Dear Councillor and Members of the Public,
You are summoned to attend a meeting of Bridford Parish Council to be held at Bridford Village Hall Monday 5th January 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 December 1st 2014.
5 Allotments – update
6 Play Area – update
7 Village Hall – update
8 Snow Warden
9 Fly Tipping
ANY OTHER MATTERS ARISING
10 Meetings Attended by any members of the Parish Council
PLANNING
For Discussion
The following items were dealt with between meetings due to the short timescales for responses, details having been circulated to the Parish Councillors.
11 Land at Lower Lowton Lane, Bridford – re proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use in respect of barn as mixed use (equine and agricultural) (DNPA ref. 0700/14). “The Parish Council commented that DNPA should refer to and apply the appropriate planning legislation when considering the application.”
12 Seven Acre Farm, Bridford – re proposed retention of existing unauthorised temporary agricultural worker’s dwelling up to 23 September 2015 (DNPA ref. 00710/14). “”The Parish Council has no objections to this application”
- Any items for discussion received since the publication of the agenda
For Information
14 8 Oxenpark Gate, Bridford – Grant of Conditional Planning Permission re rear single storey Extension (DNPA ref. 0584/14)
- Reply from DNPA re query site visits
- Any items for information received since the publication of the agend
FINANCE & ACCOUNT
17 NALC 2014 – 2016 National Salary Award – Parish Council to authorise pay increase for
Clerk – SCP 21 increase of £0.32 per hour w.e.f. 1 January 2015
Increase to SCP 22 – additional £0.27 per hour w.e.f. 1 April 2015
One off non consolidated payment of £100 December 2014
18 Account balances as at 1st January 2015 – current account £ 4,805.05 and deposit account
£3,174.48. Balances include £623 earmarked for Play Area, £120 balance of refundable deposits for allotments, £400 re replacement computer & £278 e proceeds of contents of textile bank)
Balances allow for all expenditure and income detailed below.
19 Income
Bank interest November 2014 £ 0.27
20 Expenditure
Mrs J P Banks re Clerk’s salary for December 2014 £176.68
Mrs J P Banks – non consolidated payment as per salary award £ 80.20 £256.88
Mrs J P Banks – use of home as office 1 Sept – 31 Dec 2014 £ 54.00
Mrs J P Banks – admin expenses 1 Sept- 31 Dec 2014 £ 82.07 £136.07
HMRC re Clerk’s PAYE quarter ended 5 January 2015 £152.40
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION – none
21 Any items received for discussion since the publication of the agenda
ITEMS FOR INFORMATION
22 Warnings
23 Training – the Clerk will attend a “Preparing for Elections” presentation on 21 January at Ivybridge and Cllr Miles a “New Parish Councillor” course on 28 January at Exeter.
24 DNPA Right to Build Vanguard Project – details
25 Age UK – new office in Newton Abbot
26 Electoral Review of Devon Public Consultation
27 DCC Report a Problem Website
28 Rural Community Energy Fund
29 Cosy Devon Information
30 Any items for information received since the publication of the agenda
31 District Councillors Report
32 Public Discussion
33 Date of next meeting – Monday 2nd February 2015 7.00pm in the upstairs room at the Village Hall
Joan Banks
Clerk to Bridford Parish Council
CORRESPONDENCE FOR CIRCULATION (Appendix A)
Newsletters and Circulars
DALC Update
DCC Emergency Management December 2014
Self Build in Exmoor and Dartmoor National Parks
Reports and Agendas
Dunsford PC November 2014 minutes
National LAF Annual Report 2012/13
Letters sent
Various