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…
PARISH COUNCIL REPORT JUNE 2025 WDBC
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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