The Parish Council meets on the third Thursday of each month (except August and December) at 19.30h in the Reading Room. The Council operates under the Local Government Act 1972, which gives it specific Powers to act on certain matters only. Other local government matters, such as holes in the road, or overhanging trees, are dealt with at District (South Hams District Council) or County (Devon County Council) level - see "Who should you get in touch with".
Details of Councillors and the Parish Clerk are available under the left hand tab, 'Contact Details'.
Minutes of Meetings
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May 2008 AGM 2008 June 2008 July 2008
September 2008 October 2008 November 2008
January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009
May 2009 June 2009 July 2009
September 2009 October 2009 November 2009
January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010
May 2010 June 2010 July 2010
Emergency Plan
Thanks to Mark Harding's work, the Parish Council published its Emergency Plan in October 2007. Two (quite unlikely) risks have been identified: nuclear disaster at Devonport and the possibility of being snowed in. Kingston is not at risk of serious flooding. The Emergency Plan sets out the procedure for dealing with these risks, working alongside the emergency services organised by county, district and national government.
The Plan was reviewed and, at the Parish Council meeting in February 2009, agreed to be fit for purpose for another year.
Parish Plan
A Parish Plan Steering Group worked over many months to consult with villagers and produce a Plan for the future. This was distributed to all households in November 2007 and is available on this site under its own tab on the left hand side of the page. The Parish Plan Implementation Group is now hard at work and a regularly updated Progress Report is available under the same tab.
One of the successful outcomes of the implementation process has been the Kingston Local Lettings Plan finally agreed, by the Guinness Trust and Tor Homes Housing Associations and the South Hams District Council, on March 16th 2009. The Plan ensures that local Kingston people get priority when Housing Association properties come up for rent in the village. Please see details under the Parish Plan tab.