Council Meeting – 2nd March 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 2nd March 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 2nd January 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):
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
PC comment by 19th March 2026
ii. 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
PC does not usually comment on approval of details reserved by condition – no resolution required
b. Decisions (for information):
i. 3486/25/HHO Carlane House, Carr Lane, Slapton, TQ7 2PU
Householder application for erection of veranda
SHDC decision: Conditional approval
ii. 3645/25/LBC Brook Cottage, Brook Street, Slapton, TQ7 2PW
Listed Building Consent for proposed replacement of four oak lintels & one external door due to deterioration beyond reasonable repair
SHDC decision: Conditional approval
iii. 3658/25/TPO 5 Chantry Hill, Slapton, TQ7 2QY
T1: Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) – Drop crotch reduction of whole crown by approx 2/3 meters on east, west, north and south. To remove limb extremities with poor vigour/dieback, tightening crown down to denser lower growth. Owner worried about limb failure particularly over neighbours property.
SHDC decision: Conditional approval
d. Tree Works (for information): Referred to Tree Wardens
i. 0293/26/TCA Rosevine Sands Road Slapton TQ7 2QN
T1: Quince Tree – Crown reduction by approximately 0.5 meters from branch tips T2 & T3: Apple Trees – Overall crown reduction by 2 meters
Comments by 5th March
e. Withdrawn: None
7) MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION
a. A379 Slapton Line
b. Review of Community Café: £363.67 carry forward to year end 2026-27
8) PROPOSALS RESOLUTION
a. Purchase of laptop for new Clerk – funds of up to £700.00 can be made available
b. Approval of updated asset register – Current Market Value column updated and park and walk Original Value removed, which is explained in version control notes within document (see separate document 8b)
c. Date for April’s PC meeting – move to 13th April to allow time for end of year documentation to be completed and to avoid bank holiday (if agreed, notice must be given on website and noticeboards asap)
d. Date for annual parish meeting – move from 20th April to a date in May to allow time for new Clerk to prepare (if agreed, notice must be given on website and noticeboards asap)
e. Resurfacing of footpath between bus shelter and park and walk on Sands Road
9) CLERK’S REPORT: Update from Clerk on matters arising since February’s PC meeting
10) CHAIR’S REPORT: Update from Chair on matters arising since February’s PC meeting
11) COUNCILLOR REPORTS: Update from Cllrs on matters arising since February’s PC meeting
12) REVIEW OF ACTION LOG: Status update (see separate document 12)
13) 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 13a)
| Payment no | Details of payment | Amount GBP | Paid for noting |
| 114 | Village Hall: Jan PC meeting. Invoice no C031141/26, dated 07.02.26 | 10.00 | |
| 115 | Village Hall: January Community Café. Invoice no C021138/26, dated 07.02.26 | 100.00 | |
| 116 | DCC (Devon Audit Partnership): Year end 24-25 internal audit (note sent to wrong email and address hence late payment). Invoice no 64005521, dated 24.09.25 | 832.80
694.00 + 138.80 VAT |
|
| 117 | Tomlinson Solutions: Annual subscription Microsoft 365 Business Basic License for 10 x email accounts, Annual Barracuda Cloud Backup – 1x User Licence for Clerk and annual admin fee/management of 365 tenancy. Invoice no INV-12605, dated 06.02.26 | 950.87
792.39 + 158.48 VAT |
|
| 118 | Community grant £240 (minute reference 94:25 b) awarded to Jill Gregory for drumming workshop. | 240.00 |
*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 21.02.26 | Amount GBP |
| Community Account | 11,498.88 |
| Commercial Instant Access Account | 14,447.31 |
| Total | 25,946.19 |
c. Receipts summary
| Receipts as per bank statements on 21.02.26 | Amount GBP |
| Community Account
|
0.00 |
| Commercial Instant Access Account
February interest 6.48 Old defibrillator 96.44 |
102.92
|
| Total | 102.92 |
The next Parish Council Meeting will be held on
Monday 6th April 2026 at 7.00 pm at Slapton Village Hall (main hall).
Signed: Bella Moor, Clerk Date: 23.02.26
