Agenda for October 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 1 October 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: 25 September 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)

 

01/10/26    Apologies - To receive apologies

 

02/10/26    Declaration of Interest

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

 

03/10/26    Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday 3 September 2026 (previously circulated)

                       To be agreed and signed as a true record

 

04/10/26    Newton St Cyres Parish Council Issues relevant to Mid Devon District Council

4.1                 Planning Applications 

                       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

                       26/01251/PNCOU - Prior Notification for the change of use of two agricultural buildings to flexible use within mixed Commercial use under Class R| at Shippon & Nivin, Bidwell Barton Farm.          

                       Consultation as a Neighbouring authority - 26/01250/MFUL - Variation of condition 8 of planning permission 25/00755/MFUL (Variation of condition (2) of planning permission 18/01800/MFUL (Construction of an onfarm anaerobic digestion plant and associated infrastructure) to increase the annual feedstock limit from 32,500 tonnes to 48,500 tonnes and remove the restrictions relating to individual feedstock types, tonnages and source sites at East of Lords Meadow Industrial Estate, Crediton Devon

4.2                 Planning Decisions

                       26/00762/HOUSE - Erection of single store extension following demolition of existing extension and alterations to external appearance (fenestration) at Langford Bridge House, Langford Newton St Cyres Exeter Devon EX5 5AQ – grant permission

4.3                 Report from District Councillors on issues relevant to the parish                       Report from MDDC Parish Liaison

                       4.3.1            Update on Local Government re-organisation/HELAA update

                       4.3.2            To consider if a public meeting should be held to discuss HELAA

                       4.3.3            Progress on a planning meeting with MDDC to discuss HELAA/Local Plan

                       4.3.4            To note two Questionnaires  – Housing and Economic Needs Assessment and Local Plan Viability Assessment - Stakeholder Providers Survey (DSP26970)

4.4                 To consider MDDC Open spaces consultation               

05/10/26    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

 

06/10/26    Finance

6.1                 To agree Payments and note Receipts:

Expenditure – current account – paid in August	£	Receipts – current account	£
Unity Trust Bank Charges DD (September)	7.00	Nil
J Hole – Salary and expenses	431.77	Receipts Car Park Maintenance Account
HMRC – PAYE and emp’er NI	72.01	Nil
		Footpath Account
		Nil

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: £7,170.76

6.3.2            Footpath Account: £581.75 (separate account)

6.3.3            Parish Hall Car Park maintenance fund balance: £7,928.71 (separate account)

6.4                 Financial Statement and Budget Monitor

6.5                 Road Wardens – to consider PC funding or applying for a DCC grant for red/black/white warning posts x 8, approx. cost £129.00

 

07/10/26    Other Parish Council Matters

7.1                 Areas of responsibility reports – to note any Cllr reports including:

                       Allotments – update on dead tree removals and new path

                       Feedback from September coffee morning

                       Next door review

                       Tytheing Close – progress with petition re road crossing?

                       Community Resilience – Shuttern Brook

                       Permissive paths – have these been added to Parishonline?

                       Arboretum – draft agreement 

                       Progress with Welcome pack

7.2                 Volunteers celebration event 5 September to note success

 

08/10/26    Minor Matters and Items for Future Agenda /Miscellaneous correspondence

                       Email re road works on A377 near Tesco

                       Belluno hedge – needs cutting

                      

09/10/26    Date of next Parish Council meeting: Thursday 5 November 2026 at 7pm in the Club Room

 

End of Formal Business

Public Participation