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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 20 July 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

  1. Apologies for Absence
  2. 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).
  3. Chairman’s Announcements
  4. Minutes
    1. To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Authority held on 8 June 2004 (copy attached)
    2. To consider Matters Arising.
  5. 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.
  6. North Devon and Exmoor Regeneration Company
    To confirm the joint appointment (with West Somerset District Council) of Mrs C M Lawrence to the Board of the North Devon and Exmoor Regeneration Company.
  7. District and Parish Forum
    To receive the Minutes of the meeting of the District and Parish Forum held on 28 June 2004 (Paper A (PDF, 906KB)).
  8. Proposed Modifications to the Exmoor National Park Local Plan: First Alteration
    To consider the report of the Head of Planning and Community on the Inspector’s Report on objections to the Exmoor National Park Revised Deposit Local Plan: First Alteration and Proposed Modifications to the Exmoor National Park Local Plan: First Alteration (Paper B (PDF, 1.5MB) please bring to the meeting your copy of the Inspector’s Report, previously circulated).
  9. Exmoor National Park Rights of Way Improvement Plan Chapter
    To consider the report of the Head of Recreation and Tourism (Paper C (PDF, 330KB)).
  10. A Review of Management Agreements
    To consider the report of the Head of Conservation and Land Management (Paper D (PDF, 87KB)).
  11. Members’ Reports
    To receive any updates and reports on meetings and events attended by Members as representatives of the Authority.
  12. Any Other Business of Urgency
  13. Confidential Business
    To consider passing a resolution pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972 that the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business arising and that the following information will be considered which is exempt information as presented in Schedule 12A of the Act: -

    7 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the authority)
  14. Driver Farm

Full Report (PDF, 3.73MB)

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.