Present: G. Willcox, T. Hodgson, D. Creed, L. Aldridge, J. Tucker, P. Gurl and M. Colman.
Apologies: D.Cllr J. Greenhalgh, C.C. and D.Cllr N. Hewett-Cooper, A. Creed and J. Gane.
Election of Chair and Vice-Chair:-
G. Willcox Chair and J. Tucker Vice-Chair.
Both signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office Book.
G. Willcox took the Chair.
Nil Disclosures of Interest re items on the Agenda.
Minutes of the last meeting were approved and signed.
Correspondence - Circulated.
Chairman and Clerk booked for GDPR Training, SALC, 22.05.18.
Parish Council Website will be amended accordingly to meet the GDP regulations.
Finance: - Audit 2018.
The Annual Governance Statement, Certificate of Exemption, Accounting Statements 2017/18 and Accounts Ledger were signed having checked the signed Annual Internal Audit Report 2017/18.
Confirmation of the dates of the period for the exercise of public rights - 04.06.18 to 13.07.18.
Certificate of Exemption and Contact details to auditor and rest of documentation will be posted on the parish council website.
Cheques signed:-
1. BHIB Ltd - Local Councils insurance Renewal.
£309.67.
2. Somerset Association of Local Councils - Afffiliation Fee.
£193.08.
Planning: Erect Timber Pagoda for use as a wedding ceremony Venue. Change of use of relevant land from agricultural to D1/D2 plus change of use of one room in adjacent dwelling from residential to mixed residential and class D1/D2/Pennard Hill Farm - Stickleball lane to Pennard Hill Farm.
Proposed, seconded and passed Recommend Approval.
Highways Matters.
Concerns expressed re the general bad state of the roads/potholes.
Clerk to report again the dangerous state of Scottles lane.
A.O.B.
Wrongly-sited For Sale sign (Killens Estate Agent) at The Old Chapel, Newtown lane - appertaining to Whitegates - Clerk to contact Killens.
Prospective viewers are bothering elderly residents nearby.
Query to accessibility of defibrillator situated at the school.
Cllr Colman to check.
There being no further business the meeting was closed.