GITTISHAM PARISH COUNCIL
Ms Fiona Clampin
Clerk to the Council
30th May 2025
Members of Gittisham Parish Council
You are hereby summoned to attend the June Parish Council Meeting to be held in Gittisham Parish Room on Thursday 5th June 2025 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 8th May 2025
- 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:
- 24/0514/FUL – Land adjacent to Town House, Gittisham EX14 3AJ – Demolition of existing agricultural buildings. Proposed housing scheme for 6no. CLT owned affordable homes for rent, and 3no. Estate owned open market houses (amended plans)
- 25/0885/FUL – Unit 3 Iron Bridge Industrial Estate EX14 3AN – Proposed enlargement of existing commercial building to provide additional warehouse space
- 25/0369/FUL – Roebuck Farm Westonm EX14 3PB – Proposed MOT station, hard-standing and widened access track (retrospective application)
- To receive reports from councillors on areas of responsibility and actions since the last meeting:
- To consider the provision of superfast broadband in the parish (Cllr Powell)
- 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, including the 2nd tranche of funds from Hayne Farm (Cllr Orchard & Cllr Hall)
- 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 Rowe)
- To consider limited residential development in the parish (Cllr Valentine)
- To consider the creation of a traffic-free amenity route linking Hayne Farm with Gittisham village (Cllr Rowe / Cllr Powell)
- To consider the refurbishment and maintenance of the village play area, and to note the annual safety inspection report
- To consider the scope of future lengthsman work and recruitment
- To receive a report from the Chair
- To approve the June payments and to note the current bank balance:
F Clampin £266.75 clerk’s salary + £10.13 expenses (travel Ottery – Gittisham 7.5-mile round trip x 3 for agendas, minutes, election & May meeting @0.45p / mile)
Michael Poll, grass cutting play area £210 (inv. refs. 10408 & 10413)
NEST (clerk’s pension) £28.08
- To receive and note the annual internal audit report
- To approve the annual governance statement 2024-25
- To approve the 2024-25 accounting statements
- To consider the criteria for meeting exemption from the annual limited assurance review 2024-25, and approve the exemption certificate
- To set and approve the period for the exercise of public rights 2024-25
- To consider proposals to reduce the balance of Gittisham Parish Council’s reserves
- 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 3rd July and Thursday 4th September 2025 at 7.30pm.
F J Clampin – Clerk