| Minutes of a meeting of Bridford Parish Council held at Bridford Village Hall on Monday 3rd October at 7.00pm | ||||
| Present: Cllrs F Miles (Chairperson), Geoff Hearnden, R Dowding, A Lord, T Evans, Simon Lee (Dartmoor Ranger), Mrs J P Banks Clerk, Dst Cllr Ford attended for part of the meeting | ||||
| Before the meeting began, the Chairperson presented the award for the Best Kept Allotment to Francis and Daphne Leversedge who left after the presentation. | ||||
| AGENDA | ||||
| 1 | Apologies – Cnty Cllr Brook, Cllr E Price | |||
| 2 | Declarations of Interest – none | |||
| The Chairperson welcomed Simon Lee and invited him to speak | ||||
| Simon explained the Dartmoor Community Paths Scheme and then gave a report about what has been and is currently, happening within the Parish including the Rights of Way review. Rangers are currently trying to involve Parish Councils and community groups with the opportunity for volunteers to be involved at any level. The scheme is very open and wide and one idea is to organise community days when everyone can come together to help. Simon will list all the jobs that have been done and are yet to be done in Bridford at the moment and email the list to the Clerk.
Cllr Hearnden commented about the description of Bridford in the Dartmoor Local Plan. The consultation is open for the new Local Plan. Details to be circulated to Councillors with the item being on the Parish Council agenda for November |
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| 3 | Public Discussion – Nothing to bring to the attention of the Parish Council | |||
| The Chairperson then welcomed Dst Cllr Ford and brought forward item 12 inviting her to speak | ||||
| Dst Cllr Ford spoke about the Boundary Commission changes. The Teign Valley will lose Dunsford and gain Hennock. This will be effective from the 2018 elections. Airband is having connection problems and is not likely to go live now until the end of November. With regard to the mobile signal, the providers have yet to put the connections onto the new mast. | ||||
| Cllr Ford left the meeting at 7.35pm | ||||
| MATTERS ARISING | ||||
| 4 | Minutes – the Parish Council resolved to approve the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 5 September 2016 as a true and accurate record of the meeting. | |||
| 5 | Allotments – there are still three half plots and one full plot vacant. The grass cutting contractor will be requested to include them all when strimming the grass at the allotments. The invoices have been sent out for the annual allotment rents which are due for payment on 1st October. | |||
| 6 | Play Area – Cllr Price has met with the Clerk to look at the broken connection on the rope climber. The Parish Council agreed that Colin Banks should be authorised to see what work is required and to proceed with the repair | |||
| 7 | First Aid Course and Defibrillator – the recent first aid course saw twelve people signing up to attend with fourteen turning up on the night. Although attendees were advised at the outset that donations would be welcome, it was disappointing that only £20 was collected from those present. The Chairperson commented that the Parish Council had been charged for the session for the first aid course. The Parish Council had previously agreed to make a donation of £25 to First Responders and a cheque will now be sent.
David Wood has agreed to run a second first aid course as there would appear to be sufficient interest to do so. This will be publicised in Unity with a suggested donation of £3 per person. The Clerk will see if she can obtain the bank details of the First Responders so that attendees at the first course can, if they wish donate retrospectively. It was then suggested that a ‘part 2’ course should be organised to instruct and familiarise people with the defibrillator. The defibrillator has been ordered and should be arriving any day. The Clerk will contact Dean at the Bridford Inn and the electrician to organise the installation of the cabinet. |
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| 8 | Village Garden – the conveyancing solicitor at Kitsons has given an estimated figure of £500 plus VAT to transfer the title of the Village Garden to the Parish Council. The Parish Council agreed that an estimated
31 figure was not acceptable as this amount could rise considerably and there may well be additional extras. It was understood at the outset that the Parish Council would receive a considerable discount. The Clerk will contact Kitsons to obtain further information |
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| 9 | Smoking in Bus Shelter – the Clerk already had some no smoking signs and has put one up in the bus shelter | |||
| 10 | Dog Fouling – Teignbridge are no longer putting out any more dog waste bins and due to the toxic level of such waste now being considered a lower risk. dog waste can be put in ordinary waste bins, but must be bagged. A notice has been put on the litter bin by the phone box but not on the one by the bus shelter as this is not considered appropriate as people sit in the shelter. It was suggested that owners of the land where there is a problem should put up notices reminding dog owners to pick up after their pets. | |||
| ANY OTHER MATTERS ARISING | ||||
| 11 | Meetings attended by Parish Councillors – Cllr Dowding attended a TALC meeting. Cllrs Evans and Dowding attended a meeting of the Village Hall committee. | |||
| 12 | District Councillors Report – item brought forward and dealt with under Public Discussion (item 3) | |||
| 13 | County Councillors Report – no report, Cnty Cllr Brook sent his apologies | |||
| PLANNING
For Discussion |
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| 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 – none | |||
| For Information | ||||
| 16 | Woodland adjacent to B3212 Bridford – re creation of access and loading bay. Application has been withdrawn (DNPA ref 0359/16) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Venn Bridge Farm, Bridford – Refusal of Planning Permission re erection of agricultural storage building – different application to item 19 (DNPA ref 0636/15)
Seven Acre Farm, Bridford – Grant of Conditional Planning Permission re erection of agricultural building for fodder mad agricultural storage (DNPA ref 0425/16) Rockside, Bridford Road, Christow – Grant of Conditional Planning Permission re erection of two storey Extension to dwelling, replacement garage and home office/gym (DNPA ref 0337/16) |
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| 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 |
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| (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) |
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| 24 | INCOME
Chilcorn Limited re proceeds from textile bank £ 68.00 £ allotment rent £ 30.00 32 Allotment rent R Clark £ 15.00 A Bornemisza £ 30.00 £ 113.00 |
£ 0.28 £ 0.27 £ 0.55 |
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| 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
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| 26 | Account balances as at 5th September 2016
Current account £1,623.43 Investment account £3,342.90 £4,966.33
The Parish Council resolved to approve the accounts and authorise the expenditure. Cllr Dowding, designated by the Chairperson checked the invoices to the cheque book. No up to date statement or reconciliation was available.. |
£3,659.14 £3,342.90 £7,002.04 |
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| ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION | ||||
| 27 | Casual Vacancy in the Parish of Bridford – the Parish Council discussed and considered the three applications received for this vacancy and with a majority vote it was decided to co-opt Jennifer Padgham. The Chairperson will write to all three candidate to advise the decision. | |||
| 28 | Parish Council Contribution to PO rent of Village Hall – the Parish Council resolved by majority to increase the amount by which it subsidises the Post Office rent for the Village Hall to £4.00 per session. This is an increase of 50p per week. There was one dissenting voice. | |||
| 29 | Checking the Bridford Footpaths – Councillors consulted the local map and list of footpaths within the Parish and were allocated footpaths to walk and report back any problems. | |||
| 30 | Parish Council Meeting dates for 2017 – the list of dates for the 2017 meetings was put forward. Meetings will continue to be held on the first Monday of the month unless it is a Bank Holiday when it will be moved on a week. There will be no meeting in August (summer recess) and the Clerk requested as an exception, that the January meeting should be held in the afternoon commencing at 2.00pm. | |||
| 31 | Any items for discussion since publication of the agenda – none | |||
| 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. Poster on notice board. | |||
| 37 | Any items for information since publication of the agenda
Bridford Website – the website editor has advised that in the last year there have been 5,832 users who have visited the website 7,900 times, some having visited more than once with 25% being repeat visitors. |
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| 38 | Public Discussion – no further items for discussion | |||
| 39 | Date of next meeting – Monday 7 November 2016 in the upstairs room at Bridford Village Hall 7pm
Original copy of minutes signed by the Chairperson 7th November 2016
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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 34 |
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