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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF CLOVELLY PARISH COUNCIL
9th June 2015, 7.15pm, Clovelly Parish Hall
Present: Chair: Cllr C West; Cllrs I Broadbent; J. Davey; H Nettleton; M Lee; P Slee; A Tucker
Cllr R Julian (DCC & TDC)
Apologies: Cllr T Cook
Parishioners Present: Mrs J Gould
54/15 Open Forum
No issues presented
55/15 Declarations of interest
There were no declarations of interest
56/15 Minutes
To confirm as a true record the circulated minutes of the meeting held on 12th May 2015:
Proposed: Cllr Tucker
Seconded: Cllr West
All in agreement
57/15 Matters arising from the minutes of the previous meeting
i)
Acceptance of Office and Register of Interest forms signed by all present & appointment of Cllr
Lee as Vice-Chair
Proposed: Cllr Tucker
Seconded: Cllr Broadbent
All in agreement
ii)
To co-opt Mrs J Goulding as a Clovelly Parish Councillor:
Proposed: Cllr Tucker
Seconded: Cllr Broadbent
All in agreement
iii)
Affordable Housing:
 DCC Highways not in favour of another access point from lane to suggested
development site. Other options discussed by PC but not agreed to for safety reasons
and reduction of car parking space
 Mr S Watson of Wessex Housing researching appropriate companies to survey site
 Survey could be paid for by grant; up to £50,000 available for planning process
 TDC Planners suggested 9 -10 affordable houses & would prefer any new dwellings to
be near existing buildings
 Chair to arrange meeting with Mr Watson
iv)
Defibrillator for the village:
Cllr Goulding to find out how many people in Clovelly already have training to use defibrillators
v)
Webcam:
Cllr Goulding will talk to Clovelly Estate again about repositioning of the cameras; TDC consider
that there may be a breach of data protection involved. Chair suggested that PC chase
responses from the Police – Clerk to contact
vi)
Traffic down the cobbles:
 Cllr Goulding said that the number of vehicles driving down the cobbles outside of the
permitted times has reduced but there is still a problem
 DCC Highways suggest taking vehicle numbers and reporting to police
 Chair suggested that time should be increased to 7am -10am and then strictly enforced,
Clerk to look at the Act concerned and find out how it could be altered
 Clerk to contact Clovelly Estate and the Police about vehicles using the road outside of
permitted times
vii)
TAP Fund:
Suggested joint project with Hartland – Internet connection for Village Hall; Clerk to ascertain
costs & feasibility
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58/15 Items not already on the agenda, at the Chair’s discretion
Quote for replacing windows of Turnpike bus shelter windows, £588.50
To accept quote from Mr N Roe:
Proposed: Cllr Nettleton
Seconded: Cllr Tucker
All in agreement
59/15 Correspondence
Geoffrey Cox MP, local surgery dates
Armed Forces Day Parade, Bideford, 22nd June
60/15 Accounts
i) Accounts to pay:
Clerk’s salary for May/ June (six weeks) £239.04 & £2.70 postage
Mrs B Harris internal audit £75.00
ii) Approval of annual accounts
iii) Signing of audit & annual governance statement 2014/15
To approve of and pay the above:
Proposed: Cllr West
Seconded: Cllr Broadbent
All in agreement
61/15 Highways
i) DCC Cllr Julian reported further cut backs to budget
62/15 Planning applications
i) Applications approved by TDC:
1/0308/2015/FUL, alterations to roof etc, Parish Hall
1/0336/2015/FUL, PV panels and new path, All Saints Church
63/15 Reports from Parish, District and County Councillors
Cllr Broadbent: abandoned caravan in lay-by A39
Cllr Davey: potholes road to Woolsery & back road to Hartland – Clerk to report
Cllr Lee: asked Cllr Julian about funding for sports equipment – Cllr Julian will send grant form to Clerk
Cllr Lee: asked if ‘wheelie’ bins were available as bags are torn open; suggested that bags are put in
ordinary bins but without lids. Grass at Woolsery/A39 junction obstructing visibility – Chair, this has now
been cut, could request be made to DCC that it is done earlier in the year
64/15 Date and time of next meeting
June Meeting on Tuesday 14th July 2015 at 7.15pm in the Parish Hall, Higher Clovelly
The Chair closed the meeting at 9pm and thanked all for attending