Agenda for November 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 November 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 October 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)
01/11/26 Apologies - To receive apologies
02/11/26 Declaration of Interest
To receive declarations of personal interest (PI) and disclosable pecuniary interests (DPI’s) in respect of items on this agenda
03/11/26 Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday 1 October 2026 (previously circulated)
To be agreed and signed as a true record
04/11/26 Newton St Cyres Parish Council Issues relevant to Mid Devon District Council
4.1 Planning Applications
26/01318/HOUSE- Erection of detached carport with solar panels to roof; conversion of existing garage to accommodation and installation of canopies to south elevation at 4 Kingfisher Close Newton St Cyres, EX5 5DH. (NSC Planning checklist)
26/01332/LBC - Listed Building Consent for the repair of gable wall and removal of sump|Barn and Stables Halses, Newton St Cyres (NSC Planning checklist)
26/00898/LBC - Listed Building Consent for repairs to the collapsed chimney breast, including capping the top with a coping stone at Shaplands Cottage 49 The Village West Town Road Newton St Cyres Exeter EX5 5BW (NSC Planning checklist)
4.2 Planning Decisions,
26/01152/HOUSE - Erection of single storey extension and formation of hardstanding for the parking of vehicles at 8 Kingfisher Close Newton St Cyres – grant permission
26/01235/CAT- Notification of intention to thin the canopy and reduce the height of 1 Silver Birch tree within the Conservation Area at Forge Cottage, Pump Street - grant permission
4.3 Report from District Councillors on issues relevant to the parish
4.3.1 Report from MDDC Parish Liaison Cllr
4.3.2 Local Government Reform (LGR) Report from DALC Conference and to note MDDC update
4.3.3 Local Plan
4.3.3.1 Do we have a date for meeting with MDDC Planners in January?
4.3.3.2 To note MDDC Gateway 1 Self Assessment
4.3.3.3 To note Local Plan Consultation will run 22nd January to 8th March 2027
4.3.3.4 To note MDDC Plan Engagement Strategy – circulated – ways to promote local engagement
4.4.3 Update on MDDC Open spaces consultation
05/11/26 Newton St Cyres Parish Council issues relevant to Devon County Council
5.1 Report from County Councillor on issues relevant to the parish
5.1.1 School signs – grant application
5.1.2 Update on meeting with interested parties re Boniface Trail
5.2 Update on PROW
06/11/26 Finance
6.1 To agree Payments and note Receipts:
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Expenditure – current account |
£ |
Receipts – current account |
£ |
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Unity Trust Bank Charges DD (September) |
7.00 |
Precept – 2nd instalment |
8,685.50 |
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J Hole – reimbursement for 2 x rescue poles |
123.00 |
DCT Grant for rescue poles |
163.00 |
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Greenleaf Garden Services |
135.00 |
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DALC – Conference attendance Cllr L Ouldridge |
60.00 |
Receipts Car Park Maintenance Account |
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Recreation ground – grant (final payment) |
500.00 |
Interest |
39.02 |
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Church – grant (final payment) |
500.00 |
Footpath Account |
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Parish Hall – (grant final payment) |
500.00 |
Interest |
2.87 |
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Kingfisher Direct – verge posts x 8 for RW |
178.94 |
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J Hole – Salary and expenses |
432.88 |
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HMRC – PAYE and emp’er NI |
71.81 |
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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: £16,012.26
6.3.2 Footpath Account: £584.62 (separate account)
6.3.3 Parish Hall Car Park maintenance fund balance: £7,967.73 (separate account)
6.4 Financial Statement and Budget Monitor
07/11/26 Other Parish Council Matters
7.1 To consider quotes for new website/email provision – report circulated
7.2 Update on grant application for play equipment at the Rec
7.3 Areas of responsibility reports – to note any Cllr reports including:
Allotments – update new path and tree maintenance
Feedback from October coffee morning
Community Resilience – Shuttern Brook
Permissive paths – have these been added to Parishonline?
Arboretum – update on agreement for the Newton Triangle
Progress with Welcome pack
Britian in Bloom
Lonely people – any action?
08/11/26 Minor Matters and Items for Future Agenda /Miscellaneous correspondence
Belluno hedge – any update?
09/11/26 Date of next Parish Council meeting: Thursday 3 December 2026 at 7pm in the Club Room
End of Formal Business
Public Participation