Annual Meeting of the Parish Council 6th May 2026

The following Councillors are summoned to attend:

Cllr J. Abbey, Cllr I. Mitchelmore, Cllr T. Fletcher, Cllr J. Harris, Cllr S. Lange, Cllr I. Luscombe, Cllr P. Osborne and Cllr G. Sutton.

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 13th April 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.

The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Wednesday 6th May 2026, in Slapton Village Hall (main hall), at 7.00 pm.

AGENDA

1) ELECTION OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR

2) APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: Does the PC resolve to accept the reasons for apologies for absence from…?

3) 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.

4) PUBLIC COMMENT

5)COUNTY AND DISTRICT COUNCILLOR REPORTS

a. Cllr J. Brazil

b. Cllr L. Lawford

6) MINUTES OF THE MONTHLY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 13th April 2026, if agreed, to be signed by the Chair as a true and correct record. (See separate document 6).

7) PLANNING

a. Applications (for resolution):

i. 1084/26/VAR 8 Chantry Hill Slapton TQ7 2QY

Application for Variation of a Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning consent 0629/25/HHO

PC comment by 28th May 2026

b) Decisions (for information):

i. 0369/26/VAR Home Farm Wood Lane Slapton TQ7 2Q

Application for variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 4 (Landscape Scheme) & 5 (Drainage Scheme) of planning consent 2444/25/HHO

SHDC decision: Approved

ii. 0095/26/VAR 8 Chantry Hill Slapton TQ7 2QY

T1: Application for variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning consent 0629/25/HHO – Proposed side extension and remodelling of existing dwelling

SHDC decision: Approved

iii. 0268/26/ARC Brook Cottage, Brook Street, Slapton, TQ7 2PW

Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Rear Door) of planning consent 3645/25/LBC

SHDC decision: Approved

d. Withdrawn: None

8) MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION

a. A379 Slapton Line

b. Defibrillator training

c. Proposals made to Parish Council

d. Annual Parish Meeting

e. Office expenses

f. Complaints

9) PROPOSALS RESOLUTION

a. Asset Register (See separate document 9a)

b. Governance – to review and approve the following policies:

i. Complaints Policy (See separate document 9b i), amended clerk’s address

ii. Disciplinary Policy, no amendments (See separate document 9b ii)

iii. Equality and Diversity Policy, no amendments (See separate document 9b iii)

iv. Data Policy, no amendments (See separate document 9b iv)

c. Insurance renewal (See separate document 9c)

d. Delegation of purchase of IT services and licences to the Clerk, with approval of the Chair, for total expenditure of less than an agreed amount, in line with the SPC Financial Regulations V3.

e. Co-option: Does the PC wish to co-opt Jenny Hallett onto the Council?

10) CLERK’S REPORT: Update from Clerk on matters arising since April’s PC meeting

11) CHAIR’S REPORT: Update from Chair on matters arising since April’s PC meeting

12) COUNCILLOR REPORTS: Update from Cllrs on matters arising since April’s PC meeting

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)

Payment no	Details of payment	Amount GBP	Paid for noting
13	Lloyds: Service Charge	4.25	DD
14	Amazon: Laptop. Invoice no 1C041126/26, dated 14th April 2026	479.99	CARD
15	Amazon: Laptop. Invoice no 10678, dated 17th April 2026	479.99	CARD
16	Slapton Village Hall: Parish Council Meeting. Invoice no 1C041126/26, dated 14th April 2026	20.00
17	Future Client: Village signs. Invoice no 10678, dated 17th April 2026. Reimburse Cllr P Osborne	474.00
18	DALC: Getting Starting With AI Webinar. Invoice no 7636, dated 23rd April 2026	42.00
19	Haddy’s: Stakes. Invoice SI-44124, dated 22nd April 2026. Reimburse Cllr P Osborne	22.32

 *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 28.04.26	Amount GBP
Community Account	17,454.76
Commercial Instant Access Account	14,458.97
Total	31,613.73

 c. Receipts summary  

 

Receipts as per bank statements on 31.01.26	Amount GBP
Community Account	14,015.00
Commercial Instant Access Account   March interest 5.52	6.14
Total	14,021.14

 The next Parish Council Meeting will be held on
Monday 1st June 2026 at 7.00 pm at Slapton Village Hall (main hall).  

 Signed: Hannah Iles, Clerk Date: 29.04.26