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Luppitt Packet October 2014 USEFUL LUPPITT PHONE NUMBERS Parish Council: Chairman, John Thorne 01404 891412 m. 07748 780096 Clerk: Rosalind Buxton 01404 861481 Village Hall: Chairman: Brian Pulman 891324 Secretary: Mary Joyce 891328 Commoners: Secretary : Gavin Brake 892767 Footpaths : Kathy Crabb : 891662 Luppitt Wives: Mrs Jean Hooper: 892969 PCC secretary: Wendy Watson 891959 Vicar: Rev Rik Peckham - 01404 891243 Church Administrator: Mrs Karen Davies 890121 (9:30 to 10:30 am) Churchwardens: Brian Pulman 891324 John Arbuthnott 891032 Mothers Union: Olive Clapp MBE 891386 Captain of Bellringers: Pearl Pulman 891324 Cricket Club: S Berry 891268 Luncheon Club: Jean Hooper 892969 Hartridge Buddhist Monastery: 891251 Highway Faults - online: http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/transportroads/roads/ road_maintenance.htm Alternatively, telephone 0845 155 1004 and give the fault information or email <[email protected]> Police - non urgent - 101. Police - urgent : 999 OTHER USEFUL NUMBERS Dog Warden : 01395 517457 To get in touch with your MP - Write: Crimestoppers:: 0800 555111 Neil Parish MP Blackdown Practice: House of Commons Dunkeswell 01823 681720 London Blackdown Support Group: SW1A 0AA (Hemyock) 01823 681036 Telephone: Honiton Medical Centre : 548544 0207 219 7172 Honiton Hospital: 540540 email: Dev.Air Ambulance: 01392 466666 [email protected] TRIP: 46529: community transport C.A.B.: 44213 Local Constituency Agent : Honiton Library: 41212 Lucille Baker E. Devon District Council: 01395 233503 [email protected] 01395 516551 There are several items of interest to report this month. - Friday, 10th October at 7.30pm , Village Hall at Offwell. "THE DARTMOOR I LOVE" : Talk by Tony Beard ("The Wag of Widecombe") Tickets £10 to include a Ploughman’s Supper and Chudleigh, in aid of Combe Raleigh Church Bell Restoration and Augmentation Fund. Contact 01404 43166 ([email protected]) or 01404 43929 ([email protected]) - There is a new website for Luppitt in response to the Neighbourhood Plan. There is planned to be lots of information on <Luppitt.com >. The existing site for history, the Packet and lots more is <Luppitt.net> - From October 27th Flybe will be flying to London City Airport three times a day. Information from <www.flybe.com>. Christmas shopping anyone? -The Luppitt Packet will be having our annual Christmas Coffee Morning on November 27th at Luppitt House, by very kind invitation of Jo and Stuart Hamilton. More in next month’s Packet The Flower Show results are on pages 29-31. Have a good month. Lindsey Dalgety 1 LUPPITT PARISH COUNCIL Clerk’s report of a meeting of Luppitt Parish Council held in the Village Hall on Tuesday, 2 September 2014 at 8 pm Cllr Brake chaired the meeting in the absence of Cllr Thorne. Apologies were received and the Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday, 5 August 2014 were signed as a true record. PLANNING 14/2079/LBC and 14/2078/FUL Palmerhayes Farm, Honiton, EX14 4TY – construction of raised terrace on west elevation, demolition of wall under kitchen window and installation of bi-fold doors, repairs to roof trusses and works to existing chimneys. Creation of raised terrace on west elevation, increase in height of chimneys and new sewage treatment plant. The Parish Council welcomes the installation of a new packaged sewage treatment plant and has no objection to this planning application as detailed. There is no objection to the change of use described in the application for the annexe. Neighbourhood Plan - This item was deferred to the end of the meeting. HIGHWAYS AND TRAFFIC Parish Highways programme - It was decided to incorporate the schedule of repairs in the Minutes so that everyone can see the problem areas and monitor progress. Item Reported Action Status Report all items to NHO HIGHWAYS ([email protected]) Smeatharpe road (Luppitt Reported (again) Ongoing Common crossroads to Jack’s House) is degraded and un- safe, especially on the corner near Jack’s House Road from Wick junction at Reported Ongoing Dumpdon through Shaugh to Langford – numerous pot- holes, subsidence, edge of road deterioration 2 Wick Cross to Wick at en- Reported Completed trance to Dumpdon National Trust car park Shelf Lane to Littletown – edge Reported Ongoing of tarmac deterioration to con- crete gutter Shelf Farm - water on road Reported Ongoing Broken sign at Pennythorne Reported Ongoing Cross Beacon to Sharcombe – large Reported Completed potholes LENGSTHMEN Report all items to NHO ([email protected]) Three culverts blocked from Reported Partially Shelvin to Greenway, under done Greenway and pipes under road at Greenland culvert Hill End to Sharcombe – nu- Reported Ongoing merous culverts and minor ditches need clearing out – estimate of one day’s work Pennythorne to Mountstephens Reported Ongoing – concrete gutters need clearing out – estimate of one day’s work Ford to Dumpdon – concrete Reported Ongoing gutters – estimate of one day’s work GENERAL Fly tipping at north end of Clerk reported to Street Scene, Gully Lane EDDC – job reference 337203. Both com- Second event the following day - pleted similar fly tipping. GB reported to Street Scene 3 **************************************** BIRTHDAY PARTIES ~ AT HONITON POTTERY SHOP & MILKSHAKE BAR ~ ~ PAINTING PARTIES OR MAKING PARTIES ~ ~ HOT FOOD AND DRINKS ~ Telephone 01404 42106 **************************************** 4 BT wires dangerously low over Reported to Openreach – job Ongoing road between Ringborough reference WW9GML43. Rang Cross and Mountstephens Farm for update 21.08.14 - cones had EX14 4SU been placed and further action due to be taken. GB reported no progress and cones scattered around so clerk reported to Openreach again 26/08/14. Promised action by 29/08/14. Clerk to report again 04/09/14 since no action taken by Open- reach Overhanging hedge at Reported several times to Upot- Ongoing Smeatharpe tery Parish Council – no action yet taken Reports of trailer left outside Monitor Ongoing Red Doors partially blocking road and restricting access for other large vehicles Highway Matters Conference - There was no interest in attending either conference to be held on 17 and 29 September. Parishes Together - This item will be discussed at the October meeting. FOOTPATHS AND BRIDLEWAYS - The footpath warden is working to progress agreement on etiquette for walkers. Definitive Map Review Consultation - As part of the footpath review for Combe Raleigh parish , Cllr Brake signed a letter to be sent to the Definitive Map Review Officer at DCC, Mr Nick Steenman-Clark, giving Luppitt Parish Council’s response to proposed changes and additions to 4 footpaths which cross from Luppitt into Combe Raleigh. His letter pointed out that many of the historic footpaths were for private use only by labourers going to work on farms and children going to school. Luppitt parish already has a large number of footpaths in addition to 640 acres of common land which is registered as Open Access land. These footpaths are used infrequently by members of the public and, therefore, the Parish Council sees no further need for additional public footpaths. Later in 2014 or 2015 Devon County Council will be reviewing the claims for new footpaths across Luppitt parish. In advance of this Cllr Brake has obtained a copy of a map showing all the claimed public footpaths in Luppitt parish which he will upload to the website www.luppitt.com. 5 ENVIRONMENT/COMMUNITY FACILITIES Community policing report - No crimes have been reported. Community Council of Devon - One of the membership benefits of the Community Council of Devon is a free website entry on the Village Halls website. The clerk passed on details to Cllr Pulman. Order for sandbags - Clerk to order 50 sandbags. Funding application to Devon Remembers - The clerk has received confirmation that the grant application will be considered by a panel in mid- October and a decision will be made soon after that. The churchwarden has kindly agreed to arrange the purchase of a wreath for Remembrance Sunday to be laid by Cllr Thorne on behalf of the Parish Council and other organisations that the Parish Councillors represent. The churchwarden has agreed to draft out a notice to go in the Luppitt Packet with details of the laying of wreaths at the War Memorial. Clerk’s report - Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 The new regulations were discussed briefly. The clerk will review against current Standing Orders for discussion and approval at the October meeting. The Business & Customer Management team at Highways has sent through the link to the new website which gives details of grass cutting and lengsthmen timetables. Unfortunately, this only shows historic details to July 2014 so clerk will establish when details will be available covering the latter part of 2014 and into 2015. CHAIRMAN’S DISCRETION Empowering Parish Councils to sell electricity - Luppitt Parish Council has been asked to support a proposal being made by Patchway Town Council under the Sustainable Communities Act to empower all Parish and Town Councils to sell electricity that they generate from any local schemes. Luppitt Parish Council agreed to support this proposal. Neighbourhood Plan - Cllr Barlow and the clerk gave an update on the Co- ordination meeting they had attended where members of Dunkeswell, Upottery and Cotleigh Steering Groups had been present. They found it informative and helpful in explaining the next steps which include engaging with businesses in Luppitt, considering and commenting on the draft written evidence report, and developing the vision, aims, objectives and key themes for Luppitt’s Neighbourhood Plan. Paul Weston, the consultant, will attend a 6 Steering Group meeting to help in this process. Clerk to see if it is possible to arrange a meeting on Thursday, 25 September, at 8 pm (a) in the Village Hall. Consultation events (similar to the launch events) to be arranged towards the end of October or early November. It was agreed to make the second stage payment to Stuart Todd Associates.