Town Council Meeting Agenda
Time: 19:15
Day: 10 March 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 March 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) 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.
b) Report from Essex County Councillor Chris Siddall
4. Minutes
To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 10 February 2025, and of Staff Advisory Committee meeting held on 6 March 2025.
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.
25/00170/LBC – Holy Trinity Church, Chapel Hill, Halstead
Installation of 6No. Infra red chandeliers with lights.
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SQSYD1BF00A00
25/00208/ADV – ATM At, 31 High Street, Halstead
Proposed ATM to receive new ATM Surround
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SR46I3BFG6700
25/00345/FUL – 41 -44 Parker Way, Halstead, Essex
Replacement of communal doors & landing windows
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SRZNT3BFGJA00
25/00339/FUL – 45 – 48 Parker Way, Halstead, Essex
Replacement of communal doors & landing windows
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SRXT5MBFGIL00
25/00355/FUL – 27 – 30 Parker Way, Halstead, Essex
Replacement of communal doors & landing windows
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SS1IH9BFGK400
25/00347/FUL – 31 – 34 Parker Way, Halstead, Essex
Replacement of communal doors & landing windows
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SRZNTQBFGJE00
25/00346/FUL – 35 – 38 Parker Way, Halstead, Essex
Replacement of communal doors & landing windows
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SRZNTEBFGJC00
25/00380/FUL & 25/00206/LBC – Garden Apartment One, Congregation House, Parsonage Street
To brick up side window in utility room and installation of triple velux triple glazed window to roof.
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SR40XHBFG5Z00
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 February – Income and expenditure report (.pdf), Income and Expenditure (.pdf)
b. To approve the List of Payments to be made in March – List of Payments to be approved (.pdf)
c) To consider the 3-year renewal of Buildings and contents and Motor insurance – Insurance Quotes (.pdf)
d) To consider the repainting and modernising of the outside of the public toilets – Toilet recommendations (.pdf)
e) To consider applying for the use of S106 monies at the allotments for fencing/pathway improvement – S106 proposal(.pdf)
f) To consider quotes received for the Big screen for films and Women’s Rugby match on 6 September 2025 – Screen quotes (.pdf)
g) To consider buying a new PC for the Administration officer – Computer proposal (.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 the Leave from work policy – Leave from Work proposal (.pdf), Leave from Work Policy (.pdf)
11. To consider councillors attending courses at EALC – EALC Course proposal (.pdf)
12. To consider parking at Rayner Way – Rayner Way concerns (.pdf)
13. Items to be considered for next meeting
14. 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
15. Property issue
16. A second property issue