To: All Members of the Exmoor National Park Authority
A meeting of the Exmoor National Park Authority will be held in the Committee Room, Exmoor House, Dulverton, on Tuesday 16 November 2004 at 10.30 am.
The meeting will be open to the press and public subject to the passing of any resolution under s.100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972.
Dr Nigel Stone
National Park Officer
AGENDA
- Apologies for Absence
- Declarations of Interest:
Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in relation to items on the agenda for this meeting.
(NB. When verbally declaring interests, members are also asked to complete the Disclosure of Interests at Meetings form – copy attached for members only). - Chairman’s Announcements
- Minutes:
- To approve as a correct record the Minutes (PDF, 115KB) of the Authority’s meeting held on 7 September 2004 (copy attached)
- To consider any Matters Arising.
- Public Question Time: The Chairman will allow members of the public to ask questions, make statements or present a petition on any matter on the Agenda for this meeting.
- West Somerset Mineral Railway: To consider the report of the Head of Conservation and Land Management, which will be preceded by a presentation from Michael Hawkins (Exmoor Society), Chairman of the Project Planning Group (Paper A (PDF, 829KB)).
- Third Annual Assembly of Standards Committees: To consider the joint report of the Chairman of the Authority’s Standards Committee and the Solicitor and Monitoring Officer (Paper B (PDF, 108KB)).
- Code of Corporate Governance: To consider the report of the Head of Business Management (Paper C (PDF, 197KB)).
- Comprehensive Equality Policy: To consider the report of the Head of Business Management (Paper D (PDF, 177KB)).
- Implementing Electronic Government (IEG) 4: To consider the report of the Head of Business Management (Paper E (PDF, 79KB)).
- Exmoor Golden Jubilee Moorland Review – The Moorland Initiative: To consider the report of the Head of Conservation and Land Management (Paper F (PDF, 405KB)).
- The State of Farming on Exmoor 2004: To consider the report of the Head of Conservation and Land Management (Paper G (PDF, 99KB)).
- Environmental Stewardship – Farm Environment Plans: To consider the report of the Head of Conservation and Land Management (Paper H (PDF, 93KB)).
- Exmoor Sustainable Development Fund: To consider the report of the Sustainable Development Officer (Paper I (PDF, 889KB)).
- Lynmouth Pavilion: Proposed Temporary Relocation of National Park Centre to Blackmoor Gate: To consider the report of the Head of Education and Interpretation (Paper J (PDF, 99KB))
- Valley of Rocks Picnic Area and Car Park: To consider the report of the Head of Recreation and Tourism (Paper K (PDF, 93KB))
- Method of Determination of Restrictions – Part One of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000: To consider the report of the Head of Recreation and Tourism (Paper L (PDF, 93KB)).
- Consultation on Proposed Wind Farm at Fullabrook Down, North Devon: To consider the report of the Head of Planning and Community (Paper M (PDF, 145KB)).
- Members’ Reports: To receive updates and reports on meetings and events attended by Members as representatives of the Authority (Paper N (PDF, 120KB))
- Any Other Business of Urgency
Full Report (PDF, 3.5MB)
Further information on any of the reports can be obtained by contacting the National Park Authority at the address and telephone numbers at the top of the agenda.
Details of the decisions taken at this meeting will be circulated in the formal Minutes which the Authority will be asked to approve as a correct record at its next meeting. In the meantime, details of the decisions can be obtained from Martin Palmer, The Member Services Officer, at Exmoor House.