Bridford Parish Council Meeting 3rd October Agenda

         BRIDFORD PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Parish 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 on Monday 3rd October at 7.00pm

Joan Banks

Clerk to Bridford Parish Council

Before the meeting commences, the Chairperson will present the award for the Best Kept Allotment to Francis and Daphne Leversedge
AGENDA
1 Apologies
2 Declarations of Interest – Councillors to declare any personal or prejudicial interest relating to any item on the agenda
3 Public Discussion – opportunity for member of the public to comment on any items on the agenda or to bring any other matter to the attention of the Parish Council
MATTERS ARISING
4 Minutes – Parish Council to approve the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 5 September 2016
5 Allotments -update
6 Play Area – update
7 First Aid Course and Defibrillator
8 Village Garden
9 Smoking in Bus Shelter
10 Dog Fouling – request for additional waste bins
ANY OTHER MATTERS ARISING
11 Meetings attended by Parish Councillors
12 District Councillors Report
13 County Councillors Report
PLANNING

For Discussion

The following item was circulated via email to Parish Councillors and dealt with between meetings due to the short timescales for submission of comments
14 Seven Acre Farm, Bridford – amended plans received following original application (DNPA re. 0425/16). No further comments from Parish Councillors who supported the original application
15 Any planning items for discussion received since publication of the agenda
For Information
16 Woodland adjacent to B3212 Bridford – re creation of access and loading bay.  Application has been withdrawn
17 Forestry Tracks, Land at Bridford – copy of letter of approval re notification of work dated 24th September (DNPA ref 0500/16)
18 Tor Croft, Bridford – Grant of Conditional Planning Permission re modification and extension to existing Dwelling (DNPA ref 0397/16)
19 Venn Bridge Farm, Bridford – Grant of Conditional Planning Permission re erection of agricultural Building (DNPA ref 0566/15)
20 Deer Park, Little Heltor Farm, Doccombe – Certificate of Lawful Use or Development  (DNPA ref 0301/16)
21 The White Barn, Weeke Barton, Bridford – Grant of Listed Building Consent re refurbishment, alterations and change of use to ancillary accommodation (DNPA ref 0369/16)
22 Any planning items for information received since publication of the agenda
FINANCE & ACCOUNTS
23 Account balances as at 3rd September 2016

Current account                                                                                                                  £3,659.14

Investment account                                                                                                            £3,342.90

 £7,002.04

 

£4,044.46

£3,342.35

   £7,386.81

(Balances Include earmarked funds:  £165 refundable allotment deposits, £659  Play Area,

£43 Village Garden, £22 Textile bank re percentage to Village Hall on 2016 proceeds)

24 INCOME

Chilcorn Limited re proceeds from textile bank                                                                £     68.00                                                                                                                                           £       allotment rent                                                                                           £     30.00

Allotment rent   R Clark                                                                                                     £     15.00

A Bornemisza                                                                                           £     30.00

                                                                                                                                            £   113.00

 

£       0.28

£       0.27      

£       0.55

25 EXPENDITURE

Mrs J P Banks re Clerks salary for September 2016                                                          £   192.56

Mrs J P Banks re Admin expenditure 1 July -30 Sept 2016      £124.05

re use of home as office 1 July – 30 Sept 2016  £  54.00                            £   178.05

Imperative Training Ltd re purchase of defibrillator and cabinet £1323 + VAT               £1,587.60

Bridford Village Hall re hire of meeting room April – Sept 2016            £96.00

re contribution to PO rent 1 April -30 Sept 2016  £94.50                £   190.50

£2,148.71                                                                                                                               

 

26 Account balances as at 5th September 2016

Current account                                                                                                                    £1,623.43

Investment account                                                                                                              £3,342.90

£4,966.33

 

£3,659.14

£3,342.90

£7,002.04

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
27 Casual Vacancy in the Parish of Bridford – the Parish Council to consider the three applications received for this vacancy with a view to co-opting a suitable candidate.
28 Parish Council Contribution to PO rent of Village Hall – to consider increasing contribution
29 Checking the Bridford Footpaths – to arrange for Parish Councillors to walk and check the footpaths within the Parish
30 Parish Council Meeting dates for 2017
31 Any items for discussion since publication of the agenda
ITEMS FOR INFORMATION
32 2017 Three Parishes Meeting will be hosted by Christow
33 Electoral Review of TDC – public consultation open until 31 October
34 DALC AGM and Conference 2016 – Tuesday 11th October Newton Abbot Racecourse
35 Devon Green Expo – Stover School 20th October
36 Get up to Speed Get online week 17-23 October, Forde House Newton Abbot
37 Any items for information since publication of the agenda
38 Public Discussion
39 Date of next meeting – Monday 7 November 2016 in the upstairs room at Bridford Village Hall 7pm

 

 

 

Joan Banks

Clerk to Bridford Parish Council

 

 

 

CIRCULATION

Newsletters, Reports and Circulars

TALC Draft Minutes 28 July 2016

Christow PC approved July 2016 minutes

DALC  Annual Report 2015/16

Clerks and Councils Direct September 2016

Miscellaneous

TDC Ten Year Strategy 2016-2025

Letters/ Correspondence sent

Various