Agenda 2026 April 13

Apr 8, 2026 | Agendas

To all members of Blackawton Parish Council 8 April 2026

You are hereby summoned to attend the monthly meeting of Blackawton Parish Council to be held on Monday 13 April 2026 at 7:30 p.m. in Blackawton Village Hall for the purpose of transacting the following business.

a. Open Forum

The Chair invites Questions from Parishioners.

b. Councillors Forum

Cllrs may raise items for attention or for future consideration.

AGENDA

  1. Apologies

To receive apologies for absence.

  1. Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of Members’ interests in Agenda items

  1. Minutes of Previous Meetings

To approve Minutes of the Meeting held 9 March 2026.

  1. Report from South Hams District Council Councillor

  2. Report from Devon County Council Councillor

  3. Planning Applications

    1. South Hams District Council’s Planning Decisions

To note the decisions as follows:

  • 0140/26/HHO Lower Abbotsleigh Blackawton TQ9 7AF. Householder application for retrospective permission for a timber summerhouse built within 2m of the boundary. Conditional Approval.

  • 0375/26/ARC Bow Cottage, Blackawton, TQ9 7AH. Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 (Historic Building Record) of planning consent 1800/25/LBC. Discharge of Condition Approved.

  • 0378/26/ARC Bow Cottage, Blackawton, TQ9 7AH. Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (CEMP) & 8 (Historic Building Record) of planning consent 1799/25/HHO. Discharge of Condition Approved.

  • 0551/26/AGR Grimpstone Farm Blackawton TQ9 7DW. Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed agricultural storage building measuring 13.1m (L) x 6.7m (B) x 6.8m height to ridge. Prior Approval Not Required.

  • 0192/26/CLE The Linhay Higher Wood Farm Blackawton TQ9 7AB. Certificate of lawfulness for non compliance with occupancy condition. Cert of Lawfulness (Existing) Certified.

    1. Review of New Applications .

To consider commenting to SHDC on the following applications:

  • 0795/26/HHO 65 French Furze Road Blackawton TQ9 7FN. Householder application for proposed rear dormer to form additional bedroom with en-suite.

  • 0862/26/HHO Stone House Farm Blackawton TQ9 7DE. Householder application for single storey rear extension & revised front entrance.

  • 0865/26/TCA 3 Church Hill Blackawton TQ9 7BQ. T1: Oak – remove, too large, causing excessive shading, too close to power line.

  • 0902/26/HHO 26 French Furze Road Blackawton TQ9 7FN. Householder application for rear extension and alterations to existing dwelling.

To note the following application.

  • 0917/26/ARC Bow Farm Blackawton TQ9 7AH. Application for approval of details reserved by condition 7 (Sustainable Drainage Option) of planning consent 1799/25/HHO.

  1. French Furze Development

To receive an update.

  1. Greenslades Road Circuit Footpath

To consider supporting the proposal to replace the existing S106 requirement for scalpings with some provision for drainage and for the path to be broadened.

  1. Parish Council Noticeboard

To agree a policy regarding posting community notices.

  1. Creation of a Blackawton Community Emergency Hub

To receive an update.

  1. Felling Trees in the Blackawton Churchyard

To consider the placement of a simple ‘deadwood habitat’ sign.

To decide management of the remaining dead cherry tree, next to footpath towards School Lane.

  1. Planting Churchyard Trees

To consider a revised proposal to plant an avenue of five rowans the east side of the footpath and three on the west.

To consider where to plant the remaining two rowan trees. To make arrangements to plant in April 2026.

  1. Churchyard Wall Maintenance

To consider approving signature of the contract with the stonemason.

To consider carrying out additional works on Park Lane (to a bulge area) and on Main Street (to brace across a crack).

  1. Wind Turbine Feasibility Study Grant

To consider approving BPC’s signature of the Grant Funding Agreement.

To consider approving BPC’s signature of the NDA and a contract with the feasibility study provider.

To consider creation of a Steering Group and its members.

  1. BPC Policies and Procedures

To consider approval of the draft BPC Equality and Diversity Policy.

  1. Finance

    1. Update on Current Financial Position

To receive Reports and Bank Reconciliation for signature.

    1. Payments & Receipts

To authorise the following payments

  • Clerk March Expenses Reimbursement £18.55

  • Devon Communities Together Membership Annual Fee £50.00

  • Scribe Accounting & Cemetery Software £535.68

  • Felling Churchyard Trees £1,740.00

  • Devon Association of Local Councils Annual Fee £379.57

  • Website Updates £22.00

Payments made since the last monthly meeting

  • Churchyard tree pre-felling bat survey £283.00

  • ICO annual fee (direct debit) £47.00

  1. Correspondence

To note or consider:

  • Devon County Council responsible to distribute Government funding for low-income households Oil Heating through the new Crisis and Resilience Fund (CaRF).

  1. Annual Parish Meeting

To confirm arrangements.

  1. Next Meeting

To confirm the next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Monday 11 May at 7:30 p.m.

  1. Closure of the Meeting

To consider a resolution, in accordance with the 1960 Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act, to exclude the public and press during consideration of the following item(s) because of the commercial-in-confidence nature of the business.

  1. Contracted Work

    1. Parish Lengthsman

    2. Cutting back Vegetation growing on St Michael’s Churchyard’s Walls and Gate Pillars twice a year

  2. Cemetery Treeworks – removal of fallen Monterey Cypress branches & removal in the autumn of the tree growing on a grave

  3. BPC Insurance 2026-2029

PRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE VERY WELCOME TO ATTEND

Annette Thom

Parish Clerk