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MINUTES OF FULL COUNCIL MEETING HALSTEAD, Essex. CO9 1ET
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Membership:
| Councillor D Hume | Chairman |
Present |
| Councillor Mrs J A Pell | Vice Chairman | Present |
| Councillor Mrs J Allen | Apologies | |
| Councillor Mrs B Carr | Apologies | |
| Councillor Mrs H W Catley | Present | |
| Councillor Mrs S A Diver | Present | |
| Councillor M J Fincken | Present | |
| Councillor Mrs L J Hilton | Present | |
| Councillor S Kirby | Apologies | |
| Councillor Mrs K A Little | Apologies | |
| Councillor A Munday | Apologies | |
| Councillor K Paisley | Apologies | |
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Also in attendance: Mrs H Wolf-Public
Mr P Hook-Public
Mr M C Murkin – Town Clerk
Mrs L Dover – Minute Clerk
6. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
There were apologies for absence from Cllr Mrs J Allen, Cllr Mrs B Carr, Cllr Mr S Kirby, Cllr Mrs K Little, Cllr Mr A Munday and Cllr Mr K Paisley
7. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
Cllr Mrs H Catley declared a non-pecuniary interest in Agenda item no. 6 14/00593/FUL as she is a member of the Methodist Church neighbouring the proposed development
Cllr Mrs S Diver declared a non-pecuniary interest in Agenda item no. 6 14/00593/FUL, as the proposed development backs on to her house and applicant is known to her
Cllr Mrs J Pell declared a non pecuniary interest in Agenda item no 9A, List of Payments to be Approved, payment to Braintree District Council, as she is a member of Braintree District Council, 9A, payment in respect of Halstead Community Centre Charitable Company and Agenda item no.11, Community Hall, as she is Chairman of the Community Centre Charitable Company.
8. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
There were no questions from the public
9. PRESENTATIONS
Police
There was no police presence.
It was agreed that this item be removed from future agendas, but that the Police would be welcome to attend whenever possible and would be invited to speak.
10. MINUTES
To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 10th April 2014 and Annual Town Council Meeting held on 1st May 2014.
Minutes were approved
11. PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Cllr Mrs S Diver took the chair for this part of the meeting
14/00108/FUL – 76 Hedingham Road, Halstead, CO9 2DJ – Change of use from use D1 (Medical and health services) to residential use. Following discussion, a vote was taken and by a 5 to 1 majority, Members raised no objection.
14/00545/FUL – 4 Kingfisher Meadows, Halstead, CO9 2TW – Erection of two storey side extension. Members raised no objection
14/00604/FUL – 1 Abels Road, Halstead, CO9 1EN – Erection of a small studio for a dependent relative. Members raised no objection
14/00648/FUL – 32 Parsonage Street, Halstead, CO9 2JZ – Erection of front extension and conversion of garage into kitchen. Members raised no objection
14/00382/FUL & 14/00383/LBC REVISED ADDITIONAL PLANS (6 MAY 2014) – Frosts Mill, Mill Chase, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2DQ – Restoration of mill base, reinstatement of mill cottages into 2 no. two bedroom properties, creation of residential unit within ancillary barn, single storey lean-to extension to rear of existing shared garaging together with associated landscaping and repair work. Cllr Mrs Diver and the Town Clerk to meet to discuss.
Cllr Mrs H Catley and Cllr Mrs S Diver left the meeting
The Town Clerk took the Chair
14/00593/FUL – 1 Trinity Mews, Trinity Road, Halstead, CO9 1HY – Erection of single storey rear extension. The Mayor and Town Clerk to check the plans and report back to the members
Cllr Mrs H Catley and Cllr Mrs S Diver returned to the meeting
A discussion took place about Braintree District Council Planning website. It was felt that it was not user friendly and therefore difficult to make decisions on planning applications. It was agreed to write to Braintree planning department and copy in the Chief Executive
Cllr D Hume resumed Chair of the meeting
12. MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Mayor’s written report was noted and Councillor Hume added the following comments.
He had presented the medals at the 20th Halstead and Essex Marathon in which more than 550 runners had taken part.
A Picture of Halstead by artist Malcolm Root and commissioned by Halstead Town Council to mark the millennium is to go on loan to the Gibberd Gallery in Harlow as part of a “Discover Essex Collections” exhibition. All members have been invited to attend
13. FINANCE –
A) Financial Monitoring
Report was noted
B) Monthly Performance (Car Parks)
Report was noted
C) Monthly Performance (Lettings/Sickness)
Report was noted
14. LIST OF PAYMENTS TO BE APPROVED
Payments were unanimously approved.
15. FINAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31st MARCH 2014 AND EXTERNAL AUDIT RETURN
Cllr Mrs J Pell complemented the staff on the hard work that has been put into the production of the accounts
Members unanimously resolved that:
a)The final accounts for the year to 31st March 2014 be approved; and
b) Items 1-8 in the Annual Governance Statement be agreed as true statements
16. COMMUNITY HALL
Cllr Mrs J Pell Chairman of the Trust confirmed that the transfer of the land would go ahead once planning permission has been granted. Funding was now in place for a planning application to proceed.
Report was noted
17. YOUTH
Cllr Mrs L Hilton has not yet received a reply to the letter sent to Braintree District Council regarding the skate park. The youth council will be meeting next week
Report was noted
18. TOWN TEAM
Cllr Mrs L Hilton reported that Cllr A Munday attended a course on Websites. Discussion took place on how effective the Town Team has been on promoting Halstead. There was concern from some members that the Town Team was not progressing and it was suggested that the Chairman, Dave Gronland, should be invited to attend a Council meeting. Cllr Mrs H Catley suggested the Chamber of Trade and Town Team should claim the £1,000 retail rate relief from Braintree District Council
Report was noted
19. EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS
To give consideration to adopting the following resolution: – “That pursuant to the provisions of section 1 (2) – of the Admission to Meetings Act 1960, in view of the next item to be conducted, the press and public to be excluded from the meeting.”
There were no items to be discussed in private session.
Chairman closed the meeting at 8.22 p.m.