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UPLOWMAN PARISH COUNCIL

AGENDA FOR MEETING on THURSDAY 19th January 2023

To be held in Uplowman Village Hall, starting at 7.30pm

The meeting will start with an open session, when parishioners may raise matters of concern.  A full set of papers is available here.

  1. Attendance & Apologies for absence.

  1. Reports from DCC and MDDC.

    3. Minutes of last meeting (17th November 2022).

  1. Matters arising from Minutes of previous meetings not covered elsewhere.

  1. Finance and procedures

        5.1 Current position :

Bank balance at last meeting :

 

£7,039.05

Income since last meeting

 

£0.00

Expenditure authorised on 17 Nov 2022:

 

£1,678.56

Current balance:

 

£5,360.49

       5.2 Payments for approval:

            Uplowman PCC, maintenance of functioning churchyard (£350.00)

            Citizens Advice TNMWD (£25.00)

            Mid Devon Mobility (£25.00)

            Church Housing Action Team, CHAT (£25.00)

            N Branton, reimburse for Christmas tree (£30.49)

    5.3 Agree budget and Precept requirement (proposed £3500) for 2023-4.

    5.4 Agree to continue membership of DALC (cost ca £90 pa)

    5.5 Possible changes to audit arrangements for year end 2023

6.  Planning

    6.1 22/00753/Full, Land at Stonebridge, replace shed with 2 dwellings, UPC objected, Awaiting decision.

   6.2 22/01345/FULL: Chamberlains, relocate equestrian building. UPC no object, decision awaited

   6.3 22/1918/F: Hill Farm: Agricultural storage building: UPC no object, Approved by MDDC

   6.4 22/02325/F, Hill Farm, erect ag workers cottage. UPC no object, decision awaited

   6.5 22/02374/MFUL: PV farm at Dean Hill Rd, Willand, ouside parish, for comment if any

 

  1. Community Projects and matters.

   7.1Village signs update.

   7.2 Christmas tree planted on Green

   7.3 Grass maintenance arrangements – confirm for 2023

   7.4 Broadband update – implementation delayed by a year to Autumn 2024

   7.5 Play Area update and proposals for support

   7.6 Any plans for Coronation (6th May)?

 

  1. Environment & Healthy living

   8.1 Reducing Uplowman’s carbon footprint update

 

  1. Correspondence (See attached list plus any correspondence received after this notice)

   9.1 Environment, SWW, etc:

   9.2 Local Plans and Surveys.

   9.3 General Correspondence

   9.4 Village projects

 

  1. Hall & Recreation Association Report

 

  1. Emergency Planning & Neighbourhood Watch

   11.1 Update on emergency planning

 

  1. Parish Roads/Paths.

12.1 Whitnage lane update and any other road matters

 

  1. Date of next meeting (Thursday 16th March 2023).