Aveton Gifford Parish Council

AGENDA

Meeting to be held on Monday 4 November 2013 at 7.00 pm

at Aveton Gifford Village Hall

The meeting will be preceded at 6.30 by the first meeting of the Flood Resilience Group.

All parish councillors are summonsed to a meeting to transact the following business:-

To receive comments and questions from members of the public (please let the Clerk know before the meeting if you wish to speak at the meeting).

To receive other reports and updates e.g. Parish Paths, Shop Committee, Parish Project Group; etc

AGENDA

1 Nominations for Chair and councillor vacancy

2 To accept apologies for absence

3 To receive declarations of interest from councillors

4 To receive and approve any minutes outstanding from previous meetings

5 County Councillor’s Report

6 Flooding and sewage

·  Bridge rebuild at Tree Corner

·  Parson’s Brook dredging etc

·  Flood planning resilience group

7 Play Park, sub-committee report

8 Parish Plan – action priorities - see list below

9 Housing update

10 Clearance of derelict boats from the estuary

11 Planning applications

·  To examine relevant applications- see next page

·  To receive results of decided applications – see next page

12 Finance:

·  Current balances and agreement to payments

·  Bank mandate signatories

·  Precept 2014-5

13 Communications

·  New community website

·  Meetings calendar 2014 see below

14 Parish Facilities

·  Recreation field path and drainage , grant application unsuccessful

·  Dogs: dog bin on Baker’s Hill and dog control generally

·  Get Devon Active

·  Playing field goal posts

·  Allotment rules

·  PPP meeting

15 District Councillor’s Report

16 Meetings attended by councillors and clerk

17 Correspondence

18 Topics for future meetings

Date and time of next Parish Council meeting – 2 December 2013 at 7.00pm

Signed / / Peter Javes
Clerk
Aveton Gifford Parish Council
28 October 2013

Planning applications since the last meeting: - None

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SHDC planning decisions since the last meeting: -

02-1691-13-F Fir Tree Garage, Aveton Gifford, TQ7 4NF

Change of use of existing flat and shop to single dwelling and office

Conditional approval

DRAFT MEETINGS CALENDAR 2014

All meetings on Mondays to start at 7.00pm in the Village Hall unless otherwise advised

6 January

3 February

3 March

7 April

12 May meeting starts at 6.30 followed by AGM

2 June

7 July

4 August

8 September

6 October

2 November

1 December

PARISH PLAN PRIORITIES FROM FEBRUARY 2013 MEETING

1.  Increase in parking space

2.  Travellers at Wakeham Lane etc (subsequently deleted)

3.  Improve communications throughout the Parish

4.  Speed and quantity of traffic through Fore Street

5.  Maintain improvement to Timbers more space for cars reducing/deleting boat park spaces improve mooring spaces on estuary

6.  Pedestrian bridge to Bridge End

7.  Communityowned wind/energy generation project

8.  Sustainability of Parish shop, affordable housing, school, church

9.  Increased social events and concerts, community events etc

10.  More activities aimed at younger people to gain interest and involvement.

11.  Creation of informal cycle track/route

After brief discussion it was suggested that further informal research and investigation would be made items 6 & 7. Other projects were being progressed or in action.

This agenda can also be seen on http://agwebsite.limelight-webstudio.co.uk/