Minutes for September 2022

Shobrooke Parish Council

Minutes of Parish Council meeting held in the Village Hall on

Wednesday 28 September 2022

The meeting commenced at 7.30pm

 

Members Present

Cllr C Furse (Chair)                           Cllr A Jones

Cllr L Balkwill                                     Cllr M Squires (left 7.55pm)

                     

In attendance: J Hole, Parish Clerk

Public Participation

There was none

Formal Business

Cllr M Squires tendered her resignation effective from the end of this meetin

 

01/09/22       Apologies  

Cllr G Barnell, Cllr L Pilgri

 

02/09/22       Declaration of Interest 

None noted

 

03/09/22       Minutes of the last meeting held on Wednesday 20 July 2022

Agreed and signed as a true record

 

04/09/22       To consider any applicants for co-option

There were no candidates

 

05/09/22       Mid Devon District Council

5.1                   Planning Applications:

22/00063/MARM - Reserved matter for the erection of 257 dwellings and up to 5 Gypsy and Traveller pitches; associated works in connection with 8.6ha of land to facilitate future Crediton Rugby Club and up to 1.1ha of land for future primary school; details of landscaping, public open space and other associated infrastructure and engineering operations and access and highway work following outline approval 17/00348/MOUT Location: Land at NGR 284185 101165 (Creedy Bridge) Crediton Devon -  Revised drawings submitted

Cllr M Squires noted that Ward Councillors would be holding a zoom meeting tomorrow to discuss the revised application and joining details would be forwarded to Cllr A Jones.  It was agreed to resubmit previous comments                              

5.2                   Planning Decisions:

21/02409/HOUSE - Erection of a replacement extension with associated works following demolition of existing lean-to extension at The Old Post Office, 10 The Village, Shobrooke – grant permission

22/00889/HOUSE - Erection of single storey extension Location: 1 Little Gutton Cottages Shobrooke   - Crediton Devon - grant permission

5.3                   Report from MDDC Councillor, Cllr Graeme Barnell on MDDC business relevant to the parish including update on affordable housing

There was no report 

06/09/22       Finance

6.1                   Parish Council receipts Current Account:

DCC Locality grant £1,000.00 

6.2                   Parish Council payments Current Account

These were agreed as:

	Payee	Purpose	Amount £
6.2.1	J Hole	Salary and expenses (July and August)	455.78
6.2.2	HMRC	PAYE	28.40

 

6.3                   To approve authorisers/signatories for this month’s online payments

Cllr C Furse and Cllr A Jones

6.4                   Balances:

6.4.1                 Parish Council Current Account balance: £5,825.96

6.4.2                 Parish Council Footpath balance (in above current account figure): £311.74

6.4.3                 Parish Council Reserve Account balance: £7,799.63 (£4,000.00 ringfenced for play equipment)

6.5                   Financial Statement and Budget Monitor

Noted

6.6                   To agree to remain opted in to the external audit

Details had been circulated and it was agreed to remain opted in to the external audit

 

07/09/22       Road and Footpaths

7.1                   Outstanding Road and Footpath issues

Repairs had been carried out to the wooden bridge on the footpath to The Mill

7.2                   New issues identified                          

Pot Hole by Raddon Hills Cross – clerk to report to DCC                  

08/09/22       Parish Council

8.1                   To consider any responses to parish consultation re 20mph speeding limit and to consider any further action

Another 4 responses had been received and these were in support of 20mph speed limit.  Cllr M Squires advised that DCC’s funding pot was likely to be spent and roads with schools were being given priority.  Cllr M Squires would ask our Neighbourhood Highways Officer to carry out a speed assessment.  It was noted that a lot of speeding took place between 6am and 8am.

8.2                   To note correspondence received re proposed Boniface Trail

Correspondence had been circulated and was noted

8.3                   Crediton Cluster meetings

Notes had been circulated and were noted.  Cllr A Jones would attend the next meeting on 25 October

8.4                   Notes from Raddon Hills meeting – circulated separately

Notes had been circulated and were noted 

09/09/22       Councillor’s Reports                                                        

9.1                   To consider any Councillor reports for areas of responsibility  

Cllr A Jones had contacted the Police to request to attend a patrol and a date was being arranged

9.2                   Playing Fields  

9.2.1                To note weekly inspections reports and update on maintenance

Inspection reports were noted.  No new issues were identified.  The roundabout had been washed down.  The log beam would need to be replaced soon.

9.2.2                Update on new play equipment

The quarterly report to Viridor had been sent.  Clerk to request an update on timescale from supplier

 

10/09/22       Clerk’s Report

10.1                 To note resignation of the Clerk – last day 31 October 2022 and to agree action to recruit new clerk

The Clerk’s last day would be 31 October 2022.  Clerk to place advert in Crediton Courier/DALC/noticeboard/Raddon Hills etc

 

11/09/22       Devon County Council

11.1                 Report from DCC Councillor, Cllr M Squires on DCC business relevant to the parish

There was no report

 

12/09/22       Miscellaneous Correspondence

Various newsletters circulated.

 

13/09/22       Minor Matters and Items for Future Agenda

Parking in Silver Way.  It was noted that there was no allocated parking and parking was available on a first come first served basis

 

14/09/22       Date of next meeting: Wednesday 19 October 2022, at 7.30 pm, at the Village Hall 

End of formal business

The meeting close at 8.30pm