Town Council Meeting Agenda
Time: 19:15
Day: 10 February 2025
Venue: Queens Hall, Chipping Hill, Halstead, CO9 2BY.
Tel: 01787 476480
Those wishing to ask a question or make a statement should be able to read their statement/question within 3 minutes. Questions may also be submitted to townclerk@halsteadtowncouncil.org.uk by 12:00 10 February 2025
Members of the Council are requested to attend the above Meeting to transact the following business:
Membership:
Councillor Andy Munday- Chairman
Councillor James Bond – Vice Chairman
Councillor Janet Atkinson
Councillor Malcolm Fincken
Councillor Linda Hilton
Councillor Gemma MacAndrews
Councillor Grahame McCoyd
Councillor Paul Nunn
Councillor Jackie Pell
Councillor Felix Preston
Councillor Linda Smith
Councillor Garry Warren
Public Session
1. Apologies for Absence and approval of apologies
Chairman’s statement
2. Declarations of Interests.
To declare any “pecuniary, non-pecuniary or other pecuniary’’ interests relating to items on the agenda having regard to the Code of Conduct for Members and having taken appropriate advice (where necessary) before the meeting.
3. Public Question Time
Public Questions and Statements.
a) Kevin Pryke Halstead Community Shed
b) Inspector Martin Richards Essex Police
c) A maximum period of 15 minutes to allow written questions or statements to be read out, and for statements from Councillors with ‘pecuniary, non-pecuniary or other pecuniary’ interests under the code of conduct for Members to make statements.
d) Report from Essex County Councillor Chris Siddall
4. Minutes
a. To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 13 January 2025, of the Extraordinary Council meeting held on 2 January 2025,and of Staff Advisory Committee minutes, for 20 November 2024, 4 December 2024, and 23 December 2024.
5. Planning – Lead member Cllr. J Pell, deputy Cllr P Nunn
The following Planning Applications, which were received and circulated electronically, are to be considered at the Council meeting.
25/00066/HH – 50A Head Street, Halstead, Essex
Removal of existing screen wall to create improved parking area serving residential flat, provision of 900mm screen enclosure at entrance, cutting back monopitch single storey garage and providing new timber entrance gates to remodelled store and associated works
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SQ1AHGBFFS400
25/00055/FUL – 45 -48 Parker Way, Halstead, Essex
Provision of parking spaces & dropped kerb.
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SPVQIFBFFQG00
25/00054/FUL – 31-34 Parker Way, Halstead, Essex
Provision of parking spaces & two dropped kerbs.
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SPVQI4BFFQE00
25/00108/HH – 47 White Horse Avenue, Halstead, Essex
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SQDVAHBFFWA00
6. Mayor’s Appointments and Announcements – Mayor’s Appointments (.pdf)
7. Finance – lead member for Finance is Cllr. J Atkinson
a. To receive the income and expenditure report for the month of January – Income and expenditure report (.pdf), Income and Expenditure (.pdf), Balance Sheet (.pdf)
b. To approve the List of Payments to be made in February – List of Payments to be approved (.pdf)
c. To consider the Internal audit report – Internal audit report (.pdf)
d. To consider buying an Allotment gate with S106 funds – S106 Application Form (.pdf)
e. To consider the cost of the big screen for the event in the park on 6 September – Quote for the big screen (.pdf)
8. To receive reports from District Councillors – verbal/written reports
9. To receive reports from Champions’ – verbal/written reports
Surgery
Education
Police
Open Spaces
Tourism
10. To review Risk Management policy – Risk management policy (.pdf)
11. To review Standing orders – Standing orders Feb 25 (.pdf)
12. To consider BDC’s Waste management strategy – BDC’s waste strategy (.pdf)
13. To consider a meeting with the River Improvement Group – A meeting with the River Improvement Group (.pdf)
14. To consider the application to renew the Local Council award scheme Gold – Local-Council-Award-Scheme (.pdf)
15. To consider minor amendments to the Financial Regulations and future courses run by EALC and interest in attending – Minor amendments to the Financial Regulations (.pdf)
16. To consider reallocation of S106 funds – Reallocation of S106 funds (.pdf)
17. To consider the LCWIP for Halstead – The LCWIP (.pdf)
18. Items to be considered for next meeting
19. Exclusion of Public and Press
To give consideration to adopting the following resolution: – “That in view of the confidential nature of the business about to be transacted and pursuant to the provisions of section 1(2)-of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, as amended, the public and the press be temporarily excluded from the meeting”.
Private session
20. Property issue
21. A second property issue