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            <b>Minutes of an Extraordinary Meeting of Holne Parish Council held on Wednesday 
            9<sup>th</sup> April 2008 in Holne Village Hall</b></p>
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            <b>PRESENT; Cllrs Arrowsmith ( Chairman) , Belinda Owen , Ru Roberts , Liz Ross 
            , Gill Simpson , Cynthia Irish and Richard Copus</b></p>
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            <b>CLERK</b>; Karen Gilbert</p>
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            No public attendance</p>
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            Planning Application 0207/08 - Field shelter for sheep 3.66m x 1.82m at Hunter’s 
            Reach , Michelcombe Lane , Holne for Mrs G Mackie</p>
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            Cllrs Owen and Simpson attended the site , a field of 0.267 hectare where the 
            proposed shelter is to be erected to provide cover for up to six sheep ( 
            currently used for grass control ) in such a position as to avoid the prevailing 
            wind and rain. The shelter would not be visible by the neighbour , who does not 
            object in principle but has expressed concerns that the water run off from the 
            roof may cause damage to her hedge.It is understood that the applicant has 
            addressed this by moving the shelter away from the boundary .
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            Cllrs Roberts and Simpson had no objection and Cllr Irish declined to comment at 
            the same time declaring no interest Cllr Ross did not consider that such a 
            building was necessary on such a small plot of land. Cllr Owen agreed and added 
            that , as a rule , sheep do not require a structure in which to shelter . Cllr 
            Copus was concerned that the proposed shelter was too near to the neighbour.</p>
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            Following uncertainty from the council as a whole on how to proceed , the 
            Chairman put forward a proposal that the Application be supported . Cllr Copus 
            interjected that the proposal should be to support with the proviso that the 
            shelter be repositioned , the proposal voted on by the Council.</p>
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            Cllrs Copus , Arrowsmith and Ross supported……Cllrs Owen , Simpson and Roberts 
            opposed and Cllr Irish , who had opted not to vote , was erroneously counted as 
            opposing . The Chairman’s casting vote was to support resulting in an equal vote 
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            At this stage . Cllr Ross stated that , although the vote could not be altered , 
            she wished it now noted that she had changed her opinion and in reality , did 
            not support the application .</p>
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            However , it was then brought to the attention of the Chairman , that the count 
            for the proposal was incorrect as Cllr Irish abstained from voting : the correct 
            count of the vote -opposed = Owen , Simpson , Roberts-</p>
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            Support = Copus , Arrowsmith and Ross with the casting Chairman’s vote to 
            support .</p>
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            The Clerk was therefore instructed to write to the Dartmoor National Park 
            Authority to support the Application on the condition that the shelter be 
            repositioned to an area acceptable to the neighbours</p>
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            PROPOSAL OF CONCEPT RE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVIEW</p>
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            A discussion took place with regard to the revision of Local Government in Devon 
            to establish Holne Parish Council’s preferred concept for onward transmission to 
            the Boundary Committee by 11<sup>th</sup> April 2008.</p>
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            Cllr Copus stressed the importance that any new Authority fully understood and 
            addressed the needs of a rural community . Cllr Owen agrees with this and 
            supported the proposal of a South Devon and Dartmoor Authority which has been 
            put forward to the Boundary Committee by South Hams . Cllr Simpson agreed but 
            added a concern over the level of Representation . Cllr Roberts was also in 
            agreement and expressed her concern that the best case scenario of 
            representation ( that offered under a South Devon and Dartmoor Authority) of 1 
            Councillor per 4000 population fell well short of the current given by South 
            Hams of 1 Councillor per 5 villages .
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            Cllr Irish supported the position taken by South Hams for a South Devon and 
            Dartmoor Authority as the best option for a rural community such as Holne , Cllr 
            Ross agreed.</p>
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            The Clerk was , therefore , instructed to email and then write to the Boundary 
            Committee to agree with the concept of forming an Authority covering South Devon 
            and Dartmoor</p>
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            There being no further business , the Meeting closed at 7.25pm</p>
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