Town Council Meeting Agenda
Time: 19:15
Day: Monday 10 July 2023
Venue: Queens Hall, Chipping Hill, Halstead, CO9 2BY.
Tel: 01787476480
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 on 10 July 2023.
Members of the Council are requested to attend the above Meeting to transact the following business:
Membership:
Councillor Jackie Pell – Chairman
Councillor Andy Munday – Vice Chairman
Councillor Janet Atkinson
Councillor James Bond
Councillor Malcolm Fincken
Councillor Linda Hilton
Councillor Gemma MacAndrews
Councillor Grahame McCoyd
Councillor Paul Nunn
Councillor Felix Preston
Councillor Linda Smith
Councillor Garry Warren
1. Apologies for Absence and approval of apologies
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
A maximum period of 10 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.
4. Minutes
To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 12 June 2023
5. Planning Applications. Lead member for Planning – Cllr Pell, Deputy lead – Cllr Nunn
All members of the council discuss planning applications. Planning report attached here
The following Planning Applications, which were received and circulated electronically, are to be considered at the Council meeting.
23/01366/ELD – Hornbeam House, Brook Farm Close, Halstead, CO9 2ST – Changes to driveway material and erection of fencing
23/01279/FUL – The Griffin, Parsonage Street, Halstead – The restoration and conversion of the Griffin Public House to create a single residential dwelling, including the demolition of the single storey later addition to the front and side of the property and the erection of 3 bedroomed dwelling with associated operational development and landscaping works.
23/01389/FUL – Wade International Ltd, Third Avenue, Bluebridge Industrial Estate, Halstead, Essex – Erection of storage warehouse and provision of a new car park area.
23/01374/HH – 21 Highbury terrace, Halstead, Essex – Single storey rear extension
23/01332/HH – 5 Ashlong Grove, Halstead, Essex – Proposed front porch and dropped kerb
23/01436/HH – 6 Portway Court, Halstead, Essex – Single storey front and rear extension. Formation of pitched roof over existing garage
23/01401/FUL & 23/01402/LBC – Vape And Smoke , 8 – 10 High Street, Halstead – Installation of internal security shutters and the installation of a door grille on the inside of the door.
6. Mayor’s Appointments and Announcements – Mayor’s report attached here
7. Finance – Lead Member for Finance Cllr Atkinson, Deputy Lead Cllr Munday
All members of the Council are members of the Finance section
a) Income and expenditure for June 2023 – Income & Expenditure report attached here
b) To approve the List of payments – List of payments report attached here
c) Bank reconciliation – Bank reconciliation report attached here
d) To complete electrical work in Queens Hall, one last stage – Electrical Work report attached here
e) To reconsider antisocial behaviour at Rosemary Lane carpark – Rosemary Lane Car Park report attached here
f) To consider the repainting of the Empire steps – Empire Steps report attached here
g) To consider assisting the Empire Trust with the costs associated with updating wiring at the Empire – Empire Major Repair report attached here
8. To receive reports from District Councillors – verbal/written reports
10. 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
11. Grant applications received – report to follow
12. To note the Essex County council EV strategy – EV Strategy report attached here
13. To consider parking in Butler Road – Butler Road Parking report attached here
14. To note Essex County Council’s Food waste recycling project – ECC Food Waste Reduction report attached here
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”.
S Greatorex
Town Clerk
3 July 2023