| Minutes for the meeting of the | ||
| Diptford Parish Council | ||
| Held at the Parish Hall, Diptford on Monday 6th June 2005 at 7:30 pm | ||
| MEMBERS | ||
| Cllr J Foster - Chairman | ||
| Cllr S Franklin - Vice Chairman | ||
| Cllr V Haddy Cllr S Hill | ||
| Cllr N Leflaive Cllr M Palmer Cllr P Preston-Day | ||
| District Council Representative - Cllr I Steer | ||
| County Council Representative - Cllr G Date | ||
| OPEN FORUM | ||
| There were no members of the public present | ||
| Police report - An email was received from PC Adrian Partridge stating that over the last 30 days | ||
| Diptford has suffered no reported crime and only 2 incident logs; both false intruder alarms. | ||
| 1. | Apologies | |
| Received from Cllr Haddy, Cllr Leflaive, Cllr Date, also Cllr Palmer was absent | ||
| 2. | Declaration of Interest, and update of Members Interest | |
| Cllr Foster declared an interest regarding matter 5 a. | ||
| 3. | Additional items as per the Chairman | |
| None | ||
| 4. | Minutes of the previous meeting - Tuesday 3rd May 2005 | |
| a. | After three additions the minutes were agreed and signed | |
| b. | The council decided to postpone the approval of the minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting until | |
| next year's Annual Parish Meeting | ||
| 5. | Planning Matters | |
| a. | 2609 17/2467/04F Higher Farleigh Farm, Moreleigh. Revised plans. The council had no objection. | |
| b. | 2625/2626 17/0480/05/F Mr Otter & Mrs Bromage re: The Homestead Harberton | |
| Permission had been granted for construction of rear extension garage & store also for extension | ||
| of residential curtilage. The council made no comment. | ||
| c. | 2614 17/0818/05/0 Mr B T Moore re: Diptford Downs. Renewal of outline application for erection of | |
| agricultural dwelling. The council supports renewal. | ||
| d. | Primrose Place. An acknowledgement of the council's enquiry was received from SHDC | |
| 6. | Highways and Paths | |
| a. | Cllr Franklin reported on the Road Safety meeting with Nigel Flower, MPC Martin Hartnell and Cllr | |
| Leflaive regarding the junction in Diptford. John Halliday had also been in contact to check progress. | ||
| The council await the decision of the Local Service Group. | ||
| b. | It was agreed to look into a more visible sign for the Playing Field as suggested by Nigel Flower. | |
| c. | The parish lengthsman was to be asked to clear growth from signs. | |
| d. | It was noted that the 7.5 ton restriction on the Moreleigh Road had helped. | |
| e. | It was noted that the Regular Cutting of Paths Programme had started. | |
| 7. | Correspondence and Reports | |
| a. | 2623 Amenity Trust - it was agreed the Chairman should arrange a meeting. | |
| b. | 2624 SHDC Parish Plan - it was agreed the clerk should forward the email to Cllr Franklin. | |
| Cllr Hill reported that the Parish Plan Questionnaire had been sent out to all households in the | ||
| parish. Some replies had been received. When all replies are back they will be analysed and | ||
| the results discussed and forwarded. The clerk was asked to thank Clive Parsons of SHDC as due | ||
| to his exceptional help we were successful in getting the information needed to distribute these. | ||
| c. | 2612 BT Payphone Gara Bridge - the council instructed the clerk to write and thank BT for | |
| retaining this phone box. | ||
| d. | 2633 AONB Newsletter was discussed | |
| e. | 2636 SHDC Parish Heritage - SHDC are undertaking the 2nd year of parish heritage and an | |
| invitation was made to Diptford, Modbury, Ughborough and N Huish to take part. The first step | ||
| of this will be the Parish Walk on the 2nd July. | ||
| f. | 2648 SHDC Council Community Consultation Launch - the council instructed the clerk to | |
| display the poster on the notice board also to email it to Cllr Franklin for the parish magazine. | ||
| 8. | District Councillor's Report - Cllr Steer | |
| In this new year Cllr Steer retains her housing role and adds a planning aspect to her responsibilities. | ||
| There are 2 new executive members Michael Saltern & David May both of Ivybridge. Brian Carson is | ||
| now vice chairman. The executive have decided to spend a planning grant on upgrading the IT system | ||
| to enable better public access online. It will not be used on anything ongoing such as permanent staff | ||
| but on temporary staff to help the customer service unit and others aiming to help solve 80% of queries | ||
| at source, also on research into housing requirements. | ||
| Community Grant Funds - round 3 applications open in July and cover playingfields, gardens, halls etc.. | ||
| Cllr Preston-Day asked Cllr Steer what was happening regarding Leisure centres and was assured that | ||
| SHDC had not come to any arrangement but were looking carefully at various routes to pursue. | ||
| 9. | County Councillor's Report | |
| none | ||
| 10. | Sub-committee Reports | |
| Insurance | ||
| It was recommended that the council renews its subscription to the DAPC at the cost of £76 to take | ||
| advantage of the Community First Zurich Combined Insurance annual premium of £152.75 plus tax. This | ||
| is a special insurance for parish councils with more inclusive cover at lower cost - saving over £80. | ||
| The Council asked it to be noted that would have rejoined DAPC in any case. The council unanimously | ||
| agreed to join the DAPC and to insure under the Community Insurance Scheme. | ||
| 11. | Amenity Trust Report | |
| a. | It was proposed that a sub committee be set up with a mandate to work with the Amenity Trust to make | |
| decisions on the future of the trust and its interaction with the council. All on the council agreed. | ||
| Thanks were voted to Cllr Hill for all the work put into finding the deeds for the field and this research. | ||
| The sub committee is to consist of Cllrs Foster, Hill and Preston-Day. | ||
| 12. | Finance | |
| a. | The Annual Return was completed, approved and signed. The council thank Caroline Sumner for the | |
| internal audit. | ||
| b. | Cllr Hill proposed that a cheque for £300 was made to the Amenity Trust in lieu of the payment to | |
| Cumings Containers for the October skips, as per Cumings Containers generous suggestion. This was | ||
| seconded by Cllr Preston-Day and agreed by all present. | ||
| Cheques | ||
| Cheques were agreed and signed for: | ||
| DAPC £76.00 | ||
| Community First £183.30 | ||
| Diptford Amenity Trust - £300.00 | ||
| 13. | Any Other business | |
| a. | The council agreed that the councillor's post be advertised again. | |
| b. | The website has been set-up and is managed by Jane and Peter Gillett. In time it is envisaged that each | |
| group would update their own section, meanwhile each group is asked to contact the Gilletts with any | ||
| new information. The council asked the clerk to be their contact and send agendas, minutes, meeting | ||
| dates and the advertisement for the new councillor to be put on the website. The council instructed that | ||
| approved minutes only were to be released at any time. The council would like to thank Jane and Peter | ||
| Gillett for all their help and expertise in setting up and running the website. | ||
| 14. | Date of next meeting | |
| Monday 4th July - Full Council Meeting | ||
| Signature | ||
| Cllr Foster - Chairman of Diptford Parish Council | ||
| Date | _______________________________ | |