Parish Council Agenda: October 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 9th October 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 11th September 2023 as an accurate record of the meeting.
Matters arising from the minutes, not covered elsewhere on the agenda.
Planning
a) To comment on any planning applications received before the meeting.
No application received when the agenda was published.
b) To note any planning decisions made by MDDC.
23/01353/PNAG Prior notification for the erection of a covered silage pit. Location: Land at NGR 289837 123310 (East Tapp Farm) Oakford. Decision: No objection. Prior approval not required.
Location: Land and Buildings at NGR 285872 122321 Swineham Farm Oakford
c) Update on alleged planning breaches
d) Reminder of MDDC’s online training session on Class Q applications (19th October at 6pm)
e) Any other planning matters.
Update on nominating The Red Lion Inn as an Asset of Community Value for a further 5 year period from 19.10.23.
Highways:
a) Any matters to note or report.
b) Update on actions regarding flooding on Rookery Hill
c) Update on sign being turned around at the top of Hangmans Hill
d) Update on replacement of white lines at Pinkworthy Cross
e) To note the resurfacing of the road at Black Cat
f) To review the stock of salt in grit bins and decide which need to be refilled
Reports:
a) County Cllr Report.
b) District Cllr Report.
Community Area:
a) Any points to note from inspections of community area
b) Update on repairs to the Gilbert Summers bench
c) 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 balance
c) To report on actual v budget April to September 2023
d) Report on first payment from the Unity Trust Bank accounts, transfer of the balance from the NatWest account and closure of that account.
e) To discuss a request for a donation from Citizens Advice Torridge, North, Mid & West Devon.
Update on whose responsibility it is to clear debris from the Iron Mill stream
Update on framing and display of the Saving Devon’s Treescapes certificate and promotion about what the Parish Council is doing.
Update on the removal of the old BT Logo within the old BT Phone Box.
Update on issues about the sewerage treatment works raised at the previous meetings.
To discuss the production of a newsletter
Correspondence:
DALC Newsletters
MDDC press releases
MDDC – appointment of a Town & Parish Liaison Officer
MDDC – Polling Review