The Agenda can be read below or downloaded here: AG_2023 July 05 DPC Agenda

To all members of Dittisham Parish Council 30 June 2023

You are hereby summoned to attend the monthly meeting of Dittisham Parish Council to be held in Dittisham Village Hall on Wednesday 5 July 2023 at 7:00p.m for the purpose of transacting the following business.

              1. AGENDA

  1. Apologies: To receive apologies for absence.

  2. To declare any personal interests or disclosable pecuniary interests in items on the agenda.

  3. To consider approval of the minutes of the meetings held on 7 June and 19 June 2023.

  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

    1. South Hams District Council Councillor

    2. Devon County Council Councillor

  2. Fire on Manor Street

To agree any action to be taken by DPC.

  1. Dittisham Mill Creek Jetty

To agree DPC’s feedback to Dart Harbour Navigation Authority regarding the public utility and impact of the jetty.

  1. Financial Matters

    1. Consider approval of Financial Reports

    2. Payments

To authorise the following payments:

  • DALC Chair Training Course £36.00

  • DALC Being a Good Councillor full £90.00

  • Clearance of Gulleys on The Ham, £360.00

  • Play Inspection Company, Annual Inspection, £174.00

  • Clerk, Expenses reimbursement, £29.63

To note payments made since the June meeting:

  • Clerk, June Salary £1,248.15

  • HMRC, June, £212.46

  • NEST Pensions, June, £98.56

  1. New planning applications
    1. 1883/23/FUL Newstone Blackawton TQ9 7DR. Erection of agricultural building.

    2. 2034/23/COM Land at SX 857 053 Lapthorne Farm Dittisham Dartmouth TQ6 0JF. Notice of intention to install a telegraph pole at 10.5m high (9m above ground) for the provision of FTTP.

  2. Monitoring DPC’s Process to Comment on Planning Applications

To note initial comments on the process.

  1. Operation of the Car Park on The Ham

To receive the National Association of Local Council’s legal advice that DPC is entitled to charge for parking.

  1. Invoice for Installation of a Temporary Site Compound in The Ham Car Park

To agree the method to be used to calculate the invoice.

  1. Installation of a Defibrillator on The Ham

To consider approval of the following payments regarding installation of a defibrillator on the toilet block on The Ham.

  • Defibrillator & Cabinet £2,795.00.

  • The Ham Defibrillator Annual Support £198.00

  1. DPC’s permission to access property via The Ham

To create a Task and Finish Group to carry out the review of the Policy.

  1. Reports from Councillors’ Working Groups & External Forums

    1. Maintenance Working Group

    • To receive the annual Playground Inspection Report

    • To consider purchase of an access required sign for the gate to The Ham (£10.00+delivery).

    1. Events Working Group

To consider approval of the recommended refund of the damage deposit.

    1. Village Hall Management Committee Representative

To receive the report from DPC’s representative on the VHMC.

    1. Communications Working Group

To consider the proposal to purchase of A5 advertisement in the Regatta program and the proposed text (£50).

    1. Health Services Representative

To receive a verbal report on the Dart Medical Practice Patients Participation Group meeting 4/7/23.

  1. Request for a memorial bench on The Ham

To consider approval of both the proposal and the process to install.

  1. Correspondence

  • Sent 12/6/23 to A. Mangnall MP, Improving Local Availability of NHS Dentists for Children and Adults. Reply received 12/6/23.

  • Invitation, Town and Parish Forum with South Hams District Council, 26 July 2023 18:00 – 19:00

  1. To confirm the next meeting of Dittisham Parish Council will be held 6 September 2023 at 7:00 pm.

  2. Closure of the Meeting

To consider passing a resolution in accordance with the 1960 Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act to exclude the public and press during consideration of the following item(s) because of the confidential employment nature of the business.

  1. Personnel Committee Report

To receive the Report.

PRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE VERY WELCOME TO ATTEND

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