PC Report February 2025WDBC Avian Influenza – Bird Flu An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) has been declared for the whole of England.This means that people who keep birds must, by law, follow strict biosecurity rules to prevent the spread of bird flu.Biosecurity measures include for example;• Placing bird food and water under cover to…
Parish Council Report December 2024 West Devon Borough Council Hello all and I wish you a peaceful Christmas and New Year. It has been another busy and productive year for the Borough council. I will outline some of our aims and achievements to date. The council has agreed on 8 key priorities for the next…
County councillors back Devon’s farmers and demand withdrawal of family farm tax Councillors have agreed to give the council’s full support to farmers and is calling for the immediate withdrawal of the proposed family farm tax. They’ve also confirmed their wholehearted support for the council’s own farms estate which aims to give people a start…
November 2024 WDBC report Dartmoor National Park LCWIPDartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) has been awarded funding from Active Travel England to develop a Local Walking and Cycling Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP).This will be similar to the LCWIP that WDBC are completing, but with a greater focus on leisure trips given the rural populations and the high…
Dear all I hope this email finds you well? Below is an Autumn Update: Hatherleigh & Chagford Division Devon County Councils finances are stable with month 4 projection for the end of the financial year being at £6.2 million overspend, of a £743 million net budget. This is the lowest I can remember at this…
Autumn Update Hatherleigh and Chagford Division Devon County Councils finances are stable with month 4 projection for the end of the financial year being at £6.2 million overspend, of a £743 million net budget. This is the lowest I can remember at this stage and will come into balance by the end of the financial…
West Devon Borough PC Report September 2024 Wildlife Warden Scheme West Devon Borough Council is launching its own wildlife warden scheme to help preserve the area’s biodiversity – and is inviting everyone interested in nature to the scheme’s launch event later this month. The Council is launching the scheme to help meet their priority of…
Responding to Planning Applications Training provided by Devon Association of Local Councils (DALC) Report from Cllr Grubb Mostly the training was geared towards larger developments and dealing with larger scale planning applications. Alot of the presentation was unnecessary for Belstone. A few points I took away were: I have attached the presentation and the further…
Being a Good Councillor Council Training Claire and I attended the 4 online training modules provided by DALC earlier this year. The subjects covered in the sessions were as follows I have provided some of the literature that was used as part of the training. During the sessions we also got to hear how other…
Parish Clerk Report for 9th September 2024 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. New Hedgerow Regulations In one of the NALC newsletters there was the following information about a new law which has come into effect, which may be of interest to some land owners:…
Parish and Town Council WDBC Report July 2024 Dogs need ID too! Over the last few weeks, our Localities Team have picked up several lost dogs who don’t have an ID tag.Because of this, reuniting a dog to its owner can take far longer, and can be a stressful time for both the furry friend…
Summer Update Hatherleigh and Chagford Division Evening all, Last week we had a landslide general election and now we have a new government. Devon County Council will be working with Devon’s MPs for the residents of Devon, and with the new government. At the County Council we had a balanced budget last year 2023/24 and…
Parish Clerk Report for 8th July 2024 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Website I have added the following posts and pages: Agenda Items 045 Rights of Way An interactive map of the rights of way in the parish is available on the Dartmoor National…
WDBC Parish Council Report June 2024 Polling Day Information The key dates are: S106 allocations WDBC allocated tens of thousands of pounds in Section 106 funds recently – including a recent allocation of around £78,000 of funds towards projects in Okehampton. The projects we’re supporting in Okehampton include:Okehampton Town Council – Upgrade of existing BMX area…
West Devon Borough Council PC report May 2024 Household Support Fund Help is at hand for West Devon residents struggling with day to day living costs such as food, energy costs or essential household items, from the Borough Council’s Household Support Fund. New funds totalling £108,735 are now available for those most in need. With…
Parish Clerk Report for 20th May 2024 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Website I have added the following posts and pages: Agenda Items 021 Internal Audit Since I took over as Clerk, I have followed the format of accounts produced by previous clerks. There…
WDBC Annual Report 2023/24 Hello everyone and thank for attending this annual meeting. I am the WDBC councillor for South Tawton Ward and would like to present my annual report to you. In May 2023 we had our 4 yearly elections to council. This resulted in a change of leadership for the council. I thank…
Greener Belstone report to Annual Parish Meeting 29/4/24 Greener Belstone meets every six weeks (or so!) and is a forum for discussion and sharing of ideas about environmental and energy issues between interested members of the local community. It is an informal group with no funds or official committee members, and we generate notes at…
Belstone Village Hall Annual Report 2023-24 Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, My report this year includes hall improvements , departures of old friends and a request for new ones! The big news is the replacement in the last couple of months of the entrance doors and fire exit in the main hall that make the room…
Skaigh Wood Trust Chairman’s Annual Report 2023-24 The year has seen three new Trustees. This is because newly elected Parish Councillors automatically become Trustees. The Skaigh Wood Trust will not be eligible for payments under the new Rural Payments Scheme. A fallen tree has been cleared from one of the footpaths and StOC repaired the pathway….
BELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL Belstone Parish Council Chairman’s Report 2023-2024 The Council has held eight ordinary meetings, a Public Meeting to discuss the car parking problem, and two extraordinary planning meetings. 2023 was election year. The Council was elected unopposed, with one new member, Andrew Booth, who replaced Susan Norrish who had retired after fifteen years….
Councillors report April 2024 West Devon Borough Council Locality Communities Budget Good News for our local communities my councillor locality budget has been increased to £1/150 per year. This will benefit our local community groups that need funding for projects and plans. Please apply directly to WD on our grant page and let me…
Hatherleigh & Chagford Division Annual Report March 2024 It’s been another difficult year. I don’t think we can underestimate the long-term effects of the Covid pandemic. On the brighter side it is just over a year since our new Chief Executive Donna Manson arrived. She has already made a big difference with her energy and…
PARISH COUNCIL REPORT MARCH 2024 Small grants for village halls The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) scheme for those managing rural community buildings has now reopened with lower thresholds for smaller projects such as disability access, toilet upgrades and new kitchens. Grants of between £2,000 and £5,000, and up to 20 per…
Parish Clerk Report for 11th March 2024 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Website I have added the following posts and pages: Housing You may be interested to know that the government are planning to introduce planning rules to stop people turning residential properties into…
WDBC Parish Council Report February 2024 Mayor’s Awards nominations now live It’s time for this year’s annual Mayoral awards for those who make an outstanding contribution to the West Devon community and deserve some recognition.Nominations are now open, so please help to spread the word.As always, there are four categories:The West Devon Mayoral Award for…
JANUARY 2024 WDBC REPORT A Happy and Prosperous New Year for all our residents in South Tawton Ward Vision and Strategy for West Devon Public Consultation We are asking residents for their views on our aims and ambitions for the Borough. The online public consultation closes on Sunday 14 January 2024. WDBC encourage local communities to be part…
Parish Clerk Report for 15th January 2024 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. West Devon Update West Devon Borough Council have arranged a briefing for Parish Councils about their vision and strategy. It is online on Wed 17th January 6-7pm. Interested Councillors should register in…
PC REPORT DECEMBER 2023 Corporate Strategy invite WDBC have invited Town and Parish Councils to an online meeting regarding the draft Corporate Strategy for the Council. The session will be led by Cllr Ewings.It is scheduled for Tuesday 5 December 5. p.m. -6. p.m.It is intended as an opportunity to set out the draft aims and…
Parish Clerk Report for 20th November 2023 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Events Attended Scribefest This is a free online conference put on by a council software provider. They are the supplier of the software that we are going to trial. About 70 people…
Parish Council report November 2023 Council Tax reduction Scheme Consultation West Devon Borough Council wants to hear your views on how we plan to help people most in need pay their council tax as the cost-of-living crisis continues. The Council Tax Reduction Scheme is reviewed every year and you now have six weeks to let…
WDBC October 2023 Report WDBC have a live consultation regarding the Dog Control Orders that we currently have within the West Devon Borough Council area. Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) Consultation Dog Control We are consulting on reviewing our Dog Control Public Space Protection Orders. PSPO’s is a tool available to Councils under the Anti-Social…
Sea Moor Lotto – Raising Funds for Local Good Causes Did you know that the Council operates a community lottery which raises funds for local good causes?Seamoor Lotto is raising around £27,000 a year for 115 good causes, with the added bonus that people playing the lotto can win cash prizes. In a typical month,…
Report on the Belstone Parish Public Meeting held on 11th September 2023 at Belstone Village Hall at 7.30 pm There were 32 members of the public present including 7 Belstone Parish Councillors and the Devon County Council Councillor for the area Cllr James McInnes. The meeting was chaired by Cllr Michael Ash, Chairman of Belstone…
Here’s a quick summary of the emails received back about the lamp: We had 10 responses from people in the village – 8 very positive and 2 neutral/questioning. People were generally very keen on the idea of it being “green” and possibly replacing the existing lamp. We had already had one response previously with a question…
Parish Clerk Report for 11th September 2023 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Agenda Item There are two housing surveys that we have been sent: 1. The Devon Housing Commission (DHC) The DHC “consists of 11 authorities, including West Devon that are conducting an in-depth…
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