GITTISHAM PARISH COUNCIL
Ms Fiona Clampin
Clerk to the Council
Garlands
Gittisham
Honiton
EX14 3AJ
01404 851442
26th January 2024
Members of Gittisham Parish Council
You are hereby summoned to attend the February Parish Council Meeting to be held in Gittisham Parish Room on Thursday 1st February 2024 commencing at 7.30pm to discuss items on the Agenda and to make resolutions as appropriate.
Prior to the start of the meeting a period of 15 minutes is allowed to permit any resident to bring appropriate matters to the notice of the Council. Please contact the clerk if you would like to do this, preferably by email in advance of the meeting, with a question you wish to be raised with Councillors on your behalf.
- To accept and approve apologies
- To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 4th January 2024
- To receive the Beat Manager’s report
- To receive declarations of interest
- To consider actions from last meeting not otherwise on the agenda
- To receive reports from County Council and District Council representatives
- To consider the following planning applications:
- a) 24/0055/TRE – 8 Campion Way Honiton EX14 2YR – T1, Oak approx 14 metres high and 14 metres wide at all points; to pollard back to previous pollard position when work last carried out in 2016.
- b) 24/0019/VAR – Rapshayes Farm Gittisham EX14 3AB – Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 20/0782/LBC (Conversion of barn to holiday accommodation) to change the proposed roof covering from clay roman tiles to natural slate
- c) 23/2583/VAR – Rapshayes Farm Gittisham EX14 3AB – Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 20/0781/FUL (Conversion of barn to holiday accommodation) to change the proposed roof covering from clay roman tiles to natural slate
- d) 23/2725/FUL – Kings Arms Farm Nags Head Road Gittisham EX14 3AP – House of multiple occupation (HMO), that provides individual living-rooms for vulnerable people; the facility includes communal areas for socialising, cooking and dining set with private and secure gardens
- To receive reports from councillors on areas of responsibility and actions since the last meeting:
- To note the latest planning decision notices (Cllr Orchard)
- To receive an update on highways (Cllr Orchard)
- To consider plans for expenditure in the parish under the Community Infrastructure Levy and S106, inc publicity (Cllr Orchard / Cllr Twist)
- To receive an update on public transport (Cllr Orchard)
- To consider climate change measures within the parish, including proposals for rewilding land off Old Elm Road (Cllr Twist / Cllr Rowe)
- To consider parish council support for scam awareness and security (Cllr Twist)
- To consider limited residential development in the parish (Cllr Valentine)
- To consider the creation of a footpath linking Hayne Farm with Gittisham village (all)
- To consider the refurbishment and maintenance of the village play area (Cllr Walker)
- To consider work to be carried out by the lengthsman to maintain drains and ditches in the parish (Cllr Walker)
- To receive a report from the Chair
- To approve the February payments and to note the current bank balance:
F Clampin £254.34 clerk’s salary & expenses tbc
Len Abbott lengthsman work £tbc
Len Abbott expenses £tbc
Arthur J Gallagher Insurance (lengthsman cover) £308.42
Gittisham PCC £30 gazette printing Nov & Dec 2023
NEST (clerk’s pension) £26.78
- To approve a supplier for the Gittisham play area maintenance contract for 2024/25
- Clerk’s report
- For information only; items for the forward agenda
- To consider any late entry correspondence
- To note the date of the next two meetings, Thursday 7th March and Thursday 4th April 2024 at 7.30pm.
F J Clampin – Clerk