Parish Council Agenda: May 2024

Councillors: you are hereby summoned to attend the Annual Meeting of Oakford Parish Council, to be held in the Committee Room at Oakford Village Hall at 7.30pm on Monday 13^thMay 2024 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. elected chair to sign an Acceptance of Office Form

Vice-chair

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 8^th April 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.

24/00700/House Erection of a car port and potting shed. Location: Red Deer House, Oakford.

To note any planning decisions made by MDDC.

24/00295/Full Erection of a garage with storage and field shelter on west elevation

Location: 1 High Bolham, Oakford. Decision: conditional approval.

Update on alleged planning breaches

Any other planning matters.

Highways:

Any matters to note or report.

Update on flooding issues/blocked drains

Reports:

County Cllr Report.

District Cllr Report.

Update on SWW work to the sewerage treatment works

Community Area:

Any points to note from inspections of community area

Report from the Community Area working party

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 note any receipts since the last meeting and the bank balances

Bank reconciliation 30.04.24

Accounts 2023-24

Correspondence:

DALC Newsletters

MDDC press releases

MDDC invitation to tour waste and recycling site at MDDC’s Carlu depot

Mid Devon Matters Newsletter