Jan 28, 2022 | Agendas
The Agenda can be downloaded here or read below AG_2022 February DPC Agenda v2
To all members of Dittisham Parish Council 28 January 2022
You are hereby summoned to attend the monthly meeting of Dittisham Parish Council on Wednesday 2 February 2022 at 7:00p.m for the purpose of transacting the following business.
Due to high numbers of local COVID-19 cases and the end of the law allowing virtual meetings, the meeting will start with a public videoconferencing virtual only meeting and be immediately followed by a meeting in Dittisham Village Hall. Please do a rapid COVID 19 test if attending in person.
- Apologies: To receive apologies for absence.
- To declare interests in items on the Agenda.
- To consider approval of the Minutes of the meetings held on 3 November, 1 December 2021, and 5 January 2022.
- 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.
- Meeting with a resident to discuss their correspondence about the amount of Building Work in the Village. To agree DPC’s response.
- Community Reports
- South Hams District Council Councillor
- Devon County Council Councillor
- SHDC Planning Decisions
- 2974/21/HHO Merrion Riverside Road Dittisham TQ6 0HS. Householder application for alterations and two small extensions. Conditional Approval.
- 4472/21/ARC Spindlewood Higher Street Dittisham Devon TQ6 0HT. Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 of Planning Permission 2455/21/FUL Discharge of condition Approved.
- 4146/21/CLP Vipers Quay Dittisham TQ6 0HE. Certificate of lawfulness for proposed repair work to jetty. Cert of Lawfulness (Proposed). Refusal.
- New planning applications
- 4752/21/FUL Barn at Capton Capton TQ6 0JE. Demolition of barns and erection of 4 new dwellings following Class Q consent (1034/21/PDM) including landscaping and improvements to access.
- 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 and finish 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.
- 0141/22/FUL Vipers Quay Dittisham TQ6 0HE. Repairs to jetty, including rebuilding of existing stone wall on northface and parts on east and west sides, removal and replacement of concrete base, removal of part concrete slab on north end to drainage channel to facilitate work and replace afterwards.
- 4699/21/FUL Firze Park Capton Dartmouth TQ6 0JE. Demolition of an existing agricultural building and construction of a replacement dwelling (following Class Q Approval 3213/20/PDM) and associated landscaping.
- New tree applications
- 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.
- Correspondence, 3/12/21 Resident, Construction of a balcony instead of a Juliette balcony 3024/21/HHO.
To consider writing to SHDC.
- Holes Drilled in two diseased parish trees – on Riverside Road and in Shinners Meadow
To note the observed damage and agree any action.
- Platinum Jubilee Events – To agree any action required.
- Reports from Councillors’ Working Groups & External Forums
- Playground – To approve the Playground TAFG’s unanimous suggestion that it be disbanded.
- Dog Fouling Task and Finish Group – To note the update report as circulated.
- Ham Events
To consider the South West Gaffers’ request for tents and campervans 5-8 August for Dittisham Regatta.
- Village Hall Management Committee – To note Cllr Neale’s Report as circulated.
- Buckingham Palace Garden Party Wednesday 25 May 2022
To consider making a nomination for the draw.
- Financial Matters
- Consider approval of the Financial Report.
- Payments Due
To authorise the following payments:
- Clerk Office Expenses Reimbursement CE46 £21.92
- Cuming Containers, Removal of green waste, £230 + VAT
- P Wheatley, Paint Old Chapel Burial Ground Railings, £260
- Income and Expenditure Accounts
To consider approving the recommendation to change to Income and Expenditure accounts.
To approve the 2021 Review as circulated.
- Overtime Claim – To consider approving the claim for overtime to set up accounting software.
- Jubilee Steps – To consider the recommendations in the Report.
- To note or consider correspondence
The following correspondence has been addressed, for information only.
- 9/1/22, Resident, Construction of a wall: DCC matter
- To confirm the next meeting of Dittisham Parish Council which is scheduled for 2 March 2022 at 7:00 pm.
- To agree the process for confirming the virtual meeting’s decisions in the Village Hall.
Meeting in Dittisham Village Hall
- Confirmation of Decisions
To confirm the decisions made by the preceding public virtual meeting.
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 using with Zoom conferencing. The connection in the Hall will be audio only.
Click this link or paste it in your browser https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8444633513
Dial in by phone +44 203 481 5237 Meeting ID: 844 463 3513
Annette Thom, Parish Clerk
Jan 21, 2022 | Agendas
AG_2022 January 26 EM DPC Agenda
To all members of Dittisham Parish Council 21 January 2022
You are hereby summoned to attend the extraordinary meeting of Dittisham Parish Council to be held in Dittisham Village Hall with audio only Zoom conferencing on Wednesday 26 January 2022 at 7:00p.m for the purpose of transacting the following business.
Please do a rapid COVID 19 tests if attending in person. Masks required in accordance with Government guidance.
- Apologies: To receive apologies for absence.
- To declare any interests in items on the Agenda.
- Financial Matters
- Grant Application – South Hams Citizens Advice
To consider the grant application for £300.
- Grant Application – Village Hall Management Committee ‘Wish List’
To consider the grant application for Items 7, £331.20 WiFi Internet Connection 2021 – 23 two-year contract, and Item 8, £1850 Carpentry Repairs to outside Stores.
- Grant Application – 2022/23 – 2025/26 Village Hall Management Committee
To consider the grant application for £3,000 in April 2022 to April 2025 inclusive and
£30,000 Sinking Fund contributed by 10 equal annual instalments of £3,000 commencing April 2022.
- Grant Application – 2022/23 St George’s Church
To consider the grant application for £1,850 per annum.
- Budget – To approve the 2022/23 budget
- Precept – To approve the 2022/23 precept demand
- Making Tax Digital – To approve use of Scribe to submit the VAT returns
- Village Hall Management Committee – To respond to the letter to DPC dated 2/11/21
PRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE VERY WELCOME TO ATTEND
Please do a rapid COVID 19 test if attending in person. Masks required in accordance with Government guidance.
The meeting will be held in the Village Hall with audio only Zoom conferencing.
Click this link or paste it in your browser https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8444633513
Dial in by phone +44 203 481 5237 Meeting ID: 844 463 3513
Annette Thom, Parish Clerk
Dec 29, 2021 | Agendas
The Parish Council meeting this evening will be via Zoom only due to COVID 19.
This is the joining link
To all members of Dittisham Parish Council 29 December 2021
You are hereby summoned to attend the monthly meeting of Dittisham Parish Council to be held in Dittisham Village Hall with audio only Zoom conferencing on Wednesday 5 January 2022 at 7:00p.m for the purpose of transacting the following business.
Please do a rapid COVID 19 tests if attending in person. Masks required in accordance with Government guidance.
- Apologies: To receive apologies for absence.
- To declare any personal interests or disclosable pecuniary interests in items on the agenda.
- To consider approval of the minutes of the meetings held on 3 November and 1 December 2021.
- 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.
- Meeting with a resident to discuss their correspondence about the amount of Building Work in the Village. To agree DPC’s response.
- Community Reports
- South Hams District Council Councillor
- Devon County Council Councillor
- SHDC Planning Decisions
To note the decisions as follows:
- 3363/21/HHO 2 Watermans Cottage Manor Street Dittisham TQ6 0EX. Householder application for 15 solar panels on two frames in garden. Conditional Approval.
- 3322/21/HHO Mason Park Capton TQ6 0JE. Householder application for new sun room to replace porch. Conditional Approval.
- New planning applications
To comment on the following applications:
- 4472/21/ARC Spindlewood Higher Street Dittisham Devon TQ6 0HT. Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 of Planning Permission 2455/21/FUL.
- 4423/21/CLB Dunedin Cottage The Quay Dittisham Devon TQ6 0EZ. Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a Listed Building following leakage of kerosene from domestic boiler to the rear of the property.
- 1778/21/HHO & 1779/21/LBC Dartside Manor Street Dittisham TQ6 0EX. Householder application & Listed Building consent for installation of air heat source pump.
- Correspondence, 3/12/21 Resident, Construction of a balcony instead of a Juliette balcony Sherwood Cottage 3024/21/HHO
To consider writing to SHDC.
- Consultations
To consider submitting a response from DPC.
- Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, Draft Community Risk Management Plan, 14/1/22
- Technical Consultation on the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2022/23, 13/1/22
- One-off emptying of Brown Bins
To consider advertising the offer from an Ashprington Parish Councillor for he and some other ex-servicemen to do a one-off emptying of brown bins left sitting full in Dittisham to the Ashprington Community Composting site.
- Reports from Councillors’ Working Groups & External Forums
To approve the Playground TAFG’s unanimous suggestion that it be disbanded.
To consider approving the Recommendation in the Group’s Report as circulated.
- Dog Fouling Task & Finish Group
To consider confirming the proposal to place a dog waste bin near Rectory Lane near Rectory Lane, at the end of the track towards Bozomzeal.
- Village Hall Management Committee – To respond to the letter to DPC dated 2/11/21
- Village Hall Management Committee
To consider the proposal that DPC contributes Items 7, £252 Annual cost of WiFi Internet Connection, and Item 8, £1850 Carpentry Repairs to outside Stores – including new fascia board, doors, gutters etc.
To authorise the following payments:
- SHDC, Final 2021 Maintenance Contract, £2,357.86
- Devon Association of Local Councils, Being a Good Councillor Short Course, £48.00
- Clerk, Expenses reimbursement CE45, £57.77
To note payments since the 1 December meeting:
- ARCCAS, Ham Maintenance Jobs, £472.80
- Scribe, Accounting Software, Annual & set up fees, £450.00
- Contract Signs, Playground, turning bay, & slippery signs, £126.00
- Information Commissioner’s Office, Direct Debit Annual Fee, £35.00
To approve the 2021 Review as circulated.
- Overtime Claim – To consider approval of the Clerk’s Claim
- Making Tax Digital – To approve use of Scribe to submit the required returns
- Jubilee Steps – To consider the recommendations in the Report.
- Correspondence
The following correspondence has been addressed, for information only.
- 2/12/21, Dittisham Utd, Has withdrawn from the South Devon Football League
- 2/12/21 Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service Request for confirmation of current assessment of how it will access residences in Dittisham
- To confirm the next ordinary meeting of Dittisham Parish Council which is scheduled for 2 February 2022 at 7:00 pm.
- To schedule a Meeting to set the 2021/22 budget and precept.
To consider resolving to close the meeting because of the commercial-in-confidence nature of the business.
- Quotes
To consider quotes for work agreed by the meeting.
PRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE VERY WELCOME TO ATTEND
Please do a rapid COVID 19 test if attending in person. Masks required in accordance with Government guidance.
The meeting will be held in the Village Hall with audio only Zoom conferencing.
Click this link or paste it in your browser https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8444633513
Dial in by phone +44 203 481 5237 Meeting ID: 844 463 3513
Annette Thom, Parish Clerk
Nov 26, 2021 | Agendas
The Agenda can be downloaded here or read below AG_2021 December DPC Agenda
Taking into account the COVID risks (local delta & unknown omicron), councillors’ views, and the need to hold a face to face meeting a decision has been made for the Parish Council to only meet via Zoom this evening.
Delegations have been put in place to allow a public virtual meeting to instruct the Clerk on operational decisions to allow continuity of the Parish Council’s responsibilities.
PRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE VERY WELCOME TO ATTEND
Click this link or paste it in your browser https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8444633513
Dial in by phone +44 203 481 5237 Meeting ID: 844 463 3513
Agenda:
To all members of Dittisham Parish Council 26 November 2021
You are hereby summoned to attend the monthly meeting of Dittisham Parish Council to be held in Dittisham Village Hall, on Wednesday 1 December 2021 at 7:00p.m. for the purpose of transacting the following business. Please do a rapid COVID 19 test if attending in person.
- To note COVID-19 precautions being taken by the meeting.
- Apologies: To receive apologies for absence.
- To declare any personal interests or disclosable pecuniary interests in items on the agenda.
- To consider approval of the Minutes of the meeting held on 3 November 2021.
- 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.
- Meeting with a resident to discuss their correspondence about the amount of Building Work in the Village.
- Community Reports
- South Hams District Council Councillor
- Devon County Council Councillor
- SHDC Planning Decisions
- 3442/21/HHO & 3443/21/LBC Meadow View The Level Dittisham TQ6 0ES. Householder & Listed building consent for replacement rear conservatory extension. Conditional Approval.
- 4003/20/ARC 2 Watermans Cottage Manor Street Dittisham TQ6 0EX. Discharge of condition Approved.
- 3493/21/LBC Dartside Manor Street Dittisham TQ6 0EX. Listed Building Consent for the removal of existing roof structure andthe installation of a new roof structure. Conditional Approval.
- 3495/21/HHO Gurrow Point Riverside Road Dittisham TQ6 0JH. Householder application for proposed external material changes to East elevation with smaller attic window. Conditional Approval.
- New planning applications
- 2974/21/HHO Merrion Riverside Road Dittisham TQ6 0HS. Householder application for alterations and two small extensions.
- 4146/21/CLP Vipers Quay Dittisham TQ6 0HE. Certificate of lawfulness for proposed repair work to jetty.
- Consultations
- Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, Draft Community Risk Management Plan, 14/1/22
- SHDC, Draft proposed SHDC Grounds Maintenance layer (to enhance biodiversity on Council green spaces).
- Reports from Councillors’ Working Groups & External Forums
To approve the Playground TAFG’s unanimous suggestion that it be disbanded.
To consider the Group’s Report as circulated.
To note the update report as circulated. No action required of this meeting.
- Domestic Energy Efficiency Workshop on 24 November
To consider Cllr Nightingale’s report.
- Site Meeting – The Ham Review of Tree Planting’ effect on residential views
To consider recommendation for hedge infill planting January 2022 use Cllr Green’s trees &
Letter to Binham Cottage about maintenance of The Ham
To consider the Group’s Report as circulated
- Village Hall Management Committee – To respond to letter of 2/11/21
- Village Hall Management Committee
To consider the proposal that DPC contributes Items 7, £252 Annual cost of WiFi Internet Connection, and Item 8, £1850 Carpentry Repairs to outside Stores – including new fascia board, doors, gutters etc.
To approve purchase of a second ‘can be slippery’ sign for Jubilee Steps (approximately £12.50) & installation of one ‘Ambulance’ sign in the turning bay on Manor Street.
- Accounting Software – To consider the recommendation to purchase software.
- Management of records created by DPC in its response to the COVID pandemic crisis – To consider deletion.
- Circulation List – To consider creation, Cllr Unitt
- Lengthsman Report – To consider the report.
- Financial Matters
- Consider approval of Financial Report.
- Payments Due – To authorise the following payments:
- SHDC Bin Emptying on The Ham 11/8-27/10, £43.20
- Village Hall Hire Oct-Dec, £90.00
- Cllr Anderson Southern Timber ‘Perma Timber) posts, £86.02
- Cllr Anderson Screws pin, nuts and washers signs playground & ambulance, £41.23
- Clerk Expenses reimbursement CE44, £37.58
- To note payments made since the last meeting:
- Visitor Refund of duplicate payment Ham Car Park, £6.00
- Cllr Bond Defibrillator safety tags & Mesh Pegs, £23.96
- Society of Local Council Clerks CiLCA Qualification, £410.00
- SLCC Enterprises Reference Texts, £174.90
- Overtime Claim – To consider approval of the Clerk’s claim for nine hours.
- Draft 2022/23 Budget
- Eco Weed & Moss Treatment
To approve expenditure of up to £15 for Cllr Bond to purchase materials and trial on the playground wetpour surface.
- Snow Shovels for Dittisham Grit Bins
To confirm use of the approved £150 to purchase coal shovels (£6.96 each) and to accept Cllr Bond’s offer to purchase one in exchange for small shovel purchased last year which is too small for gritting purposes.
- Jubilee Steps To consider the recommendation that no action will be taken by DPC to install railings.
- To note or consider correspondence
- Recycling Collection yesterday 3rd November 2021, replied and referred
- Dartmouth Caring Offer of a Presentation, 5/11/21
- Resident, Enquiry about local occupancy Covenant 7/11/21, assisted and referred
- Citizens Advice South Hams, 16/11/21, Thanks for grant of £300
- Valuation Office Agency, Request for Information non-domestic rating
- To confirm the next meeting of Dittisham Parish Council which is scheduled for 5 January 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
To consider resolving to close the meeting because of the commercial-in-confidence nature of the business.
- Quotes
To consider quotes for Accounting Software.
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.
Click this link or paste it in your browser https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8444633513
Dial in by phone +44 203 481 5237 Meeting ID: 844 463 3513
Annette Thom, Parish Clerk
Oct 29, 2021 | Agendas
The Agenda can be downloaded here or read below AG_2021 November DPC Agenda
To all members of Dittisham Parish Council 29 October 2021
You are hereby summoned to attend the monthly meeting of Dittisham Parish Council to be held in Dittisham Village Hall, with audio Zoom conferencing, on Wednesday 3 November 2021 at 7:00p.m. for the purpose of transacting the following business.
Please do a rapid COVID 19 tests if attending in person.
- To note COVID-19 precautions being taken by the meeting.
- Apologies: To receive apologies for absence.
- To declare any personal interests or disclosable pecuniary interests in items on the agenda
- To consider approval of the minutes of the meeting held on 6 October 2021
- 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.
- Community Reports
- South Hams District Council Councillor
- Devon County Council Councillor
- SHDC Planning Decisions
- 3024/21/HHO Sherwood Cottage Riverside Road Dittisham TQ6 0HS. Householder application for removal of utility structure and garage with replacement single storey extension. Works include removal of existing conservatory, removal of extension to chimney pot and replacement windows. Extension to include external porch (resubmission of 4237/20/HHO). Conditional Approval.
- 2455/21/FUL Spindlewood Higher Street Dittisham TQ6 0HT. Demolition of existing dwelling and provision of replacement dwelling with associated landscaping. Conditional Approval.
- 3364/21/LBC 2 Watermans Cottage Manor Street Dittisham TQ6 0EX. Listed building consent for 15 solar panels on two frames in garden.
- New planning applications
- 3495/21/HHO Gurrow Point Riverside Road Dittisham TQ6 0JH. Householder application for proposed external material changes to East elevation with smaller attic window.
- 3322/21/HHO Mason Park Capton TQ6 0JE. Householder application for new sun room to replace porch.
- New tree applications
9.1 Request for a TPO – Ref: 1798627 South Hams District Council No. 1057 Tree Preservation Order 2021. Yew Tree Cottage, Manor Street, Dittisham, TQ6 0EX. Serving of New Order
- SHDC Code of Conduct
To consider the adoption of the new Code by DPC.
- Reports from Councillors’ Working Groups & External Forums
To consider the report of the 2022 Review of Dittisham Sailing Club Permits for The Ham Car Park.
- Dog Fouling Task and Finish Group
To consider the proposed location for a bin near Rectory Lane.
- The Ham Events Working Group
To consider payment by the Outdoor Swimming Society for the 2022 hire of The Ham as the deposit in November 2021 and balance by the end of April 2022 or within 3 weeks of tickets going on sale, whichever is sooner.
- Maintenance Working Group
Playground signs – To consider approval of the final version of the signs, and the costs and specifications for their posts.
- Update on Payment of Grants to the Village Hall Management Committee – Clerk
- Report from DPC Representative on Village Hall Management Committee – Cllr Neale
Cllr Neale will raise the possibility of DPC contributing to the ‘Wish List’ works appeal.
- Tree Planting on The Ham
To agree DPC’s response to the letter from a resident raising objection to eventual height of trees planted by DPC on The Ham because of concerns they will ultimately block residents’ river views, and requesting review or annual pollarding to limit to 25 feet.
- Remembrance Sunday Arrangements
To confirm the arrangements and the donation of £25 to the Royal British Legion in lieu of a new wreath.
- Financial Matters
- Consider approval of Financial Report.
- Payments Due
To authorise the following payments:
- Clerk, Expenses reimbursement CE43, £87.90
- DALC, Conference attendance (4) & CiLCA, £430.00
- Dartmoor Tree Surgeons, Crown raise Lime & remove dead rowan, £201.60
- SCM Construction Ltd, OCBG Railing Repair, £456.00
- Clerk’s Overtime Claim – Six hours, July-November. To consider approval
- Accounting Software – To note that DPC is investigating changeover to an Accounting Software designed for Parish Councils and to comment on its design.
- Grant to South Hams Citizens Advice – To consider approving a grant of £300
- Draft Budget & DPC Objectives – To ask Cllrs to provide input for the 1 December Draft Budget.
- To note or consider correspondence
- 8/10/21 Resident, Concerns raised about tree planting, Interim response
- To confirm the next meeting of Dittisham Parish Council which is scheduled for 1 December 2021 at 7:00 pm.
To consider resolving to close the meeting because of the commercial-in-confidence nature of the business.
- Quotes
To consider quotes for works agreed by the meeting.
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.
Click this link or paste it in your browser https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8444633513
Dial in by phone +44 203 481 5237 Meeting ID: 844 463 3513
Annette Thom, Parish Clerk
Oct 1, 2021 | Agendas
The Agenda can be downloaded here or read below AG_2021 October DPC Agenda
To all members of Dittisham Parish Council 1 October 2021
You are hereby summoned to attend the monthly meeting of Dittisham Parish Council to be held in Dittisham Village Hall, with audio Zoom conferencing, on Wednesday 6 October 2021 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of transacting the following business.
- To note COVID-19 precautions being taken by the meeting.
- Apologies: To receive apologies for absence.
- To declare any personal interests or disclosable pecuniary interests in items on the Agenda.
- Vacancy for a Parish Councillor
To receive the declaration of acceptance & to welcome the new Councillor.
- To consider approval of the minutes of the meeting held on 7 July & notes of the virtual meeting held on 1 September 2021.
- 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.
- Community Reports
- South Hams District Council Councillor
- Devon County Council Councillor
- New planning applications
- 3363/21/HHO & 3364/21/LBC 2 Watermans Cottage Manor Street Dittisham TQ6 0EX. Householder application & Listed building consent for 15 solar panels on two frames in garden.
- 3442/21/HHO & 3443/21/LBC Meadow View The Level Dittisham TQ6 0ES. Householder application & Listed building consent for replacement rear conservatory extension.
- 3493/21/LBC Dartside Manor Street Dittisham TQ6 0EX. Listed Building Consent for the removal of existing roof structure and the installation of a new roof structure.
- Consultations
- SHDC, Gambling Act 2005 – Consultation on draft Gambling Statement of Principles closes 24th October 2021.
- SHDC Draft Memorandum of Understanding regarding the consideration of Planning Applications
To consider DPC’s response.
To consider the adoption of the new Code by DPC.
- Waste and Recycling Collections by SHDC
To consider feedback by DPC to SHDC
- Reports from Councillors’ Working Groups & External Forums
To consider the recommendation regarding the request for annual Village Hall Maintenance Grants of £3,000.
- Maintenance WG
- To note actions in response to the Playground Inspection Report.
- Special Motion – The Ham Working Group propose the motion that we would like to change original decision of using 4 aluminium posts for the Ham signs to using 4 wooden posts for the purpose of displaying the Ham information signs.
- To agree the specifications for wooden posts and installation cost.
- To agree repair of two Holes in The Ham Retaining Wall.
- To confirm the work to the Old Chapel Burial Ground Railings – To be repaired. To be cleaned off, corrosion protected, and painted.
- To consider the proposal to move the railing on the DSC side of gully by moving one post and rail so as stop access to that side of ditch behind reeds.
- To consider reinstalling the second cradle swing
- Management of Vegetation on Roads in the Village – To receive the Group’s report
- DPC Policy on Use of Herbicides or Pesticides – To receive Cllr Nightingale’s proposal
- Tree Policy – To consider the proposed DPC Tree Policy
- Tree Planting on The Ham
To agree DPC’s response to the letter from a resident raising objection to eventual height of trees planted by DPC on The Ham because of concerns they will ultimately block river views, and requesting review or annual pollarding to limit to 25 feet.
- Devon Association of Local Councils Conference presentation on Habitat Project Presentation by Cllr Nightingale.
To note, for information.
- Proposed remit for a Climate & Environment Working Group
To receive Cllr Nightingale’s proposal
To review the work to crown raise the Lime in The Level Car Park and to remove a small dead Rowan from Ham Triangle.
- Clerk Performance Appraisal
To consider the Working Group’s recommendations, including the cost for Certificate in Local Council Administration training £710
- Financial Matters
- Consider approval of financial report & bank reconciliation.
- External Auditor’s Report
To consider the report and its comments.
To authorise the following payments:
- Village Hall hire, June – Sept 21, £120.00
- Play Inspection Company, Annual Inspection, £150.00
- Car Park Attendant, July-September, £403.00
- South West Water, Quay standpipe, June – September, £28.35
- Clerk, Expenses reimbursement CE42, £21.24
- PKF Littlejohn LLP, 2020/21 External Audit standard fee, £360.00
- Level Car Park Loan Repayment
Confirmation of the 2021/22 £5,000 repayment.
- Payments made since last meeting – For information
Cllr Bond, Reimbursement The Ham posts, railings, grass protection mesh, grass seed £139.66
- Repeat Order form – Annual Inspection by The Play Inspection Company
- SHDC Climate Change and Biodiversity Locality Fund – Sustainable South Hams group has made a request to all the Ward Councillors to as for £500 each from their climate change funds. – For information
- To note or consider correspondence
- Resident, 5/9/21, Damage to garden by roaming pigs, Referred to police if a hazard on the road
- Resident, 9/9/21, oil manor street walkers, Referred to DCC report
- Resident, 10/9/21, Alleged unauthorised treeworks, advised report to SHDC enforcement
- 6/9/21 Resident, Concerns raised about tree planting, interim response
- 8/9/201 SHDC, manual roadside clean requested
- 9/9/21 Village Hall Management Committee
- 13&24/9/21 SHDC, Enquiry re reason for The Ham Toilets being closed temporarily for repair
- To confirm the next meeting of Dittisham Parish Council which is scheduled for 3 November 2021 at 7:00 pm.
- Closure of the Meeting
To consider resolving to close the meeting because of the commercial-in-confidence nature of the business.
- Quotes
To consider quotes for works agreed by the meeting.
PRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE VERY WELCOME TO ATTEND
Please do COVID 19 rapid antigen tests if attending in person.
The meeting will be held in the Village Hall with audio Zoom conferencing. We are trialling this and the sound quality is uncertain.
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Dial in by phone +44 203 481 5237 Meeting ID: 844 463 3513 Annette Thom, Parish Clerk