Future Plans

A very useful meeting has been held with Renewable Energy for Devon, a new group promoting the use of renewables in new developments in the County, and on November 21st the partners in the project met to discuss the way forward. It is anticipated that a full planning application for the revised scheme will be submitted in the second half of 2007. To confirm and update the information we have on housing need, a further survey will be conducted in the New Year.

CPT Committees

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
Held on Wednesday 8 November 2006
In the Meeting Point, High Bickington at 7.30pm

Present:
Myc Riggulsford (Chairman), Roger Bickley, David Brown, Stella Burrows, Roger Keen, Stan Parker,
Peter Tucker (7.45pm).

In attendance:
County Councillor John Rawlinson, Sgt Paul Tyzack - Devon & Cornwall Police, David Venner - CPT Ltd,
5 Members of the public, Mrs Di Carter - Clerk

Future Plans

Discussions are continuing regarding the future development of Little Bickington Farm. These include a positive meeting with planners from Government Office South West, Devon County Council and Torridge District Council. As soon as revised plans have been drawn up they will be exhibited in the village.

Little Bickington Farm

Following discussions with the County Council's land agent the CPT will be renewing its lease of the land, buildings and farmhouse at Little Bickington next year.

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
Held on Wednesday 11 October 2006
In the Meeting Point, High Bickington at 7.30pm

Present:
Myc Riggulsford (Chairman), Roger Bickley, David Brown, Stella Burrows, Roger Keen, Mike Leatham,
Peter Tucker.

In attendance:
David Venner – CPT Ltd, 5 Members of the public, Mrs Di Carter - Clerk

1. Apologies
   Apologies were received from Stan Parker, County Councillor John Rawlinson and PCSO Steve Henderson.

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
Held on Wednesday 13 September 2006
In the Meeting Point, High Bickington at 7.30pm

Present:
Mike Leatham (Chairman), Roger Bickley, David Brown, Stella Burrows, Roger Keen, Stan Parker,
Peter Tucker.

In attendance:
Mr Craig Bulley – Chair, Torridge Police Liaison Meetings, David Venner – CPT Ltd,
11 Members of the public, Mrs Di Carter - Clerk

1. Apologies
   Apologies were received from Myc Riggulsford.

Notice is hereby given that the Second Annual General Meeting of High Bickington CPT Ltd will be held on Thursday 14th September 2006 at 7.30 pm at The Meeting Point, High Bickington

Business to be transacted:

Funding

We received welcome news recently regarding future funding of the CPT and Project. The regional representative of the Lloyds TSB Foundation has informed us that the Trustees have approved our application for a contribution towards our 'core costs' - salary and office running expenses - and we expect to receive confirmation of this in early August. This means that it will be possible to continue to employ our Project Coordinator, David Venner, on a part time basis.

Office Hours

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
Held on Wednesday 12 July 2006 at 7.30pm
In the Meeting Point, High Bickington

Present:
Mike Leatham (Chairman), David Brown, Stella Burrows, Roger Keen, Stan Parker, Peter Tucker.

In attendance:
Councillor James Morrish, David Venner – CPT Ltd, 8 Members of the public,
Mrs Di Carter - Clerk

1. Apologies
   Apologies were received from Myc Riggulsford and Roger Bickley.

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting
Held on Wednesday 14 June 2006 at 7.40pm
In the Meeting Point, High Bickington

Present: Mike Leatham (Chairman), Roger Bickley, David Brown, Stella Burrows, Roger Keen, Stan Parker.

In attendance: WPC Sally Middleton – Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, David Venner – CPT Ltd,
9 Members of the public, Mrs Di Carter - Clerk

1. Apologies
   Apologies were received from Myc Riggulsford and Peter Tucker.

Planning decision

On Wednesday 10 th May the new Department for Communities and Local Government announced that the Secretary of State (now Ruth Kelly) agreed with the Inspector's recommendation that the “called in” outline planning application be refused. The full texts of both the decision letter and the Inspector's Report can be found on this website.

Initial feelings were of frustration and anger that five and a half years' effort had apparently been dismissed at the stroke of a Ministerial pen.