Parish Council Agenda: December 2023
Councillors: you are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of Oakford Parish Council, to be held in the Committee Room at Oakford Village Hall at 7.30pm on Monday 11th December 2023 for the purpose of transacting the following business.
Members of the public and press are invited to attend the meeting.
AGENDA
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. No member of the public will speak for more than 3 minutes. The period of time designated for public participation shall not exceed 15 minutes.
To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 13th November 2023 as an accurate record of the meeting.
Matters arising from the minutes, not covered elsewhere on the agenda.
Planning
To comment on any planning applications received before the meeting.
23/01867/Full Installation of biomass boiler and flue. Location: Agricultural Storage Building at NGR 286686 120526 Bickham Park Farm, Bickham Lane.
Update on information requested for 23/00864/Full Change of use and conversion of building to holiday let.Land and Buildings at NGR 290678 121480 (The Coach House), Oakford, Devon.
To note any planning decisions made by MDDC.
No decisions received.
Update on alleged planning breaches
Any other planning matters.
To discuss the failure off the nomination of The Red Lion Inn as an Asset of Community Value for a further 5 year period from 19.10.23 and information required to submit a further nomination.
Highways:
a) Any matters to note or report.
b) Update on flooding issues/blocked drains
c) To report that highways have carried out the planned work re flooding on Rookery Hill
Reports:
a) County Cllr Report.
b) District Cllr Report.
Update on issues about the sewerage treatment works raised at the previous meetings.
Community Area:
a) Any points to note from inspections of community area
b) Update on the grass cutting specification for 2024 and asking for quotes
c) Update on repairs to the front of the pavilion where a post has come out
d) Update on replacement of gate at the top of the play area
e) Any matters to note
Finance
a) To approve any invoices or expense claims presented for payment
b) To note any receipts since the last meeting and the bank balances
c) Update on the closure of the NatWest account.
d) To agree the budget for 2024-25
e) To agree the precept for 2024-25
Update on hanging the Saving Devon’s Treescapes certificate in the lobby of the village hall.
Update on the removal of the old BT Logo within the old BT Phone Box.
Correspondence:
DALC Newsletters
MDDC press releases
MDDC State of the District Debate
To agree the meeting dates for 2024.
Monday 8th January; 12th February; 11th March; 8th April; 13th May; 10th June; 8th July; 12th August; 9th September; 14th October; 11th November and 9th December.