Draft Minutes of Extraordinary Town Council Meeting 1 June...

2nd June 2026

HALSTEAD TOWN COUNCIL

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DRAFT MINUTES OF EXTRAORDINARY TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

PUBLIC SESSION MINUTES

1 June 2026: at  17:30
Held at
Queens Hall, Chipping Hill, HALSTEAD, Essex. CO9 2BY 

Membership:

Councillor James Bond Chairman   Present
Councillor Paul Nunn Vice Chairman Present
Councillor Janet Atkinson   Apologies
Councillor Malcolm Fincken   Present
Councillor Linda Hilton   Present
Councillor Gemma MacAndrews   Apologies
Councillor Grahame McCoyd   Apologies
Councillor Andrew Munday   Apologies
Councillor Jackie Pell   Apologies
Councillor Felix Preston   Apologies
Councillor Linda Smith   Apologies
Councillor Garry Warren   Apologies

Also in attendance: Sarah Greatorex (Town Clerk)

027/26 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE  

Cllrs Atkinson, MacAndrews, Preston, Smith and Warren sent their apologies due to work commitments. Cllr Munday sent apologies as a member of BDC Planning committee. Cllrs McCoyd and Pell sent their apologies for personal reasons.

028/26 DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS:

Cllr Fincken declared an NPI item 4 as a member of BDC planning committee and the Local Plan subcommittee. He stated that he would not take part in the debate.

029/26 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

There were no public questions.

030/26 26/00485/FUL

This planning matter was brought to the attention of HTC by the Chairman of Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural Parish Council

Cllr Bond proposed, seconded by Cllr Hilton, that the detailed comments made by Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural Parish Council on 28/05/2026 remain a concern. The applicants have submitted further information in response to those comments, but HTC does not have the expertise to comment.  This was agreed with 1 abstention.

 

The meeting closed at 18.00