NOTES OF PARKHAM PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 3 AUGUST BY TELECONFERENCE.The meeting was chaired by Councillor Bridger and attended by Councillors Dack, Heywood, Lang, Slee, and District Councillor Mrs Dart for a short time

Representations from the public. 

Email regarding traffic speed through Parkham. Discussed later in the meeting.

Email regarding the Parish Council’s response to the Babeleigh Quarry Application. Councillor Bridger had acknowledged the communication and it was understood that the parishioner had held a meeting with the quarry owner and that the matter had been concluded.

Email regarding speeding at Horns Cross. Discussed later in the meeting.

Email regarding the parking situation at Peppercombe. Discussed later in the meeting. 

Apologies. County Councillor Inch and District Councillor Harding.

Approval of the Minutes of the meeting held by teleconference on 29th June

 Planning.    

One application had been dent by TDC in error

Planning Correspondence. None

Finance  

Balances and budgetary figures had been circulated to Councillors ahead of the meeting.

Payments were agreed.

The Legacy funds had been reinvested into a Fixed Term Deposit for 3 months until 27/10/20. The Clerk had circulated details of other investment accounts for consideration.

The quarterly direct debit for the lease of the photocopier in the Primary School had been taken on 25 July.

The Clerk had submitted a Locality Grant application for £745 from County Councillor Inch’s allocation in respect of the refurbishment of the bus shelter at Babeleigh Road.

Matters discussed:

Devon Air Ambulance Night Landing Site. The Devon Air Ambulance had formally offered a grant towards the project and this was agreed by Councillors. A Planning Application will have to be submitted by the Parish Council to TDC.

Traffic Speed through Parkham. Councillors had not noticed speeding and felt that nothing could be done as there was insufficient data to make a case for a 20mph zone. It was known that DCC Highways go on a statistical analysis as to whether a speed limit would be considered and an email received from Highways advised it was highly unlikely it would proceed due to no proof of accidents or injuries.

Flashing Speeding Sign at Horns Cross. Enquiries to be made as to why this had not been followed up by Highways. County Councillor Inch had previously offered to fund the additional sign from his Locality Grant allocation.

Congestion / parking problems at Peppercombe and on the A39. This was not a Parish Council matter, although Councillors had concerns, especially the obstructions with vehicles parking in the bus laybys causing them to stop in the road and also vehicles parking on the pavement. The Police are to be asked to monitor the situation as obstructions are a Police issue.

Varnishing of seats and tubs on the Village Green had not yet been done.

Road closure. 17 – 19 August between 7.30am and 6pm from Acre Road to Norman’s Cottage for resurfacing works.

Training. Councillor Richmond-Price’s face to face training had been cancelled because of the ongoing social distancing regulations in connection with Covid-19.

Training webinars are being made available for Councillors to receive training.
 Date of next meeting. Monday 7th September at 7:30pm by Zoom