Parish Council Agenda: April 2024
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 8th April 2024 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 March 2024 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. No applications received.
To note any planning decisions made by MDDC.
23/00864/Full Change of use and conversion of building to holiday let. Location: Land and Buildings at NGR 290678 121480, (The Coach House), Oakford. Decision: conditional approval granted.
24/00238/LBC Listed Building Consent for replacement of bitumen coated slate roof finish and associated works. Location: The Mill, Bampton. Decision: conditional listed building consent.
c) To note the appeal decision APP/Y1138/W/23/3325463 (23/00633/FULL) Exeridge Farm, Bampton (Planning application 23/00633/Full). Decision: planning appeal allowed.
d) Update on alleged planning breaches
e) Any other planning matters.
Highways:
Any matters to note or report.
Update on flooding issues/blocked drains
Reports:
County Cllr Report.
District Cllr Report.
MDDC State of the District Meeting
Update on SWW work to the sewerage treatment works
Community Area:
Any points to note from inspections of community area
To discuss the Rospa Play Safety Report received following the annual inspection of the play area.
To confirm arrangements for the Community Area working party
To agree to request a variation of the Public Spaces Protection (Dog control) Order for the Community Area,
To note repairs carried out to the pavilion
Update on replacement of gate at the top of the play area
Any matters to note
Finance
To approve any invoices or expense claims presented for payment
To agree to renew membership of Devon Association of Local Councils (Cost £158.81)
To note any receipts since the last meeting and the bank balances
Bank reconciliation 31.03.24
Update on production of the Parish Newsletter
To discuss the Devon Community Foundation Future Funding Opportunities Parish Survey
To agree the Parish Council’s response to the MDDC Town and Parish Council Charter consultation.
Update on arrangements for the Annual Parish Meeting
Parish Council succession planning:
to discuss who would be willing to be nominated for the positions of Chair and Vice-chair at the Annual Parish Council meeting.
Correspondence:
DALC Newsletters
MDDC Election Notice for Police 7 Crime Commissioner Election
MDDC press releases
Mid Devon Police Staff Update