Council Meeting 7th September 2026
SLAPTON PARISH COUNCIL AGENDA
Meeting of the Parish Council
Monday 7th September 2026 In Slapton Village Hall at 7.00pm
The following Councillors are summoned to attend:
Cllr J. Abbey, Cllr I. Mitchelmore, Cllr T. Fletcher, Cllr J. Harris, Cllr S. Lange, Cllr P. Osborne, and Cllr J Hallett
Cllr J. Brazil, Cllr L. Lawford and members of the public are invited to attend.
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Monday 7th September 2026, in Slapton Village Hall (main hall), at 7.00 pm.
The public comment section is 15 minutes in duration with 3 minutes allocated per person. If any parishioners wish to speak in relation to a matter on the agenda, please contact the clerk by email clerk@slaptonparishcouncil-devon.gov.uk 48 hours in advance of the meeting.
AGENDA
1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: Does the PC resolve to accept the reasons for apologies for absence from…?
2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: Councillors are invited to declare any disclosable interest they may have in any items to be considered. They are also reminded to consider whether, in the light of recent activities, any items within their Register of Interests should be updated.
3 PUBLIC COMMENT
4 COUNTY AND DISTRICT COUNCILLOR REPORTS
a) Cllr J. Brazil
b) Cllr L. Lawford
5 MINUTES OF THE MONTHLY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 6th July 2026, if agreed, to be signed by the Chair as a true and correct record. (See separate document 5)
6 PLANNING
a) applications (for resolution):
1941/26/HHO Hillcrest Wood Lane Slapton TQ7 2QX Replacement incidental building
1853/26/FUL Torr Farm Slapton TQ7 2RD Installation of ground mounted solar with associated infrastructure
b) Decisions (for information): None
d) Withdrawn: None
7 MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION
a) Slapton Line
b) Hedge trimming
c) Signage
d) Training
e) Grants
f) Community cafe
g) Bus shelter
h) Civility and respect pledge
i) Payroll provider
8 PROPOSALS RESOLUTION
a) Do the PC wish to approve the clerks salary increase in line with the NJC payscales published in August 2026? (see separate document 8a)
b) Do the PC wish to approve Devon Auditorsas their internal auditor for 2026/7?
c) Do the PC wish to continue their member ship of the Slapton Alliance?
d) PC to appoint road warden and grass cutting contracts
9 VACANCIES AND CO-OPTION
10 CLERK’S REPORT: Update from Clerk
11 CHAIR’S REPORT: Update from Chair
12 COUNCILLOR REPORTS: Update from Cllrs
13 REVIEW OF ACTION LOG: Status update (see separate document 13)
14 FINANCIAL MATTERS
a) Payments to approve: Does the PC approve the payments below, which have been examined, verified and certified by the Clerk and RFO? (see separate document 14a)
| INV NO | DETAIL | AMOUNT | PAID |
| 51 | Woolston Accounts: June Payroll Invoice: 1234 dated 31st July 2026 | 20.00 | August 2026 |
| 52 | VC Warehouse: Phone. Invoice: 1017589 dated 1st August 2026 | 11.94 | DD |
| 53 | Lloyds: Service Charge | 4.25 | Automated payment |
| 54 | H Iles: Clerk’s salary Aug 2026, plus £26.00 WFH allowance | 551.56 | August 2026
|
| 55 | Mathias Property Solutions: Grass cutting for July 2026. Invoice no 2383, dated 8th Aug 2026 | 481.25 | August 2026
|
| 56 | HMRC: PAYE Income Tax. PAYE reference 120/LA58268 | 131.40 | August 2026
|
| 57 | Hall Hire: Parish Council Meetings. Invoice no C081228/26, dated 4th Aug 2026 | 20.00 | August 2026
|
| 58 | Mathias Property Solutions: Road Warden for Jul 2026. Invoice no 2384, dated 8th Aug 2026 | 367.82 | August 2026
|
| 59 | Tomlinson Solutions: Revoking access. Invoice 13353, dated 28th July 2026 | 45.00 | August 2026
|
| 60 | VC Warehouse: phone. Invoice: 1017739 dated 1st September 2026
|
11.94 | DD |
| 61 | Lloyds: Service Charge
|
4.25 | Automated payment |
| 62 | ICO: Data protection renewal fee. Dated 16th August 2026 | 52.00 | DD |
*Additional invoices received after the agenda has been issued will be available for review at the meeting
b) Balance at bank
| Balance as per bank statements on 26.06.26 | Amount GBP |
| Community Account | 10,174.00 |
| Commercial Instant Access Account | 14,483.36 |
| Total | 24,657.36 |
c) Receipts summary
| Receipts as per bank statements on 26.06.26 | Amount GBP |
| Community Account
|
300.00 |
| Commercial Instant Access Account
|
12.30 |
| Total | 312.30 |
The next Parish Council Meeting will be held on Monday 5th October at 7.00 pm at Slapton Village Hall (main hall).
Signed: Hannah Iles, Clerk Date: 01.09.26
