2025-11 Parish Council agenda 6th November 2025

by

GITTISHAM PARISH COUNCIL

Ms Fiona Clampin

Clerk to the Council

clerk@gittisham.org.uk

31st October 2025

Members of Gittisham Parish Council

You are hereby summoned to attend the November Parish Council Meeting to be held in Gittisham Parish Room on Thursday 6th November 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. 

  1. To accept and approve apologies
  2. To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 2nd October 2025
  3. To receive the Beat Manager’s report
  4. To receive declarations of interest
  5. To consider actions from last meeting not otherwise on the agenda
  6. To receive reports from County Council and District Council representatives and to consider Local Government re-organisation
  7. To receive a report on the EDDC Local Plan and any actions arising
  8. To consider the following planning applications:
    • 25/1847/VAR – 1 Hamlett Close Gittisham EX14 3FR – Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans), on planning permission 24/2200/FUL (Conversion of existing garage to living accommodation, with first floor extension over to make the project more accessible to a disabled person
  9. 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 updating the parish emergency plan
  • 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
  • To consider the work of the parish lengthsman
  1. To receive a report from the Chair
  2. To approve the November payments and to note the current bank balance:

F Clampin £275.29 clerk’s salary + £18.12 expenses (travel Ottery – Gittisham 7.5-mile round trip x 3 for minutes, agenda & September meeting @0.45p / mile + 1x pack printer paper)

Michael Poll, grass cutting play area £70 (inv. ref. 10458)

Community Heartbeat Trust £324 annual support costs for Gittisham Vale & Gittisham telephone box defibs

NEST (clerk’s pension) £28.98

  1. To consider proposals to reduce the balance of Gittisham Parish Council’s reserves
  2. Clerk’s report
  3. For information only; items for the forward agenda
  4. To consider any late entry correspondence
  5. To note the date of the next two meetings, December 2025 tbc and Thursday 8th January at 7.30pm. 

F J Clampin – Clerk