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July 2026

UPLOWMAN PARISH COUNCIL

AGENDA FOR ANNUAL MEETING on TUESDAY 21ST JULY 2026

 

To be held in Uplowman Village Hall, starting at 7.30pm

The meeting will start with an open session, when parishioners may raise matters of concern. Devon Communities Together will present preliminary findings of the Housing Needs Survey. A full set of papers is available here.

  1. Attendance & Apologies for absence.

  1. Reports from DCC and MDDC.

  2. Minutes of last meeting (21st May 2026).

3.1 Matters arising from Minutes of previous meeting not covered elsewhere.

  1. Finance and procedures

4.1 Current position :

Bank balance at last meeting :

£9685.89

Income since last meeting:

£0.00

Expenditure authorised on 21 May:

£822.37

Current balance :

£8,863.52

4.2 Payments for approval:

Mrs S Lewis, paint for phone box, £23.99

AP Hayman, grass cutting and roadworks, £162.50

4.3 Certificate of Exemption from audit submitted. Period of Public exercise of rights concluded.

4.4 Councillors will need to complete new Reg of Interest forms

  1. Planning

5.1 24/01033/MFUL: Hill Farm, erect dairy cattle shed. UPC raised no objection. Decision awaited

5.2 25/01266/FULL: House at 3 Crossways. 3rd revised app’n received, UPC no objection, decision awaited.

5.325/01366/FULL: Land at Stonebridge. Erect two self-build houses. UPC objected, decision awaited

5.4 26/00894 & 895/PNCOU: Whitnage Farm, convert barns Class Q application for information

5.5 26/00874/PNAG. Cover shed at Stagg Mill, for info.

5.6 Enforcement Case 25/00225/BRE, use of office as Air BNB. Repeat enquiry sent to enforcement officers. No reply.

  1. Community Projects and matters.

6.1Parish Council Website. New host required by April 2028.

6.2 Neighbourhood planning. Review report and decide on development of Priority Statement

6.3 Proposed acquisition of community orchard on the green - update

6.4 Projects for the coming year – proposals needed.

6.5 Noticeboard on the Green needs replacement/refresh.

  1. Environment & Healthy living

7.1 Taking a lead on reducing Uplowman’s carbon footprint

  1. Correspondence (See attached list plus any correspondence received after this notice)

8.1 Environment, SWW, etc:

8.2 Local Plans and Surveys.

8.3 General Correspondence

8.4 Village projects

  1. Hall & Recreation Association Report

9.1 Hall window blackout needed

  1. Parish Roads/Paths.

10.1 Signage to reduce use of Whitnage Lane by large vehicles

  1. Date of next meeting: Thursday 17 Sept 2026.

Agendas 2026-27