GITTISHAM PARISH COUNCIL
Ms Fiona Clampin
Clerk to the Council
26th March 2026
Members of Gittisham Parish Council
You are hereby summoned to attend the April Parish Council Meeting to be held in Gittisham Parish Room on Thursday 2nd April 2026 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 5th March 2026
- 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 application:
- 25/0639/FUL – Roebuck Farm Weston EX14 3PB – Proposed MOT station, hard-standing and widened access track (retrospective) and surface water drainage works
- 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 in the parish (Cllr Rye/ 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 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 scope of future lengthsman work and recruitment
- To receive a report from the Chair
- To approve the April payments and to note the current bank balance:
F Clampin £275.29 clerk’s salary + £6.75 expenses (travel Ottery – Gittisham 7.5-mile round trip x 2 for agenda & March meeting @0.45p / mile) + stamp £1.70
HMRC (clerk’s tax) £1.60
DALC annual subscription £tbc
Michael Poll £280 bus shelter refurbishment (inv. ref. 10478)
Michael Poll £75 play area grass cut (inv. ref. 10480)
Fab Trim Landscaping lengthsman work £tbc
Gittisham Gazette printing costs, tbc
Gittisham PCC, parish room hire tbc
Taylor Signs, interpretation board, play area sign & stickers £390 + VAT
Alvian Play & Recreation £102 (annual safety inspection, village play area)
NEST (clerk’s pension) £28.98
- To consider proposals to reduce the balance of Gittisham Parish Council’s reserves, including two interpretation boards
- To update the parish council’s bank mandate and add new authorised signatories
- 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 14th May (tbc) and Thursday 4th June 2026 at 7.30pm.
F J Clampin – Clerk
