Parish Council
Agenda Parish Council March 2025
Meeting of Sticklepath Parish Council which will be held at Sticklepath Village Hall on Monday 3rd March 2025 at 7.30 pm.
Signed by: Sally Fullwood, Sticklepath Parish Clerk
clerk@sticklepath.org
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND
AGENDA
Published Monday 24th February 2024
PDF Version of March 2025 Agenda for download
1. Declarations of Interest
To receive and note any declarations of interest (personal or pecuniary) relating to items on the agenda.
2. Apologies for Absence
To receive and accept apologies for absence.
3. Public Participation
This item is limited to 15 minutes and will be conducted in accordance with the Standing Orders of the Council, which are available to read on the website.
4. Parish Council Minutes
To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 3rd February 2025.
5. Reports
5.1. WDBC / DCC Reports
To receive any reports from West Devon Borough Council (WDBC) or Devon County Council (DCC) Councillors.
5.2.Community Land Trust Report
To receive a report on progress with the Community Land Trust.
5.3. Chair’s Report
To receive a report from Cllr Sales.
5.4. Playing Field Committee Report
To receive any report from the Playing Field Committee (Cllr Loram).
5.5. Clerk’s Report
To receive the report from the Clerk.
5.6. Road Warden’s Report
To receive any report from Cllr Powell, Road Warden.
5.7. Sticklepath Moor Report
To receive a report from Cllr Sewell regarding progress with ownership of Sticklepath Moor and Billy Green.
5.8. Any other reports
To receive any other reports from Councillors or the Clerk.
6. Items brought forward and actions from previous meeting
6.1. Community Response Plan
To agree the new Community Response plan produced by Cllr Loram and Cllr Sales. To agree any action on the emergency cards. To agree the status of the Community Response Team, and confirm a response to Devon Community Resilience.
6.2. Speeding Initiatives
To receive updates from Cllr Moore and Cllr Sewell on the speeding initiatives.
6.3. WorkDay
To receive an update from Cllr Moore regarding the WorkDay.
6.4. Defibrillator
To receive an update from Cllr Wooldridge regarding the defibrillator.
6.5. Councillor Training
To receive an update on attendance at the councillor training sessions from Cllr Sewell.
6.6. Newsletter
To receive an update from Cllr Loram on the newsletter.
6.7. Parish Council Mergers
To agree the Council’s position regarding possible council mergers before the Annual Meeting.
6.8. Community Safety Partnership (CSP) Forum and West Devon Matters
To appoint a representative to attend the CSP online forum regarding Community Safety on 24th March 2025, 13:00-16:00, and/or the West Devon Matters police liaison meeting on 23rd April 19:00-21:00 either online or at Okehampton Police Station.
6.9. VE Day Celebrations
To discuss further ideas for the VE Day Celebrations and agree any actions.
7. Finances
7.1. Payments
To approve the following payments. Late invoices will be circulated at or before the meeting.
| 7.1.1. | Sally Fullwood | Gross Wages Jan-Mar | £691.42 |
| 7.1.2. | AB Web Design (Spencer Stallion) | Website hosting and administration | £189.50 |
| 7.1.3. | InkPrint | Newsletter Printing | £72.00 |
| 7.1.4. | Martin | Playing Field Fence Repair | Approx. £200.00 |
| 7.1.5. | Community Heartbeat | Pads for Defibrillator | Approx £52.00 + VAT |
7.2. Receipts
To note the receipt of the following payments.
| 7.2.1. | 10th February | Interest | £12.82 |
7.3. Other Finance
To note any other financial items.
7.3.1 Current Balance £15,269.79, (including £14,105.34 in savings) NB At the time the agenda went out last month’s payments had not been made. Expected balance after February payments £15,202.75.
7.3.2. The Playground Equipment Fund is now £7,676.44 and another grant of £2,000 will be transferred after the equipment is purchased.
8. Planning
8.1. Planning Applications
To consider submitting a response to any planning applications that come in after the agenda has been published:
8.2. Planning Decisions
To note the following planning decision, together with any that come in after the agenda has been published.
24-0078 Holmes Field Tree Works – Confirmed.
8.3. Planning Matters
To note any other planning matters.
9. Asset Register Review
To agree any changes to the Asset Register as proposed by Cllr Sales.
10. Risk Register Review
To agree any changes to the Risk Register as proposed by Cllr Powell.
11. Items for Next Meeting
Scheduled for Monday 7th April 2025. Items scheduled – none.
To receive any other urgent items for April.