Agenda 2025 February 09

Feb 4, 2026 | Agendas

To all members of Blackawton Parish Council 4 February 2026

You are hereby summoned to attend the monthly meeting of Blackawton Parish Council to be held on Monday 9 February 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 Meetings held on 12 January and on 26 January 2026.

  1. Report from Devon County Council Councillor

  2. Report from South Hams District Council Councillor

  3. Planning Applications

    1. South Hams District Council’s Planning Decisions

To note the decisions as follows:

  • 2889/25/HHO Brocks Down 13 Dartmouth Green Blackawton TQ9 7FE. Householder application for replacement of existing single storey garden room with oak framed garden room. Conditional Approval.

  • 3452/25/VAR Hingston Farm Lane To Hingston Farm East Allington TQ9 7QA. Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning consent 1299/25/FUL (Proposed demolition of barns & replacement with residential dwelling in lieu of Class Q consent 2639/24/PDM). Conditional Approval.

  • 2883/25/FUL Land Adjacent 25 French Furze Road, Blackawton. Replacement of existing garage & containers with commercial store & office. Conditional Approval.

  • 0163/26/TEX Wadstray House Blackawton TQ9 7DE. T1: Beech – storm damaged, hung tree within adjacent sycamore over driveway, risk to tenants and property. No Objection Raised.

    1. Review of New Applications

To consider commenting to SHDC on the following application:

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

To note the following applications.

  • 0192/26/CLE The Linhay Higher Wood Farm Blackawton TQ9 7AB. Certificate of lawfulness for non compliance with occupancy condition.
    The decision will be made by SHDC based on evidence and the application of specific legal criteria.

  • 0211/26/AGR Wild Bank Farm Blackawton TQ9 7AA. Application to determine if prior approval is required for five polytunnels. Four measuring 20.12m (L) x 6.1m (B) x 2.84m height to ridge and one measuring 14m (L) x 7.1m (B) x 2.9m height to ridge.

  1. Consultations

  • DCC, Proposed changes to Devon Library Service. Closes 22/2/26.

  • Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, Feedback from residents about what the risks are within the local community: Closes 12:00 9/4/26.

  1. French Furze Development

To receive an update.

  1. Improving Safety at Forces Cross

To note that there has been another crash and to revisit what action can be taken by BPC.

  1. Churchyard Wall Maintenance

To consider the approach to the project for maintenance of areas of wall on Park Lane and on Main Street, and the timing of the works.

  1. Felling of Trees in the Blackawton Churchyard

To receive an update.

  1. BPC’s Policy for Notifications to SHDC about Possible Breaches of Planning Legislation

To consider the proposal that BPC Policy be to signpost Parishioners to report their concerns about potential breaches of planning legislation directly to SHDC.

  1. Aluminium Can Recycling Point in the Village

To note that residents have bought a can crusher and created a recycling point at the car park between the shop and the pub.

  1. Greenslades Circuit Footpath

To receive an update.

  1. Installation of a Public EV Charging Point Within the Village

To consider whether the Blackawton Parish Council wants to be involved in/carry out a project to reinvestigate this.

  1. Nominations for the ticket draw to attend a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace

  2. BPC’s Gritter and Blackawton Snow Warden

To receive an update.

  1. Finance

    1. Update on Current Financial Position

To receive Report and Bank Reconciliation.

    1. Payments & Receipts

To authorise the following payments

  • Clerk January Expenses Reimbursement £30.39

  • January cut of the internal face of the Cemetery hedge £120.00

  • Autumn clean of bus shelters £210.00

    1. 25/26 Internal Audit

To consider appointing the same internal auditor as for the 24/25 internal audit.

  1. Correspondence

To note or consider:

  • Thanks from the Beacon editor for the grant from BPC

  • Thanks from South Hams Citizens Advice for the grant from BPC

  • 2/2/26 To DCC From a resident re. terrible condition of the road outside Newton Farm in the Parish of Blackawton. Follow up of correspondence started January 2025. Road has not been repaired by DCC.

  1. Next Meeting

To confirm that the next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Monday 9 March 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. Churchyard Wall Maintenance

To consider the quotes received for the maintenance of the churchyard wall project for:

    • Stonemasonry
    • Traffic management during the works.

PRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE VERY WELCOME TO ATTEND

Annette Thom

Parish Clerk