Parish Council
Agenda Parish Council October 2025
Meeting of Sticklepath Parish Council to be held at Sticklepath Village Hall on Mon 7th October 2025 at 7.30pm.
Signed by: Sally Fullwood, Sticklepath Parish Clerk
clerk@sticklepath.org
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND
AGENDA
Published Tuesday 30th September 2025
PDF Version of October 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 1st September 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. Chair’s Report
To receive a report from Cllr Sales.
5.3. Playing Field Committee Report
To receive a report from the Playing Field Committee. To approve and adopt the Playing Field Risk Assessment as presented by Cllrs Powell and Loram.
5.4. Sticklepath Street Project Committee Report
To receive a report from Cllr Sewell on the street project. To agree the opening of a Street Project Ear-Marked Reserve.
5.5. Clerk’s Report
To receive the report from the Clerk.
5.6. Road Warden’s Report
To receive a report from Cllr Powell, Road Warden.
5.7. Defibrillator Report
To receive a report from Cllr Wooldridge about the Defibrillator training and any other defibrillator matters, including a test of the VETS system.
5.8. Work Day Report
To receive an interim report from Cllr Moore regarding the Village Work Day on 5th October.
5.9. Fire Service Report
To receive a report from Cllr Powell regarding the Fire Service meeting and agree any further actions.
5.10. Local Government Reorganisation Report
To receive a report from Cllr Moore regarding the WDBC meeting, and agree any further actions.
5.11. Any other reports
To receive any other reports from Councillors or the Clerk.
6. Items brought forward and actions from previous meeting
6.1. Billy Green
To receive an update on the Land Registry costs and permissive path from Cllr Sewell.
To agree any further actions.
6.2. Oaktree Green
To receive an update on the discussions regarding Oaktree Green from Cllr Sewell.
6.3. Sticklepath Moor Nature Reserve
To receive an update from Cllr Sewell regarding the sign and any other progress.
To schedule an inaugural meeting of the committee.
6.4. Food Fair
To receive an update from Cllr Wooldridge on the Food Fair.
6.5. Community Response Plan and Emergency Plan
To receive an update from Cllr Moore regarding the workshop on Monday 15th September, and agree the team of Councillors to draft the policies for approval at the December meeting.
To note the Community Resilience Forum on October 9th.
7. Beacon Community Land Trust Member Status
To consider the status of Cllr Wooldridge and the Clerk, as personal members of the Community Land Trust.
8. Photo of Council
To take a new photo of the council with the new members for use on the website.
9. Finances
9.1. Payments
To note the following payment, authorised by the Chair and Clerk, under rule 5.17 of the council’s Financial Regulations.
| 9.1.1. | West Country Grounds Maintenance | Mowing of Playing Field 6/8 and 20/8 | £145.51 |
To approve the following payments, and any late invoices to be circulated at or before the meeting.
| 9.1.2. | Microsoft (via Clerk) | Annual Storage | £19.99 |
| 9.1.3. | Amazon (via Clerk) | Paper for printing | £5.94 |
| 9.1.4. | West Devon Borough Council | Bin Emptying Summer Service | £334.16 |
| 9.1.5. | Community Heartbeat Trust | Emergency Phone Rental | Last year £72.00 |
| 9.1.6. | Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal | Donation | Last year £25.00 |
| 9.1.7. | Transfer to Wall Repairs | Agreed in Budget | £300.00 |
| 9.1.8. | Lloyds Bank | Service Charges | £4.25 |
9.2. Receipts
To note the receipt of the following payments.
| 9.2.1. | West Devon Borough Council | Precept 2nd instalment | £3,940.00 |
| 9.2.2 | Devon Community Resilience Fund | Grant for Emergency Plan Workshop | £40.00 |
| 9.2.3. | Lloyds Bank | Interest | £5.37 |
| 9.2.4. | Cllr Wooldridge et al. | Payments for First Aid Workshop | £105.00 |
9.3. Other Finance
To note any other financial items.
9.3.1. Current Balance £12,928.23 (including £8,872.21 in savings).
9.3.2. The Playground Equipment Fund is now £3,578.28; another grant of £2,000 will be transferred after final invoice. The VAT has been paid from the General Fund and will be reclaimed after the final payment.
10. Planning
10.1. Planning Applications
To consider submitting a response to the following application, and to any applications that come in after the agenda has been published.
10.2. Planning Decisions
To note any planning decisions that come in after the agenda has been published.
10.3. Planning Matters
The Clerk has contacted the Enforcement Officer regarding the Methodist Chapel wall, and an investigation is underway.
To note any other planning matters.
11. Clerk’s Holiday
To note the Clerk’s Holiday from Oct 25th – Nov 1st, and agree a councillor to cover emails as Cllr Wooldridge is away then.
12. Verge Mowing
To agree the Council’s policy on verge mowing.
13. Half-Year Budget Review
To accept the half-year budget review as presented by the Clerk, and agree any actions.
14. Arrangements for Budget
To agree whether a pre-budget working group should meet, and if so, who should be members.
15. Walks Leaflets
To note Cllr Moore’s report regarding the walks leaflets before budget setting.
16. Clerk’s Workload
To agree a process to consider options regarding the Clerk’s workload and the wages budget.
17. IT Policy
To review and adopt the IT Policy as presented by Cllr. Moore.
18. Complaints Policy
To agree the Complaints Policy as reviewed by Cllr Sales.
19. Fund Raising for the Playing Field
To discuss any way in which gift aid could be claimed on Playing Field Donations.
20. Items for Next Meeting
Scheduled for Monday 3rd November 2025. Items scheduled – 2026-27 Budget, Financial Regulations, Meeting Dates for 2026. To receive any other urgent items for November.