Halstead Town Council
Meeting Agenda
Time: 19:15
Day: 12 October 2026
Venue: Queen’s 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 12 October 2026.
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Members of the Council are summonsed to the above meeting to transact the following business:
Membership:
Councillor James Bond – Chairman
Councillor Paul Nunn – Vice Chairman
Councillor Malcolm Fincken
Councillor Linda Hilton
Councillor Gemma McAndrews
Councillor Grahame McCoyd
Councillor Andy Munday
Councillor Jackie Pell
Councillor Felix Preston
Councillor Linda Smith
Councillor Garry Warren
1a. Apologies for Absence and approval of the apologies
1b. 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. (form attached (.pdf))
2. Chairman’s statement
3. Public Question Time
a) A maximum period of 15 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
b) Those standing for co-option will make their statements
c) Cllr Isi da Rocha
The ECC councillor will make her report.
4. Minutes
To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 14 September 2026, and of the Staff Advisory Committee meeting held on 18 September 2026. To note the Minutes of the CSG user group
meeting of 28 September 2026
5. Planning Applications. All members of the council discuss planning applications. Lead member for Planning – Cllr Pell. Deputy lead member for planning Cllr Nunn
26/02005/FUL – Stone Lakes , Sloe Hill, Halstead
Erection of a single, small-scale vertical axis wind turbine.
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=TKP3KSBFK7O00
26/02112/FUL & 26/90075/HRA – 5 Centre Point , High Street, Halstead
Conversion of existing roof space to create 2 no. two-bedroom flats with new stair access and external emergency egress.
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=TLAZG7BFKFW00
26/02015/FUL & 26/02016/LBC & 26/90074/HRA – 74 High Street, Halstead, Essex
Change of use of part of ground floor and first floor to 1 No. dwelling. Retention of part of ground floor as commercial.
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=TKQJDLBFK8D00
26/01905/HH – 63 Butler Road, Halstead, Essex
Retention of part single storey side extension and part single storey rear extension, new porch on front elevation, proposed detached garage and new brick wall.
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=TJYLTTBFJXO00
6. Mayor’s appointments – report attached (.pdf)
7. Finance – Member for Finance Cllr Munday, Deputy Cllr McCoyd
All members of the Council are members of the Finance section
a) Income and expenditure for September 2026 7a1, EMR 7a2 and balance sheet 7a3 – reports attached (.pdf)
b) List of payments for October – report attached (.pdf)
c) Bank reconciliation – report attached (.pdf)
d) To consider over 60s outings for 2027 – report attached (.pdf)
e) To consider the gift towards festive celebrations from BDC – report to follow
f) To consider costs of sound systems for switch-on and procession- report attached (.pdf)
g) To appoint 2 councillors to carry out internal control
8 a) To receive reports from District Councillors – verbal/written reports
b) To receive reports from Town Councillors
9. Events – regular review of events planned – reports attached (.pdf)
10. Update to the Community Arts Centre Project – report attached (.pdf)
11. To consider an update to the Health and Safety policy – report attached (.pdf)
12. To consider the naming of streets in the Mount Hill development – report attached (.pdf)
13. BALC report
Items 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. Car parks – report attached (.pdf)
16. Staff advisory committee private minutes
17. To discuss a lease
18. Co-option for councillor vacancy
S Greatorex
Town Clerk
5 October 2026