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DCC Report Sept 2026
Report From Devon County Council – Belstone Parish Council – 7th September 2026 Local Government Reorganisation (added note from Parish Clerk – since superseded by Government announcement on 7/9/26)DCC will decide in cabinet this week if they are going ahead with a Judicial Review of the government decision on new unitary councils. A review could…
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WDBC September 26 report
West Devon District Council PC Report September 2026 Further details available on WDBC WEBSITEwww.westdevon West Devon Third Friendliest Place to live in EnglandThe ranking was featured in The Guardian newspaper and is based on a newindex of all 296 local council areas, drawing on government data from theCommunity Life Survey.It measures the strength of community…
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Skaigh Wood Trust – Chair’s report 25/26
Annual report of Skaigh Wood Trust – year to 31/3/2026 Chair of Trustees’ report The Trust’s main work over the past year was the appointment of a new tenant for Skaigh Warren, Stuart Luxton having decided to relinquish the lease. George Jefferey from South Zeal took a new grass sale agreement starting March 2026. The…
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Annual report of St Mary’s Church
St Mary’s Belstone Report for 2025 to the Annual Parish Meeting of the Parish Council. Presented by Mr M Ash as Church Warden During 2025 the works for the building were just awaiting full permissions from the Planners and the Diocese in order for the next stage (of obtaining grants etc) to proceed therefore it…
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Annual report of the Village Hall
Belstone Village Hall Report to Annual Parish Meeting 27 April 2026 Good evening everyone and thank you to the Parish Council for this opportunity to speak on behalf of the Village Hall. I would like to start by re-emphasising the links between several of the organisations that enable this village to function in a strong…
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WDBC annual report for APM
West Devon Borough CouncilAnnual Report 26/2027 The Council plan of priorities for the coming year and onto 2028 will be detailed below.This plan will form the basis of our work as a borough council and will be monitored and evaluated regularly. This will ensure we meet the needs of our population and can be refocused…
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Belstone Parish Council financial summary 25/26
BELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL Financial commentary year ended 31/3/2026 We started the financial year with a cash balance of £5,578 and ended with £8,395, an increase of £2,817. We would typically look to be relatively cash-neutral in any one year so such increase is unusual but is a result of having to budget for a clerk’s…
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Annual report of Belstone Parish Council 2025-2026
Chairman’s report The Council has held 6 ordinary meetings and 2 planning meetings. Members attendance at the meetings has been good. Representatives of WDBC, Highways, DCC, DNPA and members of the public have also attended. Councillors have also attended training meetings on various matters. When Jon Pike stood down as a Councillor to take the…
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WDBC January 2026 report
Community Arts & Activities Fund Communities Arts & activities FundIf groups in our area need funding you will be interested to learn that we’ve started our second round of Community Arts and Activities Fund grants. Eligible activities might be a new gardening yoga or theatre group. Message for community groups: If your community need funding…
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WDBC March 2026 report
Garden Waste subscriptionsA reminder that residents can renew their garden waste subscriptions for the coming year.Messages for residents:• A subscription now costs £70 for the year.• The new subscription year runs from 1 April 2026 until 31 March 2027.• Renew subscriptions by card payment on our website.• From 1 April, residents can view their collection…
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DCC report Nov 2025
Belstone Parish Council – 10th November 2025 Local Government Reorganisation The local consultation has now finished. The scheme preferred by DCC is called “New Devon” or 9-1-1. It is comprised of the two current unitary councils Plymouth and Torbay, and then 9 separate areas within Devon county including Exeter. The final proposal to be submitted…
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WDBC – November report
Junior Life Skills teaching important life lessonsWe are pleased to announce the successful completion of another year of Junior Life Skills. The initiative, aimed at equipping young people with essential life skills, saw enthusiastic participation from schools across the District. Aimed at Year 6 pupils, the children gain practical knowledge and skills that will help…
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Beacon CLT Minutes 26/9/25
1.Attending: Lynn Daniel: Sally Fullwood: Katie West WDBC: Lorinda Legge. 2. Apologies: Nicky Wooldrige:Fred and May Madders.Cllr Mark Renders. 3. Minutes 25.07.202: agreed as an accurate record. 4. Matters arising 5. Chairs report : zoom call to Middlemarch CLT, Alison Ward, She was keen to be involved in our social housing project. The agreed date…
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WDBC – July report
Parish Council WDBC Report July 2025 Encourage residents to have their say Last week we launched the first phase of our engagement on Local Government Reorganisation. We have now published a video from our Leader, Cllr Mandy Ewings, encouraging our communities to have their say. Messages for residents: We need your help to shape the future…
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WDBC – Beacon Community Land Trust minutes July 2025
Minutes of the BEACON CLT July 25 th 2025 1.Attending: Lynn Daniel, chair: Sally Fullwood treasurer: May Madders secretary: Nicola Wooldridge, member: Lorinda Legge, member: Fred Madders, member. 2. Apologies: Cllr Renders WDBC: Steph Rixon, housing officer, WDBC. 3.Minutes of previous meeting 27th June 2025 :agreed as an accurate record. 4.Matters arising: 5. Agenda Items:…
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WDBC – Community Land Trust
Community Land Trust2025 A Community Land Trust (CLT) is a not for profit, democratically run organisation. A CLT is set up by local people to develop and provide oversight to manage social housing, assets, land and other amenities in local areas. The assets will then be owned in perpetuity by the local community for the…
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WDBC Report June 25
PARISH COUNCIL REPORT JUNE 2025 WDBC
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APM – Village Hall report 2025
Last May the Village Hall Committee welcomed 4 new members Deborah Hosegood, HughLangworthy, Arancha Louro Lopez, and Tina Partridge. They have thrown themselves intoHall events with great vim and energy. Indeed Arancha and Tina are the organisers of theupcoming Spanish evening on 17th May. The principal building work was the replacement of the soffits and…
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APM – Skaigh Wood Trust – Chairman’s report 2024-25
SKAIGH WOOD TRUST – Registered Charity No 201284 Mr Luxton’s son Stuart has decided that he will not take on the lease of the Warren at the end of the present term 25/9/25. He has already carried out the fence repairs which were necessary. Two people have expressed an interest in taking on the Warren…
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APM – Report of DNPA Park Ranger
A summary of Kit Hancock’s verbal annual review for DNPA:- The area Kit covers is from South Tawton to Peter Tavy Works the year include: –Bridleway 1 – Gate repairBridleway 8 – 2 x new gatesFootpath 5 – storm damage repair (with additional thanks to STOC)Footpath 6Test digs undertaken / overseen revealed the new hut…
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APM – Annual report of WDBC
The Hub Committee currently consists of nine Councillors. Each has responsibility for a particular area of the Council’s work as follows • Leader of the Council – Cllr Mandy Ewings • Deputy Leader of the Council, with specific responsibility for Housing – Cllr Mark Renders • Lead Hub Member for Customer Experience, Accessible Services and…
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APM – Highways Report 2024-25
Camp sign has been ordered for the sign at the very end of the A30 Eastbound off slip nr entrance to Country Lanes Garden Centre.The other existing Camp sign on the junction nr Whitehouse Services is deemed to be clear enough and this sign is also full so a redesigning exercise would have to take…
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APM – Statement of Parish Council Accounts 24/25 & Budget 25/26
BELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL – Statement of Accounts A review of the accounts for the Parish Council for the financial year to 31st March 2025 starting the year with a cash balance of £3,824 and ending with £5,578, an increase of over £1,700 – which is unusual as we normally operate on a cash neutral basis….
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APM – Chairman’s Report 2024-25
Belstone Parish Council – Chairman’s Report 2024-25 The Council has held seven ordinary meetings and three planning meetings Members attendance at the meetings has been good. Representatives of WDBC, Highways, DCC, DNPA and members of the public have also attended. Councillors have also attended training meeting on various matters. At the end of August, Sally…
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APM – Devon County County Annual Report 2025
Hatherleigh and Chagford Division Annual Report March 2025 It’s hard to believe it’s twenty years since I was elected County Councillor for the Hatherleigh & Chagford Division. Putting the budget together for 2025/26 has been the most difficult in those twenty years. Two months before we had to agree the 2025/26 Budget the government announces…
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WDBC Report Feb 25
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…
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WDBC Report Dec 24
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…
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DCC Report Dec 24
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…
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WDBC November report
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…
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DCC Autumn update 2024
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…
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Report from James McInnes Devon County Council Autumn 2024
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…
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West Devon September Report 2024
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…
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Planning Training
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…
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Being a Good Councillor
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…
