Agenda 2026 May 11

May 6, 2026 | Agendas

To all members of Blackawton Parish Council 6 May 2026

You are hereby summoned to attend the meetings of Blackawton Parish Council to be held on Monday 11 May 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.

AGENDAS

Annual Meeting of the Parish Council

  1. Election of Chair

  2. Chair’s Signature of Declaration of Acceptance of Office

  3. Election of Vice-Chair

  4. Vice-Chair’s Signature of Declaration of Acceptance of Office

  5. Apologies for absence

  6. To review and adopt BPC’s Terms of Reference Personnel Committee and Subcommittee (amended to make election of the Committee Chair BPC’s role)

  7. To appoint members of the Personnel Committee and Subcommittee

  8. To appoint the Chair of the Personnel Committee

  9. To review and adopt BPC’s Delegations of Authority to the Clerk (removing authority to grant dispensations)

  10. To review and adopt BPC’s Standing Orders.

  11. To review and adopt BPC’s Financial Regulations

  12. To confirm the Asset Register as at 31/03/26

  13. Arrangements for insurance cover in respect of all insurable risks

To note the new three year agreement which ends 3/5/29.

  1. To review of the Council’s Subscriptions to other bodies, Contracts, & Direct Debit mandates.

  2. To review the Council’s Bank signatory mandate, and the banking arrangements for security and efficiency

  3. To consider and approve the list of due payments which arise on a regular basis as the result of a continuing contract, statutory duty, or obligation, and which will be authorised by the Council and paid in response to correct invoices.

  4. To note the Council’s 25/26 financial year expenditure incurred under s.137 of the Local Government Act 1972

  5. To review of the list of the Council’s policies and procedures, and to agree any action required.

  6. To consider and approve a 2026 Statement of Internal Controls.

  7. To consider and approve a:

  • 2026 Risk Register Review,

  • Business Continuity Plan,

  • Risk Assessment for the Temporary Appointment of a Councillor as Clerk (Proper Officer) and RFO, and to

  • appoint a Councillor as a Temporary Clerk (Proper Officer) and RFO.

  1. To determine the time and place of ordinary meetings of the full council.

  2. Appointments to special areas of responsibility:

    1. To confirm appointment for a Tree Warden.

    2. To note the vacancies for a Snow Warden and a Footpath Warden.

May Meeting of the Parish Council

  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 13 April 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:

  • 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. Discharge of Condition Approved.

  • 0865/26/TCA 3 Church Hill Blackawton TQ9 7BQ. T1: Oak – remove, too large, causing excessive shading, too close to power line. Raise No Objections

    1. Review of New Applications

To consider commenting to SHDC on the following applications:

  • Variation application for a premises licence (SHPL0398) at Dartmouth Golf & Country Club, Blackawton, Dartmouth, TQ9 7DE for Supply of alcohol, ADD to the non-standard timings to permit sale of alcohol to residents of the hotel and bona fide guests at all times ON/OFF the premises (24hours a day). Live Music, to extend the terminal hour for live music Mondays to Saturdays until 01:00 the following mornings and Sundays until midnight, indoors only. Plays, to permit performance of plays Sundays to Thursdays from 19:00 to 01:00 the following mornings, indoors only.

To note the following application:

  • 0895/26/PAA Wild Bank Farm Blackawton TQ9 7AA PAA for 0211/26/AGR Application to determine if prior approval is required for five polytunnels/

  1. French Furze Development

To receive an update.

  1. Wind Turbine Feasibility Study

To consider the proposal for an amendment to the Steering Group membership.

To receive an update from Study provider: initial project plan, draft risk register, and project structure.

  1. Creation of a Blackawton Community Emergency Hub

To receive an update.

  1. Finance

    1. Update on Current Financial Position

To receive Reports and Bank Reconciliation.

    1. Payments

To authorise the following payments

  • Clerk April Expenses Reimbursement £8.04

  • Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management 2026/2027 Membership £110.00

  • Highway safety training £132.00

  • Grounds Maintenance:

        • War memorial £36.00

        • Cemetery biodiversity cut £42.00

        • Cemetery cuts 1, 15, and 29 April £315.00

        • Churchyard cuts 1, 15, and 29 April £342.00

  • Society of Local Council Clerks Annual Fee £200

Payments authorised since the last monthly meeting

  • Rowan trees, stakes, ties, & fertiliser £672.52

  1. Parish Lengthsman Contract

To note that strimming the visibility splay at Forces Cross has been added to the contract.

  1. Correspondence

To note or consider:

  • Email 30/4/26 from Strete Parish Council regarding the Start Bay Coastal erosion

  • Invitation Caroline Voaden MP to Town and Parish Councils, Role of Neighbourhood Plans in planning policy, Halwell & Moreleigh Community Hall, 11/6/26 13.45 – 15.15.

  1. Annual Community Meeting on Wednesday 13 May

To finalise arrangements.

  1. Next Meeting

To confirm the next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Monday 8 June at 7:30 p.m.

PRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE VERY WELCOME TO ATTEND

Annette Thom

Parish Clerk