Councillor Peter Smerdon
Party: Conservative
Ward: South Hams South Brent
Other councillors representing this Ward:
Parish: Dean Prior - South Hams ; Diptford - South Hams ; Holne - South Hams ; North Huish - South Hams ; Rattery - South Hams ; South Brent - South Hams ; West Alvington - South Hams
More information about this councillor
Contact information
Home address:
Smallcombe Farm
Rattery
South Brent
Devon
TQ10 9LH
Phone: 01363 642207
Email: Cllr.Peter.Smerdon@southhams.gov.uk
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Committee appointments
- South Hams Budget Advisory Committee
- South Hams Council
- South Hams Licensing Committee
- South Hams Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Vice-Chair)
Appointments to outside bodies
- Dartmoor National Park Authority
- DCC/ South Hams Highways and Traffic Orders Committee
- Greater Dartmoor Local Enterprise Action Fund
- South Hams Community and Voluntary Services - Executive Committee
Additional Information
Declaration of Interests Summary
Employment: Farmer
Sponsorship: None
Securities: None
Contracts:
None
Land/Licences:
Smallcombe Farm, Rattery;
Moorhaze, Rattery;
Land at Bulkamore, Rattery;
Land
at Yelland, Rattery
Corporate
Tenancies:
None
Membership of Other
Groups:
Rattery Parish Council;
South Hams CVS Trustee;
Rattery Village Hall Trustee;
NFU
Other
Matters: None
Training and Development from May 2019
May and June 2019 - Induction Training: (NB - Re-elected Members are NOT required to attend the Induction programme)
Setting the Scene & How the Council Works including Code of Conduct
Governance - Introduction to the Role of the Executive, O+S Panel, DM Committee, Licensing Committee, Audit Committee and Salcombe Harbour Board,
Safeguarding, General Data Protection Regulation, Equality and Diversity, Freedom of Information, Business Continuity and Health and Safety
The Planning Process (Part 1)
Licensing
Overview & Scrutiny
Housing & Homelessness
IT Training
September 2019 to March 2020
Medium Term Financial Strategy Training
Climate Change Workshop
Standards & Governance
Community Infrastructure Levy Training
Budget Workshop
Gypsy and Traveller Session
Health and Wellbeing Session
April to December 2020
Remote Development Management Committee Meeting Training
Recovery Planning Workshop - Business Theme
Recovery Planning Workshop - Place & Environment Theme
Recovery Planning Workshop - Residents and Community & Partnerships Themes
Recovery Planning Workshop - Recovery & Redesign Theme
Recovery Planning Workshop - Governance & Communication Themes
Budget Workshop
Waste & Recycling Briefing
Planning White Paper
Housing Strategy Workshop
Planning Training
Covid-19 Briefings
I have been re-elected as Ward Councillor South Brent, previously representing the Eastmoor Ward from 2011, one of the largest wards in the South Hams though containing no large towns.
I have lived in the area for over fifty years and have a good knowledge of all the tiny lanes and hamlets that are a feature of the South Hams.
I am married to Angela and we have three daughters.
I have been a farmer all my life and I am the third generation of my family to live at Smallcombe. Up to 2009, we were dairy farming with 110 cows but we now keep beef cattle, rear dairy replacements, and we also have a small organic vegetable acreage, plus a caravan site.
I have a long connection with the Devon Young Farmers Club and I am a member of its Board of Management. I am also a member of Rattery Parish Council and the Rattery Village Hall Committee.
I enjoy watching Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club and my wife and I enjoy walking, either on Dartmoor or the Coast Path.