Bridford Parish Council Agenda Annual Parish and Parish Council Meetings May 2016

         BRIDFORD PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Parish Councillors and Members of the Public,

Parish Councillors are summoned and members of the public are invited to attend the Annual Parish

Meeting which will be followed by the Annual Parish Council Meeting to be held at Bridford Village

Hall on Monday 9th May at 7.00pm

Joan Banks

Clerk to Bridford Parish Council

AGENDA FOR THE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
1 Welcome by the current Chairperson

Apologies

Short Presentation by Toby Russell about the Devon Air Ambulance Night Flying Project

Open Forum for Members of the Public

Chairperson’s Report

County Councllor Jerry Brook’s Report

District Councillor Amanda Ford’s Report

Reports from individual local groups and organisations

Chairperson’s closing comments

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REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED and there will be time to mingle and chat with the Parish

Councillors prior to the start of the Annual Parish Council Meeting

 

AGENDA FOR ANNUAL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

1 Election of Chairperson

Election of Vice Chairperson

Acceptance of Office forms

Apologies

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Declarations of Interest

Appointment of Committees

  • Village Hall
  • TALC
  • DNPA Consultative Committee
  • Bridford Trust
  • Planning
  • Lengths Man
  • Play Area
  • Tree Warden
  • Parish Plan Development
  • Allotments Representative
  • Allotments PC Representative
  • Website
  • Snow Warden

Public Discussion – opportunity for members of the public to  comment on agenda items or to

raise matter of concern with the Councill

MATTERS ARISING
8 Minutes – Parish Council to approve the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting

held on 4th April 2016

Damaged bridge at Leigh Cross – update

 

 

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PLANNING

For Discussion

The first five applications were dealt with between meetings due to the short timescales for the submission of comments.  Details were circulated to the Parish Councillors

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2 Greenhill Cottages, Bridford– re proposed removal of existing garage/store wall, doors and roof.

Rebuild to same footprint with new roof, cladding and doors (DNPA ref. 0195/16)

Little Lowton Farm, Bridford – re proposed change of use of land to site residential caravan to serve as temporary dwelling to house an agricultural worker for three years (DNPA ref. 0172/16)

The White Barn, Weeke Barton, Bridford – re proposed refurbishment and alterations (DNPA Ref. 0162/16)

Burnicombe Farm, Bridford – Notice of Prior Notification re erection of agricultural barn (DNPA ref. 0185/16)

West Park Cottage, Bridford full planning and listed building – re proposed extension and alterations (DNPA ref. 0169/16)

Tor Croft – re proposed modifications and extension to existing dwelling (DNPA ref. 0232/16)

 

16 Any planning items for discussion received since publication of the agenda
For Information – none
17 Any planning items for information received since publication of the agenda
FINANCE & ACCOUNTS
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Notice of Appointment for Date for the Exercise of Electors Rights

Date of External Audit

Date of Internal Audit

Receipts and Payments Account year ended 31 March 2016 to be approved by the Parish Council

Annual Return year ended 31 March 2016 – Parish Council to answer the questions in the Annual

Governance Statement and approve and accept the accounts in section two and the Annual Governance Statement in section one.

23 Account balances as at 4th April 2016

Current account

Investment account

 

£3,049.17

£3,341.53

£6,390.70

(Balance Includes earmarked funds £165 refundable allotment deposits, £623

Play Area and £342.76 textile bank)

24 INCOME

Bank interest  re March 2016

1st half of precept

 

 

£       0.27

£3,250.00   

£ 3,250.27

25 EXPENDITURE

Mrs JP Banks re Clerk’s salary for April 2016

DALC subscription deducted from precept

Society of Local Council Clerks annual subscription

Cllr J F Miles reimburse HMLR search fees re Village Garden

Bridford Village Hall re hire of meeting room                 £48.00

Bridford Village Hall re contribution to post office rent  £42.00

 

£ 190.79

£ 118.20

£   77.00

£     7.00

 

£    90.00

£ 482.99

26 Account balances as at 9th May  2016

Current account

Investment account

 

 

£5,816.18

£3,341.80

£9,157.98

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
27 Casual Vacancy in the Parish of Bridford
28 Defibrillator and First Aid – arrange a date to meet with David Wood

Village Garden Ownership

Invitation to meet Nicola Bulbeck CEO Teignbridge  with our District Councillor Amanda Ford on Friday June 10, 10.30am.   Please advise if you are attending

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ITEMS FOR INFORMATION
31 Broadband Voucher Scheme

Date of next meeting

Monday 6th June 2016 in the upstairs room  at Bridford Village Hall at 7.00pm

 

 

Joan Banks

Clerk to Bridford Parish Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CORRESPONDENCE FOR CIRCULATION

Newsletters, Reports and Circulars

Dunsford PC March minutes

Christow PC March minutes

Healthwatch Voices Spring 2016

Miscellaneous

Dartmoor Commoners Council dates of elections

Letters sent

Various

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