Agenda for July 2025 meeting

Newton St Cyres Parish Council

Notice of Meeting of Parish Council

Dear Councillors

I hereby give notice that a Meeting of the above-named Parish Council will be held Council will be held in the Club Room, Parish Hall on Thursday 3 July 2025 at 7.00pm

All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the Business to be transacted at the meeting set out hereunder.

Dated this 27 June 2025

Signed                        Jane Hole

Clerk to the Parish Council             parishclerk@newtonstcyres-pc.gov.uk          01392 851148

 

Public Participation

Public Question Time.  Members of the public are invited to give their views and ask questions on issues on this agenda or to raise issues for future consideration by the Parish Council.

Formal Business 

(Members of the public may not take part in the formal business of the Parish Council except under special circumstances)

 

01/07/25    Apologies - To receive apologies

 

02/07/25    Declaration of Interest

                       To receive declarations of personal interest (PI) and disclosable pecuniary interests (DPI’s) in respect of items on this agenda

 

03/07/25    Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday 5 June 2025 (previously circulated)

                       To be agreed and signed as a true record

 

04/07/25    Newton St Cyres Parish Council Issues relevant to Mid Devon District Council

4.1                 Planning Applications 

                       25/00855/FULL- Erection of a dwelling following the demolition of an agricultural building utilising the Class Q fallback position (24/01062/PNCOU) at Lily Farm

4.2                 Planning Decisions - None 

4.3                 Report from District Councillors on issues relevant to the parish  

To note request from D/Cllr S Chenore for remote access to meetings via Livestreaming via a platform, a Bluetooth speaker or similar setup in the hall for remote audio access, or a simple phone-in facility to allow dial-in participation

4.4                 To agree delegated authority to the Clerk to respond to planning applications over the summer  cannot be granted an extension following consultation with Cllrs .

 

05/07/25    Newton St Cyres Parish Council issues relevant to Devon County Council

5.1                 Report from County Councillor on issues relevant to the Parish

5.2                 Report from P3 Footpath Group – Cllr G Barnell

 

06/07/25    Finance

6.1                 To agree Payments and note Receipts:

Expenditure – current account	£	Receipts – current account	£
Unity Bank – Bank charge (DD)	6.00	S106	3,810.06
Parish Online *	90.00
Adonai Community Kitchen - Volunteers party catering	240.00	Receipts Car Park Maint acct
Senior Internet Ltd - .gov email addresses	290.40	Nil
Neils Grass cutting - Strim FP 4 (from FP Acct)	140.00
J Hole – Salary and expenses	408.73	Footpath Account
HMRC – PAYE and emp’er NI	61.89	Transfer from current account	648.02

 

* to agree 50/50 split with Boniface Trail Group

 

6.2                 To approve on-line authorisation for this month’s payments

6.3                 Balances (after above transactions)

6.3.1            Parish Council Current Account balance: £16,180.47

6.3.2            Footpath Account: £648.02 (now a separate account)

6.3.3            Parish Hall Car Park maintenance fund balance: £6,741.12 (separate Bank account)

6.4                 Financial Statement and Budget Monitor 

6.5                 Quarterly Bank Balances as at 27 June 2025 

6.6                 To agree invoices that received over the summer and in budget will be paid – Clerk to email details to all Cllrs for information and report payments in September meeting

6.7                 To consider appointment of new internal auditor – details circulated

 

07/07/25    Other Parish Council Matters

7.1                 Quarterly Report – Development and Planning  - Cllr G Barnell

                       To include planning and S106 accurate information

7.2                 Review of Volunteers “Thank you” Tea Party held on 14 June

7.3                 To consider adoption of Volunteers Policy – circulated separately

7.4                 To consider report from Clerk re Rec Ground play equipment maintenance schedule -  circulated separately

7.5                 Update on Arboretum re Risk assessments and insurance query – information circulated separately

7.6                 Update on land adjacent to Churchyard and quotes for gates and fencing – information circulated separately – Cllr G Barnell

7.7                 Update on  Rec Committee  re trustee issues – Cllr L Ouldridge

7.8                 Update on progress with setting up a Whatsap group for NHW and litter pickers

7.9                 To consider an official opening of the new Rec swings

7.10               To consider cloud based storage for Cllr information

7.11               To note NEW’s application for grant funding for deer proof fencing

 

08/07/25    Forward Agenda Planner/Minor Matters and Items for Future Agenda

8.1                 Review of agenda planner for future meetings.  Copy circulated

8.2                 To note  for information only

                       Report from Crediton Cluster meeting – brief update from Cllr L Ouldridge

                       Cutting of Belluno Hedge

 

09/07/25    Date of next Parish Council meeting:  Thursday 4 September 2025 at 7pm in the Club Room

 

End of Formal Business

Public Participation