Agenda 2022 April 06

Apr 1, 2022 | Agendas

The Agenda can be downloaded here or read below AG_2022 April DPC Agenda

To all members of Dittisham Parish Council                                                                                                               1 April 2022

You are hereby summoned to attend the monthly meeting of Dittisham Parish Council to be held in Dittisham Village Hall on Wednesday 6 April 2022 at 7:00p.m for the purpose of transacting the following business.

Please do a rapid COVID 19 tests if attending in person.

  • AGENDA
  1. Apologies: To receive apologies for absence.
  2. To declare interests in items on the agenda.
  3. To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 2 March 2022.
  4. To consider any issues raised by members of the public.

Members of the public are invited to give their views, to question the Parish Council about issues on this Agenda, or to raise issues for future consideration at the discretion of the Chairman.

  1. Community Reports
    • South Hams District Council Councillor
    • Devon County Council Councillor
  2. SHDC Planning Decisions
    • 4724/21/ARC 2 Watermans Cottage Manor Street Dittisham Devon TQ6 0EX. Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 of Planning Permission 3363/21/HHO. Discharge of condition Approved.
    • 4343/21/TPO Yew Tree Cottage Manor Street Dittisham TQ6 0EX. G1: Ash – fell due to dieback. G2: Hazel – coppice to 0.5m from ground level to increase biodiversity. G3: Hornbeam – crown thinning by up to20%. Remove squirrel damaged branches. To reveal healthy wood and promote growth. G4: Sycamore & Ash – Remove due to poor condition. T1:Ash – crown lift to 6m from ground level to allow light to understorey trees. T2: Ash – fell due to dieback. T3: Cherry – fell due to encroachment into garden and to provide more room for other cherry trees. T4: Willow – pollard to 3m from ground level to encourage healthy regrowth. T5: Hornbeam – crown lift to 3m from ground level to increase biodiversity. T6: Maple – crown thin by up to 25% to reduce. Split decision.
    • No: 1057 Tree Preservation Order 2021, Site: Yew Tree Cottage, Manor Street, Dittisham, TQ6 0EX, Confirmation of Order.
    • 4721/21/ARC Sherwood Cottage Riverside Road Dittisham TQ6 0HS. Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3, 4, 5 & 6of Planning Permission 3024/21/HHO.
    • 1778/21/HHO & 1779/21/LBC Dartside Manor Street Dittisham TQ6 0EX. Householder application & Listed Building consent for installation of air heat source pump. Conditional Approval.
    • 4778/21/HHO & 4779/21/LBC Fern Cottage Manor Street Dittisham TQ6 0EX. Householder application & Listed Building consent for works to existing summer house comprising replacing existing exterior wooden French doors with same size and construction, apply new natural colour wooden cladding to exterior andfinish with clear coat protection, install new flooring, remove interior wall for flooring renewal and replace in same location and remove interior fitted cupboards and replace them. Conditional Approval.
  3. New planning applications
    • 0681/22/ARC & 0682/22/ARC 2 Watermans Cottage Manor Street Dittisham TQ6 0EX. Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 and 4 of planning consents 1048/19/HHO & 1049/19/LBC.
    • 0412/22/OPA The Boatyard Old Mill Creek Dartmouth. Outline application with some matters reserved for proposed on site security building with managers accommodation as live work unit.
      Neighbouring parish consultee.
    • 0853/22/CLP Kebechan House Capton To Capton Cross Capton Devon TQ6 0JE. Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed new shed with corrugated metal roof and timber cladding replacing existing outbuildings on existing concrete hardstanding.
    • 0485/22/FUL Bramble Torr Dittisham TQ6 0HZ. Application for access drive, platforms, building and drainage (Retrospective).
  4. Consultations
    • Dartmouth Neighbourhood Plan, Regulation 15 Consultation, Closes 8 April
    • Joint Local Plan Planning for the Climate Emergency. Closes 21 April
    • Devon Carbon Plan. Closes 14 April.
  5. Support for Ukraine

To consider support as described in the National Association of Local Council’s Ukraine Briefing.

  1. Reports from Councillors’ Working Groups & External Forums
    • Access by Fire and Rescue Emergency Services

To receive the Report from Cllr Unitt.

  • Update on Parish Distribution List Project

To receive the Report from Cllr Unitt.

  • Speed Survey

To receive a report on Ashprington PC’s project and to consider carrying out a survey – Cllr Bond.

  1. Hedgerow Plastic Litter Pick

To consider supporting research for a potential DPC community project to be carried out – Cllr Green

  1. Encouraging our Councils to stop investing in fossil fuels

To consider the proposal to write to DCC and to SHDC as circulated.

  1. Freedom of Information and Subject Access Request

To receive the report on DPC’s response.

  1. Information Management Software

To approve expenditure for Office apps software, cloud storage, and additional IT support if required.

  1. Archive and Disposal of DPC Records

To consider sending records to Devon Archives and handing public Dittisham Court planning documents to its Management Committee.

  1. Devon Association of Local Councils Access for Councillors

To consider the proposal to provide access to information but not to booking of training.

  1. Code of Conduct Training for Councillors

To agree the timing of Code of Conduct training, and whether to offer to share training with Blackawton PC.

  1. Financial Matters
    • Consider approval of the financial reports.
    • Payments Due

To consider authorisation of the following payments:

  • Chagos Consulting, Parish Online training Cllr Unitt, Basics 102 – Menus and Geometries, £15.00
  • Community Heartbeat Trust, Maintenance Annual Support, £396.00
  • Tozer & Co Printers, DSC Permits 22/23, £231.46
  • Parish Lengthsman, Sep 21 – mid Jan 22, £400.00
  • SHDC, Payroll Service 21/22, £120.00
  • Metric, Annual Maintenance Agreement from 1 May 22, £904.56
  • Kingsbridge Websites, Website updates – new pages, £20.00
  • Resident, Grant Insurance Jubilee Lunch, £392.3
  • Resident, Grant Hire of Toilets Jubilee Lunch, £348.00
  • Car Park Attendant, October 21 – March 2022, £1,000.00
  • Clerk, Clerk Expenses Reimbursement CE48, £29.24
  • South West Water, Quay tap – 20/12/21-16/3/22 (estimate 442), £34.22
  • SHDC, Business Rates The Ham 22/23, £2,844.30
  • SHDC, Business Rates The Level 22/23, £2,694.60
  • DALC, Data Protection Training, £122.40
  • DALC, Annual Charge, £92.72
    • Payments made since the last meeting
  • Adobe Pro, £25.28 per month to process Subject Access Request
  • DALC Data Protection Invoice £16.80
  • Lengthsman’s Contract

To confirm the renewal of the contract for one year to 31/3/22 and its form as circulated.

  • Internal Audit

To consider the recommendation to employ Local Council Administration Services for the 21/22 Internal Audit.

  • Lloyds Bank Mandate – To resolve to remove a previous councillor from the mandate.
  • Creation of a Personnel Committee & Membership of the Finance Working Group

To consider the proposals in the report as circulated.

  • Level Car Park Loan Repayment & Reserves Review

To confirm a review by the Finance Working Group.

  • Method of Asset Valuation Policy

To consider approving the Policy as circulated.

  1. To note the following information circulated:
  • 8/3/22 SHDC New telegraph poles being installed for the broadband project.
  • 7/3/22 SHDC Council-backed low interest-rate lending scheme for local home owners to make essential repairs and efficiency improvements
  • February 2022 Lloyds Bank, Change to terms and conditions
  • DCC Wild About Devon Talk – Three key environmental topics: grass cutting, pesticides and tree planting. 29/4/22l, 12:00-1:30pm via Zoom.
  • Dartmouth Together – Reactivation of the group and a meeting.
  • TQ6 Partnership – Information provided about its role.
  • Mobile Boost Scheme – Vouchers of up to £1,200 available for businesses and households towards cost of one of a number of mobile signal booster options from a registered supplier.
  • Citizens Advice, Enquiry about Dittisham based support for residents in financial hardship.
  1. Correspondence Sent
  • 3/3/22 DCC, Request to tarmac squares Riverside Road footpath five areas where pavement trees on the Riverside Road footpath have died
  • 4/3/22 Secretary of State, Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, Local Authority Remote/Hybrid Meetings
  • 4/3/22 Resident, Authorisation of work to Vegetation on The Ham
  1. Annual Parish Meeting on 11 May

To confirm speakers and arrangements.

  1. To confirm the next meeting of Dittisham Parish Council which is scheduled for 4 May 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

PRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE VERY WELCOME TO ATTEND

Please do a rapid COVID 19 test if attending in person.

 The meeting will be held in the Village Hall with audio only Zoom conferencing.

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Dial in by phone +44 203 481 5237         Meeting ID: 844 463 3513        

 Annette Thom, Parish Clerk