Parish Council Agenda: May 2022
Councillors: you are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Oakford Parish Council, to be held at Oakford Village Hall on Monday 9th May 2022 at 7.30 pm for the purpose of transacting the following business.
Members of the public and press are invited to attend the meeting.
AGENDA
Election of Officers
Chair
Vice-chair
Co-option of a Councillor
To receive apologies for absence.
Declarations of Interest
In accordance with the Code of Conduct, members are required to declare any personal or disclosable pecuniary interests, in items to be considered at this meeting.
Public Forum
An opportunity for members of the public to make representations, answer questions and give evidence in respect of any item of business on the agenda, or any matter of interest to the parish. The period of time designated for public participation shall not exceed 15 minutes.
To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 14th March 2022 as an accurate record of the meetings.
Matters arising from the minutes, not covered elsewhere on the agenda.
Planning
a) To comment on any planning applications received before the meeting.
No applications received when the agenda was published.
b) To note any planning decisions made by MDDC.
22/00280/CAT Notification of intention to fell 3 Ash trees within the Conservation Area.
Location: Longworth, Holme Place, Oakford.
22/00179/Full Removal of condition (e) of planning permission 80/01078/FULL relating
to an agricultural tie. Location: Exeridge Farm, Bampton. Decision: permission refused.
c) Any other planning matters.
Highways
Any matters to note
To minute the reporting of concerns to DCC regarding a tree suffering from Ash Die Back on the road heading north from the Old School House, Oakford.
Reports
- County Cllr
- District Cllr
Community Area
a) Cllr Brain to give a verbal report on the Community Area play equipment-post ROSPA report.
b) To report whether S106 funding can be used to remove the kick wall
c) To minute that the plaque in memory of Richard Stevens has been fixed to the bench
d) Update on members of the public reporting breaches of the PSPO
Finance
a) To approve any invoices or expense claims presented for payment
b) To note receipts since the last meeting including the grant from the Batsworthy Wind Farm Community Grant Fund.
c) To the ordering of the Community Notice Board using grant funding
d) To receive the Internal Auditor Report for 2021-22
e) To approve the Annual Governance Statement for 2021-22
f) To approve the Accounting Statement for 2021-22
g) To approve the signing of the Certificate of Exemption for 2021-22
To agree a Data Protection Policy.
Action against Himalayan Balsam
Celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Request that dogs be allowed in the Community Area for the celebration events
Arrangements for the lighting of a beacon
Report on events being held in the parish over the bank holiday weekend
Update on the sewerage treatment works
Correspondence
DALC Newsletters
MDDC Town & Parish Newsletter April & May 2022
Tiverton Neighbourhood Policing Team – Councillor Letter
MDDC/Tiverton Pannier Market – Invitation to be Village of the Day