CREDITON Hamlets Parish Council met on February 5, at the Council Offices in Crediton.

Citizens Advice: Councillors received a presentation from a representative of the Citizens Advice who responded to questions from councillors about the current cutbacks in service delivery in Crediton.

Citizens Advice will now set out this information in a letter to the council who will consider whether to award a grant to the organisation at the March council meeting.

Planning: Councillors supported the following applications:

17/01867 Creation of a Vehicular Access at Three Corner Moor, Neopardy; 17/01862 Construction of a new field access and track at Beare Farm; 17/01988 Erection of an agricultural worker’s dwelling at Lower Demmitts, Posbury; 17/01822 Rethatch from straw to water read at Latymer Courtenays, Yeoford.

Councillors continued to object to application 17/01090, which is an outline application for the erection of up to 40 dwellings with associated access, parking, open space, landscaping and supporting infrastructure on land and buildings at Threshers.

It was noted that the following Planning Applications had been approved with conditions as filed: 17/00541 LBC Structural repairs to remedy failed beam at Eastchurch Farm, and 17/02015 Prior Notification for the erection of an extension to an agricultural building at Brittledown Farm.?It was noted that Mid Devon District Council (MDDC) had refused Planning Application 17/01504 for the erection of a dwelling and construction of a new vehicular access following demolition of skittle alley, garage and store at the Mare and Foal, Yeoford. The chairman and Cllr Price had attended the planning committee and Cllr Mortimer had spoke to object to the application.

Section 106 Monies: The council has applied for the existing funds of £2,308 for the Yeoford Play Area.

The council has also asked MDDC to earmark the next monies that become available for the proposed open space development at Westernlea.

Tiverton Transport: This organisation incorporates Crediton Transport and was seeking a grant from the council. This matter was deferred whilst further information is collected about the service offered within the parish.

Roads and Footpaths: Councillors again discussed the increasing deterioration in the local roads in the parish. Once again it was confirmed that everyone needs to go online and give their support by reporting the problems on the Devon County Council website.

The more people that report the same problem, the more effective it is. Cllr Way said that the roads budget may be cut again in 2018/19.

Cllr Leigh: The chairman reported that Cllr Leigh had resigned from the council. Cllr Leigh joined the council in June 1995 and became chairman in October 2001, a role that he held until May 2017.

Cllr Brook proposed that a letter of thanks be sent to Peregrine Leigh thanking him for his service.

The draft minutes of Crediton Hamlets Parish Council are available on three noticeboards within the parish: Hookway, Westernlea and Yeoford. The minutes and other information about the council is available on the Crediton Hamlets Parish Council website: http://www.creditonhamlets.org.uk/ .

If you have any comments or queries, the clerk, Diane Shepherd can be contacted on 01363 85051 or email: [email protected] .

The next meeting of Crediton Hamlets Parish Council will be held on March 5 at the Council Offices in Crediton.