Please Note:
The Calendar of Future Meetings can be viewed on the final page of this section.
Public participation Sessions of 15 minutes are held prior to the start of each public meeting.
For Committee Meetings questions may only be raised on items on the agenda.
For Full Town Council meetings, items which fall within the scope of the Council's activities may be raised by Bideford Residents. Participants will be asked to read the Bideford Town Council Code of Conduct (or available at the meeting), and to complete a pro-forma stating their name and address and item to be raised.
The protocol on the filming and recording of Council and Committee Meetings can be viewed here
Agenda for Planning Committee - Wednesday 20 September 2017
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Planning Committee of the above-named Council to be held in the Town Hall, Bideford, on Wednesday 20 September 2017 6.00 pm for the purpose of transacting the following business.
In accordance with The Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 members of the public are welcome to attend. There is a legal right to film/record/photograph/report public meetings.
Mr Richard Coombes
Deputy Town Clerk
AGENDA
1. To receive apologies and reasons for absence.
2. To receive declarations of interest on items on the agenda and note any requests for dispensation received by the Clerk prior to the meeting.
3. Public participation session of 15 minutes duration on items on the agenda.
4. To approve the minutes of the meeting held Wednesday 30 August 2017 as a true Record.
5. To consider and resolve the enclosed Planning applications on behalf of the Council.
6. To receive details of those Planning Applications which have been granted/refused by
Planning Authorities, and any notifications of Planning Appeals.
The next Planning Committee meeting is Wednesday 11 October 2017 at 6.00 pm
MEMBERS OF PLANNING COMMITTEE
Councillors: D Bushby (Deputy Town Mayor), P Christie (Chairman), A T Inch, M Langmead, P Pester, R Wootton
PLANNING APPLICATIONS
a. Application No: 1/0857/2017/FUL: Construction of new stepped access from Nutaberry Works to the Tarka Trail including associated landscaping works. Applicant: Mr Glynn Ford, R&M Utility Ltd, Unit 38D Greendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton, Exeter, EX5 1EW. Agent: AB Landscape Design, Bideford. (Date received: 31 Aug 2017).
b. Application No:1/0782/2017/FUL. External Ramp Santander, 16 The Quay, Bideford, EX39 2EB. Applicant: Mr Ruben Sesmero Blanco, Santander House, 201 Grafton Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 1AN Agent: None supplied. (Date received: 14 Sept 2017).
Agenda for Town Council Meeting - Thursday 21 September 2017
You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of Bideford Town Council to be held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Bideford, on Thursday 21 September 2017 at 6.30 pm for the purpose of transacting the following business.
In accordance with The Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 members of the public are welcome to attend. There is a legal right to film/record/photograph/report public meetings.
Richard Coombes
Deputy Town Clerk
AGENDA
1. To accept apologies and reasons for absence.
2. To receive declarations of interest on items on the agenda and note the requests for dispensation received by the Clerk prior to the meeting.
3. Public participation session of 15 minutes duration on items submitted prior to the meeting by Bideford residents, which fall within the scope of the Council’s activities.
4. To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 10 August 2017 as a correct record.
5. a. To approve the payments listed.
b. To receive details of the external auditors certificate and opinion 2016/17.
6. To receive the report from the Chamber of Commerce on issues within the parish.
7. To receive the report from the County Councillor.
8. To receive a presentation from Rachel Hunter on obesity in the locality.
9. To receive such communications as the Town Mayor / Town Clerk may wish to lay before the Council.
10. Market Management Committee – to approve and adopt the minutes of the meeting held on 14 September 2017
11. Planning Committee –
a. to approve and adopt the minutes of the meeting held on 30th August 2017
b. to approve and adopt the minutes of the meeting held on 20th September 2017
12. Tourism Committee - to approve and adopt the minutes of the meeting held on 12 September 2017 (All items are recommendations).
13. Staffing, Finance & General Purposes Committee - to approve and adopt the minutes of the meeting held on 31 August 2017.
(Minute Nos. 052, 055, are recommendations).
14. To consider making a grant application to My Community to support the production of a Neighbourhood Plan and to agree the area to be designated.
15. (Notice of Motion - Councillor P Christie)
“That Bideford Town Council adopt the Surfers Against Sewage stance opposing the proliferation of single use plastics in this area in order to both cut down on coastal pollution and the waste of natural resources they represent."
16. (Notice of Motion - Councillor R Wootton )
“To consider asking Devon County Council to put double yellow lines in Ford Rise, particularly on the bend by the crossing island. Vehicles are parking on the bend near Upcott Hill causing an increased likelihood of a collision in this area.”
17. To receive the notes from the Town Centre Partnership meeting held on 13 September 2017.
18. DALC Meeting – To receive an update from Councillor Brenton and consider any actions arising.
19. Torridge District Council – To receive an update on Torridge District Council activities by one of the Councillors.
20. To receive an update on Bridge Trust activities by one of the Trustees.
Father Candy from the Sacred Heart Church will lead prayers in the Council Chamber at 6.20 pm prior to the start of the meeting. Councillors are invited to participate if they so wish.
Report
Item 14.
Bideford Town Council is in support of producing a Neighbourhood Plan. (Notice of Motion put forward by Councillor David Brenton). The Town Clerk has looked into the availability of grants and spoken to a representative from “My Community” about the process. The first step will be to have the area designation made and to confirm this with the District Council. The grant application can then be made, and Maria Bailey Planning has offered to assist the Town Clerk with the application. The deadline for spending funds from the current round of grants is March 2018, which would not be realistic. There will however be a new tranche of grants in 2018, and so it is recommended that the preparatory work is put in place, in order to apply for a grant in 2018. It is proposed that the area to be designated is the Parish of Bideford.
