ILSINGTON PARISH
COUNCIL MEETING
on 28th
September 2004
at ILSINGTON VILLAGE
HALL
M I N U T E S
Present: Mr R
Westaway
Mrs J Smith
Mr D Bardell
Mr M Foster
Mr P Gibson
Mr I Mansfield
Mr M Page
Mr K Pepperell
Mr B Squire
Also in attendance: Mrs C Retallick (Clerk) and 2 members
of the public.
04/105 To accept apologies for absence
Mr A Blackwell, Mr M Retallick, Mr S Barker and Mr J Christophers.
04/106 Declaration of interest in items on the
agenda.
Councillors were advised to sign the declaration book
04/107 To confirm the minutes of the last meeting
27th July 2004
Amendments were made to the attendance record then the minutes were signed.
04/108 To report matters arising from the minutes
not on the agenda.
The weeds have been removed from the play area at Ley Crescent a lot of the repairs have been completed to the equipment however all the wood chips have been removed and a decision will need to be made on what to do next.
Planning permission has been granted for Little Meadow and more quotes for the fencing have been requested. Councillor Christophers is pursuing funding options.
Accounts have been received back from the Auditors and no action is needed.
Mrs Smith asked about the X39, no further information has been received and the clerk will write again to stagecoach.
04/109 Urgent business brought forward by the
Chairman.
None
04/110 To receive reports from District and County
Councillors and Police Officer.
Mr Christophers sent a report which was read out.
04/111 PUBLIC FORUM
Both members of public had come to observe the meeting and gain information from items on the agenda.
Mr Bardell reported about hedges along Old Liverton Road, Ramshorn Down and various other locations which had not been cut. Also the need for some verges to be trimmed – the clerk will contact the local services office.
PCC requested the dog warden patrol the Church yard.
Extra Notice boards – It was agreed that I Mansfield will put them up at Green Lane and possibly at Ilsington Post Office.
Grit bins are still needed on Knapmoor Hill
04/112 Update on the Play area at Ley Crescent,
Liverton/ Little Meadow, Liverton.
The chairman thanked the councillors for helping to tidy up at the play area in Ley Crescent. Mr Page asked if this matter could be debated and he commented that the council was responsible to keeping this area in good repair which had not been done. If this area was to be given up by the council the land would revert back to ownership of TDC. This licence between IPC and TDC was discussed.
Mrs Smith reported that she had had a good response from Liverton Village Hall committee for moving the play area within the ground of the hall, but details need to be discussed and funds found. Mr Bardell suggested Leader+ could help with matched funding up to £3000.
Mrs Smith proposed the old play area should be refurbished and the plans for a new area within the village hall ground be started immediately. Mr Page seconded the proposal and the council voted:- 4 against (Messrs Gibson, Pepperell, Squire and Westaway) 2 in favour( Mr Page and Mrs Smith) 3 abstained( Bardell, Foster and Mansfield) However the all the councillors agreed a new area within the ground of the Village Hall must be moved forward quickly and this must be made known.
The planning application at Little Meadow has been successful and Mrs Smith showed the meeting a picture of a shelter and the price was discussed along with getting goal posts from Devon County Football Association 5 aside posts would be adequate and it was suggested we could look for donations from DCFA or Liverton Football Club.
Mr Gibson wanted to make it quite clear that there was no intention of putting a skate park at Little Meadow and shortly in Bovey Tracey this facility will be available along with a climbing wall
04/113 Update : re the closure of the PO at
Ilsington
Robin Cassell from the post office has met with Stuart Morrish(Ilsington PO) and Karen Crouch(Liverton PO). Mrs Crouch has expressed an interest in supplying the PO Service from Ilsington and it appears there may not be a break in services. Mr Cassell will now complete the internal paperwork for the changes.
04/114 To consider the planning applications
received from Teignbridge District
Council and Dartmoor National Park
Authority
1. Hilstone Meadow, Haytor
Retention of
timber field shelter and construction of covered storage area.OBJECTION – over development and going against the first planning application
suggestion that this shelter was temporary.
Grant of Conditional Planning Permission
1. Orchard Cottage Gorse Blossom Farm
alterations and extension
2. Chipley Meadow - Conservatory
3. 4 Summerland Copse, Liverton -
Conservatory
Appeal
withdrawn
Use of land for temporary 3 year
siting of static caravan at Quarry to rear of The Welcome Stranger Inn,
Ingsdon.
04/115 Parish Plan
Nothing to report at this time.
04/116 To receive reports from Parish Councillors
on outside bodies.
Mr Bardell informed the meeting that travel plans and highways will be discussed at the next TALC meeting. Councillors involved with Leader+ visited projects that are in operation and this was very interesting.
Mrs Smith attended the meeting at Liverton Village Hall the next meeting will be in January, she has offered to chair that to keep continuity, there was a brief discussion about the boundary wall at the hall.
04/117 To authorise payments of cheques presented.
1. DAPC Subscription (reissued) £ 376.50
2. R Paylor (Computer/Modem repair) £ 60.00
3. BT (Line rental/ Internet) £ 60.60
4. Tiscali (phone calls) £ 16.25
5. Ilsington Village Hall (Hall rental) £ 10.00
6. C Retallick salary £ 330.00
7. Repairs to Ilsington Play Area £ 109.66
Payments into account:- 2nd Precept Payment £ 8850.50
In hand after payment of the above cheques, both
accounts added together the balance is. £ 19,979.63
There then followed a discussion about purchasing a lap top computer to which the council agreed this could be done.
04/118 Correspondence
TDC Minutes from Standards Committee meeting
Changes to domestic waste collection
Voting posters – on notice boards
Talking tourism/newsletter, summer 2004
Consultation of draft Teignbridge
biodiversity action plan
Licensing Act 2003
Notification of Rural skip service
for 2005
DNP Meeting Agenda/Planning Committee
Agenda
DNPA local plan: first review
1995-2011 adoption of plan in October
Moor Memories – virtual tour of haytor
West of England Motor Club Rally –
Oct 17th
CCD Training calendar
DCC Monthly News round up Aug/Sept
Devon Structure Plan – Notice of Intension to adopt the plan.
Common Players – The
Apple Project Questionnaire – completed and rtnd
Office of Deputy
Prime Minister – Consultation document on draft of code of conduct fro local
government employees and review of restriction on the political activities of
local authority employees and pay of political assistants
TALC minutes and
agenda
Letter from RYR re
youth facilities within the parish – response sent.
Co-op Transfer of
Licence
Village Green
Flyer
Devon Talks
Rural Transport
Newsletter/Summer 2004
Police Liaison
meeting – Posters on notice boards
04/119 To confirm the date of the next meeting of
Ilsington Parish Council this will be held on Tuesday 26th October
2004 at 7.30 p.m. at Liverton Village Hall.