Town Council Meeting Agenda
Time: 19:15
Day: 11 March 2024
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 on 11 March 2024.
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
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
a) To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 12 February 2024
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. Planning report attached here
24/00219/VAR – 9 Hedingham Road, Halstead, Essex – Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of approved application 20/02191/HH
granted 13.04.2021 for: Erection of a garage and boundary wall. Variation would allow:-the boundary wall design to have a brick base and piers with close board fencing and 2 flint sections.
23/02855/HH – 21 Oak Road, Halstead, Essex – Hardstanding and vehicle access
24/00299/ADV – Land North Of, Oak Road, Halstead – Retention of 10 No. flags on 6 metre flagpoles & 2 No. site entrance panel signs
24/00351/HH – 63 Conies Road, Halstead, Essex – Part two storey part single storey side extension
24/00326/FUL – St John Ambulance, Fenn Road, Halstead – Proposed change of use from St John Ambulance Station to Halstead Community Shed and alterations to fenestration
6. Mayor’s Appointments and Announcements – Mayor’s report attached here
7. Finance – lead member for Finance is Cllr. J Atkinson
a) To receive the income and expenditure report for the month of February – Income & Expenditure report attached here and Rialtas Report attached here
b) To approve the List of Payments to be made in March – List of Payments report attached here and List of additional Payments attached here
c) To consider funding the implementation of parking restrictions in Trinity Street – Trinity St Restrictions report attached here
d) To consider renewing the white lining in Hedingham Road carpark – White Lining report attached here and Quotes report attached here
e) To confirm a decision to spend remaining unallocated surplus on more CCTV – CCTV report attached here
f) To consider a request from a councillor for a generic email for councillors – Email report attached here
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 receive an update on the Safer Streets project – Safer Streets report attached here
11. To consider overnight motorhome parking in Butler Road car park – Motorhome parking report attached here
12. To consider a Public Spaces Protection order for the Public Gardens – Protection Order report attached here
13. To consider an aspect of the Town Centre regeneration project – Town Centre report attached here
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. Staff matter
Sarah Greatorex
Town Clerk
5 March 2024