Agenda 2026 September 14

Sep 9, 2026 | Agendas

To all members of Blackawton Parish Council 9 September 2026

You are hereby summoned to attend the monthly meeting of Blackawton Parish Council to be held on Monday 14 September 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. Co-option to fill the current Vacancy for a Parish Councillor

To consider approving the Clerk’s recommendation that BPC considers the possible two candidates in its 12 October meeting.

  1. Minutes of Previous Meetings

To approve the Minutes of the Meeting held on 13 July 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:

  • 1466/26/HHO 2 Greenslade Road Blackawton TQ9 7BP. Demolish & replace existing conservatory with minor alterations. Refusal.

  • 2001/26/TEX Wadstray House Blackawton TQ9 7DE. Tree Works No Objection Raised Tree Works No Objection Raised.

  • 2159/26/COM Church Quillet Blackawton. Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising one light wooden pole at 10 metres high (Ref: WH5RHF4T). Do not wish to comment.

  • 2219/26/COM Near Shearstone Barn Blackawton TQ9 7DG. Notice of intent to install electronic communication apparatus comprising two x 10m light wooden poles (Ref: WH5RGH5H). Do not wish to comment.

  • 1703/26/ARC Development At Sx 8052 5109 Town Farm School Lane Blackawton. Application for approval of details reserved by condition 20 (Traffic Management Plan) of planning consent 3878/18/VAR. Discharge of Condition Approved

    1. Review of New Applications

To comment to SHDC on the following applications:

  • 2151/26/HHO Pruston House Blackawton TQ9 7AJ. Upgrade conservatory, new form breakfast room, side link & rear porch.

  • 2258/26/FUL Westdown Blackawton TQ9 7AL. General Purpose Agricultural Building.

  • Full Variation application to the premises licence SHPL0295 from Punch Taverns Limited for The Seale Arms, 10 Victoria Road, Dartmouth, TQ6 9SA.

To note the following premises licence applications. They have closed to comments. No extraordinary meeting was considered necessary to comment:

  • Full Variation application to the premises licence SHPL0536 from Mad Hatters Tea Room & Restaurant, on the ground floor at 10 Fairfax Place, Dartmouth, TQ6 9AD.

  • New premises licence from the Henderson Seafood Limited for The Counter, Unit 5, Old Market Square, Dartmouth, TQ6 9SE

For information:

  • 2125/26/SCO Town Farm School Lane Blackawton TQ9 7BE. Request for EIA screening opinion for a Solar Farm. Under Consideration.

  1. Consultations

  • SHDC Joint Local Plan: Scoping consultation to gather views. Closes 24/9/26.

  1. French Furze Development

To receive an update.

  1. Wind Turbine Feasibility Study

To note the update Reports.

To consider a data management contract with Community Power Solutions.

  1. Use of the Blackawton Cemetery Shed

To consider the proposal to use the shed to store some Wormcharming Festival equipment.

  1. Maintenance of Footpaths 18 and 19 in Blackawton

To consider South Hams Ramblers offer to carry out works for free labour and reimbursement for materials cost.

  1. Stonemason Work completed on Churchyard Walls

To receive a report on the project.

To consider the invoices for Traffic Management and Stonemasonry.

  1. Repointing of Lychgate Piers and Wall on Park Lane near Cousins Cross

To confirm that BPC will submit the necessary List B application to the Church of England, Exeter Diocese.

  1. Conservation and Maintenance of Churchyard Gates

To consider the proposal including approval of a procurement exercise and a project to request a grant from National Heritage Lottery Fund but not Heritage England.

  1. Traffic Collision Log

To note there is a log form on the website. To consider provision of paper copies in the Community Shop and whether adding the collection of vehicle details and contact details is required for the log’s purpose.

  1. Review of Data Protection Compliance

To receive an update and consider the action items.

  1. Finance

    1. Update on Current Financial Position

To receive Reports and Bank Reconciliations at 31 July and 31 August.

    1. Payments

To authorise the following payments

  • Clerk July & August Expenses Reimbursement £53.97

  • Grounds Maintenance Frequent cuts 4 and 18 August 2026:

Churchyard £210.00

Cemetery £228.00

Payments authorised since the last monthly meeting

  • Tree ties (12) for Rowan trees (Cllr Luckens reimbursed) £23.97

  • Replacement tap for Water Butt in the Cemetery (Cllr Luckens reimbursed) £9.19

  • Replacement of safety glass in Woodlands bus shelter (Incl. VAT, in two equal payments) £509.52

  • Churchyard Stonemason Traffic Management – Invoice #1 (under BPC Fin. Regs: 7.8 iv) £3,360.00

  • Creation of website traffic log requested by BPC £55.00

Payments made since the last monthly meeting authorised by BPC annually

  • Grounds Maintenance Frequent cuts 7 and 21 July 2026:
    Churchyard £210.00

Cemetery £228.00

  1. Insurance Claim for Cost to Replace Glass in the Bus Shelter at Woodlands

To decide if BPC will make a claim.

  1. Direct Debits

To approve setting up direct debits for regular payments for: the SIM only service for Clerk’s mobile phone and for the Parish Council’s Cloud storage.

  1. Website Domains

To consider approving the proposal to move the blackawtoncommunity.com domain to a new registrar.

  1. Cemetery Fees

To note that the annual CPI increase was implemented from 14 August and that it was due on 1 April.

  1. Contracts

    1. Clerk’s Pay Award 26/27

To note that the 26/27 NJC Award has been agreed and will be implemented in September 2026 and back pay payments made to 1 April 2026.

    1. Bus Shelter Cleans

To note that the contract with Dartmouth Town Council has not yet been renewed and DTC will advise its availability after 14 September.

  1. Correspondence

To note or consider:

  • Invitation from Co-editor of the Voice for councillors to attend or send short written message from the Parish Council to be read to attendees: People’s Emergency Briefing Stoke Fleming Village Hall Fri. 18/9/26 6:30 p.m.

  1. Next Meeting

To confirm the next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Monday 12 October at 7:30 p.m.

PRESS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE VERY WELCOME TO ATTEND

Annette Thom

Parish Clerk