Halstead Town Council
Meeting Agenda
Time: 19:15
Day: 10 November 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 November 2025
Members of the Council are summonsed 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
Award of the Local Council scheme Gold award by Cllr Mike Eldred, Chairman, Essex Association of Local Councils
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. Form attached (.pdf)
3. Public Question Time
a) A maximum period of 15 minutes to allow written questions and 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.
b) ECC Cllr Chris Siddall will give his report
4. To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 13 October 2025
5. Planning Applications – Lead member for Planning – Cllr Pell, Deputy lead – Cllr Nunn
All members of the council discuss planning applications.
25/02138/HH & PP-14342092 – 35 Morley Road, Halstead, Essex
Retention of front boundary wall
25/02238/FUL – Land Adjacent To Blamsters Farm, Mount Hill, Halstead
A specialist neighbourhood for people aged 60+ ,consisting of 33no. dwellings and community hub building, with associated landscaping and infrastructure.
25/02072/LBC – 32A Head Street, Halstead, Essex
Repair and repaint windows to match existing. Install new softwood front door in existing style. Replace existing concrete driveway with new concrete driveway as
per existing.
25/02230/REM – Land At Mount Hill, Halstead, Essex
Application for Approval of Reserved Matters (in respect of Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) pursuant to outline planning permission
20/01493/OUT granted 14.04.2023 for: Outline application with all matters reserved except access for up to 55 dwellings with new landscaping,
open space, access and associated infrastructure
25/02474/HH – 6 Michael Avenue, Halstead, Essex
Installation of Bi-Folding Doors into rear elevation.
25/02416/HH – 14 Blamsters Crescent, Halstead, Essex
Proposed single storey rear lean-to extension and rear dormer to enable loft conversion.
6. Mayor’s Appointments and Announcements – report attached
7. Finance – Lead Member for Finance Cllr Munday, Deputy Lead Cllr McCoyd
All members of the Council are members of the Finance section
a) Income and expenditure for October 2025 – report attached
b) To approve the List of payments for November- report attached
c) To consider EMR and balance sheet – EMR Report Balance sheet
d) To consider resanding and sealing Queens Hall floor – report attached
8. To receive reports from District Councillors – verbal/written reports
9. To receive reports from Champions’ – verbal/written reports –
a) Doctors Surgery – Cllrs. Bond and McCoyd
b) Schools – Cllrs. Bond and Preston
c) Police – Cllrs. Warren and Atkinson
d) Open spaces – Cllrs. Atkinson and Fincken
e) Tourism – Cllrs. Smith and Pell
f) Halstead Community Connections- Cllr Fincken
10. To consider an update on the proposed Community Arts Centre – report attached
11. To consider Events to be organised for the Community in 2026 – report attached
12. To consider items for the Potential Open Spaces improvement plan (POSI) – report attached
13. To consider an amendment to Standing Orders – report attached
14. Confirmation of action agreed by email – report attached
Items to be considered at the next Full Council meeting
15. 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
S Greatorex Town Clerk
3 November 2025