Dear Councillors and Members of the Public,
Parish Councillors are summoned and members of the public are invited to attend a meeting of Bridford Parish Council to be held at Bridford Village Hall Monday 3 August 2015 at 7.00pm.
Joan Banks
Clerk to Bridford Parish Council
AGENDA
- Apologies
- Declarations of Interest – Councillors to declare any personal or prejudicial interest in
any item on the agenda.
- Public Discussion – opportunity for members of the public to comment on any item on the
agenda or bring any matter to the attention of the Parish Council
MATTER ARISING
4 Minutes – Parish Council to approve minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on July 6th
2015.
5 Allotments – update
– retention of refundable deposit
6 Play Area – update
7 Potholes
8 Angler’s Cottage
9 Leigh Cross Bridge
ANY OTHER MATTERS ARISING
10 Concerns noted regarding
roads, fields and footpaths
farm machinery on Pound Lane
11 Meetings Attended by any members of the Parish Council
12 District Councillors Report
PLANNING
For Discussion
13 Poole Farm, Bridford – re proposed erection of rural workers dwelling (DNPA ref. 0356/15)
14 Seven Acre Lane – Hedgerow Removal Notice
15 Any items for discussion received since the publication of the agenda
For Information – none
16 Any items for information received since the publication of the agenda
FINANCE & ACCOUNT
17 Account balances as at 28th July 2015 – current account £3,581.83 and deposit account
£3,247.92 (Balances include £623 earmarked for Play Area, £165 balance of refundable
deposits for allotments & £213.40 re proceeds of contents of textile bank)
Balances allow for all expenditure and income detailed below.
18 Income
Mrs S Lawrence re refundable allotment deposit £ 15.00
19 Expenditure
Mrs J P Banks re Clerk’s salary for July 2015 £185.39
Mrs J P Banks – reimbursement of work on laptop (Graham Read) £ 25.00
Mr G Dicker re 3 months verge grass cutting £152.49
Mr C Banks re work on plot 2a at the allotments £ 73.99
20 Audit for the year ended 31 March 2015 – completed and signed off return now received
from Grant Thornton with no issues to address. The Notice of Completion of Audit has been
published and will be put on the Parish website, together with a copy of the return.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
** 21 Emails received concerning a traffic accident
22 Council Meeting Dates
23 Teign Valley Community Hall – request for representatives
24 Have we a volunteer to attend the TALC meetings?
25 Putting Bridford Hill back on the Primary Gritting Route
26 Any items received for discussion since the publication of the agenda
ITEMS FOR INFORMATION
27 Transparency Code – new legal duties
28 Teignbridge 2016 -2025 Council Strategy – the survey runs from 7 July – 18 August and be
completed online at www.teignbridge.gov.uk/consultation or call 01626 361101
29 Devon & Cornwall Police Warnings
30 Connecting Devon and Somerset – response from Cllr Leadbetter
31 Parish and Town Council Conference 2015 – the conferences will be held on October
14 & 21, venues still to be announced.
32 The Mobile Infrastructure Project
33 Any items for information received since the publication of the agenda
34 Public Discussion
35 Date of next meeting – Monday 7 September 2015 7.00pm in the upstairs room at the
Village Hall
Joan Banks
Clerk to Bridford Parish Council
** Item 21 will be deferred until the end of the meeting when any members of the public present
will be asked to leave.
CORRESPONDENCE FOR CIRCULATION (Appendix A)
Newsletters and Circulars
Healthwatch Voices Summer 2015
Connecting Devon and Somerset
Miscellaneous
Dunsford PC June minutes
Christow PC June minutes
Copy of TDC “Your Services Survey 2015 completed by Cllr Lord
TDC Community Infrastructure Levy Policies
Letters sent
Various