Full Council Agenda & Minutes

The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Tuesday 14 October 2025 at 7:30pm at Thorverton Memorial Hall, Silver St.

Members of the Press and Public are welcome to attend this meeting in in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (1) (2). 
There are no items of a confidential nature requiring exclusion under Part B (exclusion of press & public) at this meeting.

AGENDA

Additional Information

1 Chair Welcome

2 Declarations of Interest - To receive any declarations relating to items on this agenda

3 Apologies - To consider any apologies for absence.

4 Public Open Session - 15 minutes for members of the public to raise any Parish matters

5 Minutes - To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 9 September 2025.

6 External Reports - To receive reports from:

6.1 County Councillor Steve Keable

6.2 District Councillor Rhys Roberts

6.3 Saturday Market

7 Actions from Previous Minutes (not covered elsewhere on the agenda)

7.1 Clerk CiLCA Training

7.2 DALC AGM

7.3 Untaxed Vehicle in the Quarry Car Park

7.4 Tree Inspection/Survey

7.5 Register Dorothy’s Triangle

7.6 Change of Bank to Unity Trust

7.7 Rec Ground Lottery Bid

8 Projects

8.1 New Cemetery

8.2 School Wall

8.3 Grit Bins

8.4 Fence at Broadlands

8.5 Sheep Dip Wall

8.6 Barliabins

8.7 Churchyard Maintenance Grant

8.8 Litter Bins – including Quarry Car Park

8.9 Allotments

8.10 Affordable Housing Planning Application

8.11 Christmas Trees and Lights

8.12 Hedges at Old Pound

9 Planning

9.1 Planning Decisions

9.1.1 25/00951/FULL Lynch Farm Agricultural building extension APPROVED

9.1.2 25/00951/FULL Lynch Farm Livestock building extension APPROVED

9.2 Planning Applications

9.2.1 25/01269/HOUSE Fordy Bridge EX5 5PN Single storey extension

9.2.2 25/01253/CAT Abbotsford, The Bury Remove cherry tree & crown lift glutinosa

10 Recreation Ground

10.1 Financial Report for September

10.2 Information & No dogs Signs

10.3 Devon Air Ambulance Landing Lights

11 Grounds Maintenance Contractor Work for the month

12 Council Administration

12.1 AGAR External Auditor Interim Report

12.2 Review of Council Orders and Policies

– Asset Register & Statement of Internal Control

12.3 Clerk Pension

13 Finance

13.1 Bank balance £ 53,428.11 (7^th October 2025)

13.2 Quarter 2 Budget Review

13.3 Payments To consider the following payments:

13.3.1 BRN Fitch Grounds Maintenance September £ 238.00

13.3.2 RBL Grant £ 100.00

13.3.3 Allotment Deposit Return £ 25.00

13.3.4 Devon Association of Local Councils AGM attendance inv 6931 £ 60.00

13.3.5 Andrew Saunders Cemetery architectural work £ 100.00

13.3.6 Mid-Devon Mobility grant £ 100.00

13.3.7 Machine-Exe Mower service £ 713.45

13.3.8 GX Accountancy Payroll services July-Sept 2025 inv 6567 £ 63.00

13.3.9 J P Roberts Clerk pay for September £ 544.46

13.3.10 HMRC Quarter 2 PAYE and National Insurance £ 297.18

19:30

Agenda

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