Agenda for February 2026 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 5 February 2026 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: 30 January 2026

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)

 

01/02/26    Apologies - To receive apologies

 

02/02/26    Declaration of Interest

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

 

03/02/26    Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday 4 December  2025 (previously circulated)

                       To be agreed and signed as a true record

 

04/12/26    Newton St Cyres Parish Council Issues relevant to Mid Devon District Council

4.1                 Planning Applications 

                       25/01713/HOUSE - Installation of in-ground swimming pool and plant room at Newcombes Newton St Cyres Exeter Devon EX5 5AW – no comment submitted under delegated authority

4.2                 Planning Decisions

                       25/01456/TPO - Application to fell 1 Copper Beech (T8) protected by Tree Preservation Order 22/00005/TPO at Lakeridge Newton St Cyres Exeter Devon – grant permission

                       25/01555/HOUSE- Erection of a single storey side extension and retention of glazed rear canopy at 4 Kingfisher Close Newton St Cyres Exeter Devon EX5 5DH – grant permission

4.3                 Report from District Councillors on issues relevant to the parish  

                       To consider suggestion from D/Cllr S Chenore re community awards 

                       Update on holiday lodges at Half Moon – Enforcement case

 

05/02/26    Newton St Cyres Parish Council issues relevant to Devon County Council

5.1                 Report from County Councillor on issues relevant to the parish – to include DCC budget briefing

5.2                 Update on P3 footpaths.  To consider annual return and grant application  

5.3                 To note correspondence from DCC re new bus shelter at Half Moon and to consider request for improved bus stop at Langford Road 

5.4                 Quarterly report – Travel and Road Safety – Cllr J Dean -  to include update on the Boniface Trail and traffic island at Tytheing Close.  

06/02/26    Finance

6.1                 To agree Payments and note Receipts:

Expenditure – current account	£	Receipts – current account	£
MDDC – Litter bin emptying at Rec	312.00	Station Garden donation	265.00
N Gillon – RW expenses	5.40
Parish Hall coffee morning x 2	20.00	Receipts Car Park Maint acct
Church coffee morning x 5	50.00	Interest	37.58
Arboretum coffee morning x2	20.00	Footpath Account
Gardening club x 1 (reimburse clerk)	10.00	Interest	3.59
Permissive path signs (reimburse  Clerk)	28.35
Ground bolts/fixings for Rec (reimburse Clerk)	100.30
J Hole – Salary December (expenses inc in Jan)	388.44
HMRC – PAYE and emp’er NI December	66.79
J Hole – Salary and expenses January	456.10
HMRC – PAYE and emp’er NI January	66.79
Screwfix drain rod set for RW (reimburse Clerk)	180.99

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: £8,917.09

6.3.2            Footpath Account: £655.17 (separate account)

6.3.3            Parish Hall Car Park maintenance fund balance: £6,856.58 (separate account)

6.4                 Financial Statement and Budget Monitor 

 

07/02/26    Other Parish Council Matters

7.1                 Quarterly Report – Emergency and Resilience – Snow wardens activities during recent cold spell – report, Report re recent flooding, Resilience shed at the Rec, possible new depth gauge

7.2                 To note response from NEW with regard to Village Green wildflower survey and agree further action

7.3                 Report from recent arboretum meeting

7.4                 Update on allotments

7.5                 To consider membership (no cost) to North Devon Railway Development Alliance

7.6                 To agree rota for coffee mornings – see below

7.7                 To consider nominations to Buckingham Palace Garden Party

7.8                 Update on new play equipment – to circulate brochures. To consider use of remainder Rec grant - £850.00

 

08/02/26    Forward Agenda Planner/Minor Matters and Items for Future Agenda

8.1                 Review of agenda planner for future meetings.  Copy circulated

8.2                 Miscellaneous correspondence – parking at the Beer Engine, to note thank you email from church and rec re grant, query about broadband speeds at Tytheing Close, query about Shuttern sign on Village Green

09/02/26    Date of next Parish Council meeting:  Thursday 5 March 2026 at 7pm in the Club Room

 

End of Formal Business

Public Participation

  

Agenda Item 7.6

Parish Council surgeries dates

Feb 7th  Arboretum

Mar 7th    PCC

Apr 11th   free

May 9th   PCC

Jun 13th  Gardening Club

Jul 11th   PCC

Aug 8th   free

Sep12th  PCC

Oct 10th  Arboretum

Nov 11th PCC

Dec 12th  free