevant to the parish
11/10/19 Miscellaneous Correspondence
Email from parishioner about traffic speed in Station Road - referred to Cllr M Squires
Dates for Devon Community Resilience Forum
Request to contact BT to tidy up site in Tytheing Close
Car and trailer parked in Tytheing Close
Any other correspondence will be available at the meeting.
12/10/19 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.
13/10/19 Date of next meeting: Thursday 7 November 2019 in the Clubroom, Parish Hall, 7.00pm.
End of Formal Business Public Participation
Agenda item 5.5
Agenda Item 10.1
Outstanding Highways issues
- Curb at new school – waiting for 278 legal agreement sign off
- Speed restrictions in Station Road – SCARF re test requested
- Manhole cover on bridge in Station Road – with Utility Company.
- Request for a School sign in Station Road and possible zig-zag lines outside the school – declined - requested this is re-considered
- Uncollected road signs
- Raised drain cover on A377 Crediton to Exeter near The Lodge
- Missing hatched markings at A377 junction with Station Road
- Tar on School Hill footpath
- Request for a Road Safety audit on A377 in centre of village
- Request for bollards on pavement by old school to be removed due to safety issue
- Request for consideration of a crossing at Tytheing Close
- Request for a new drain at Sand Down Lane
Outstanding District Councillor Actions
Nil