GITTISHAM PARISH COUNCIL

Ms Fiona Clampin

Clerk to the Council

29^th August 2025

Members of Gittisham Parish Council

You are hereby summoned to attend the September Parish Council Meeting to be held in Gittisham Parish Room on Thursday 4^th September 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 10th July 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 and to consider Local Government re-organisation
To receive a report on the EDDC Local Plan and any actions arising
To consider the following planning applications:
- 25/0012/TPO – Land opp Garlands, Gittisham EX14 3AJ – details tbc
- 25/1552/LBC – The Lodge Gittisham EX14 3AD – Remove existing asbestos roof slates and felt, and replace with new natural slate roof with new ‘bat safe’ roof membrane, including partially dismantling and rebuilding existing chimney stack to match existing
- 25/1551/FUL – The Lodge Gittisham EX14 3AD – Remove existing asbestos roof slates and felt, and replace with new natural slate roof with new ‘bat safe’ roof membrane, including partially dismantling and rebuilding existing chimney stack to match existing
- 25/1365/PVJ – Gittisham Farm Gittisham EX14 3AX – Prior approval for the installation of 152 solar PV panels on a pitched roof
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 (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, Cllr Rye)
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, inc. a footway close to the Otter Inn (Cllr Powell / Cllr Rowe)
To consider the refurbishment and maintenance of the village play area, and to note the annual safety inspection report
To consider the work of the parish lengthsman

To receive a report from the Chair
To approve the September payments and to note the current bank balance:

F Clampin £275.29 clerk’s salary + £10.13 expenses (travel Ottery – Gittisham 7.5-mile round trip x 3 for minutes, agenda & July meeting @0.45p / mile)

Fiona Clampin backdated pay from April 2025 at new NALC rate £14.82 / hr – £44.98

Michael Poll, grass cutting play area £70 (inv. ref. 10443)

Michael Poll, grass cutting play area £70 (inv. ref. 10432)

Fab Trim Landscaping 13 hrs lengthsman work @£20/hr & 2 hrs gully clearing @£60 / hr INV-000018 £380

Cllr C Hall, reimbursement for boules set £27.95

NEST (clerk’s pension) £28.98

To consider proposals to reduce the balance of Gittisham Parish Council’s reserves
To consider changing the location of future parish council meetings
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 2nd October and Thursday 6th November 2025 at 7.30pm.

F J Clampin – Clerk

2025-09 Parish Council agenda 4th September 2025

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