Town Council Meeting Agenda
Time: 19:15
Day: 13 February 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. All those attending are required to wear a mask and socially distance. Questions may also be submitted to townclerk@halsteadtowncouncil.org.uk by 12.00 on 13 February 2023.
Members of the Council are requested to attend the above Meeting to transact the following business:
Membership:
Councillor Mrs Jackie Pell – Chairman
Councillor Peter Caulfield – Vice Chairman
Councillor Miss Janet Atkinson
Councillor Mrs Sandra Dingle
Councillor Malcolm Fincken
Councillor David Hume
Councillor Andrew Munday
Councillor Miss Linda Smith
Councillor Garry Warren
PUBLIC SESSION
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) Presentation from Clare Young, Alzheimer’s Society concerning ways of making the town more dementia friendly
b) A maximum period of 10 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.
c) Report from Essex County Councillor Chris Siddall
4. Minutes
a) To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 16 January 2023
5. Planning – Lead member Cllr. D Hume
The following Planning Applications, which were received and circulated electronically, are to be considered at the Council meeting.
22/03366/OUT – Halstead Hall, Braintree Road, Greenstead Green – Outline application for the erection of 34 dwellings (including 24 market units and 10 social affordable units) with permission sought for access and drainage.
23/00010/VAR – Plc Hunwick, Kings Road, Halstead – Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of approved application 19/02304/OUT granted 23.04.21 for : Outline application for four x 2 bed houses, five x 4/5 bed houses, 12 flats and 10 commercial units for B1(a) office purposed (with all matters reserved other than means of access, layout and scale.)
23/00017/VAR – Plc Hunwick, Kings Road, Halstead – Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of approved application 21/02718/REM granted 13.04.22 for : Application for the approval of reserved matters (in respect of appearance and landscaping) pursuant to outline permission 19/02304/OU granted 23.04.21 for the erection of four 2 x bed houses. Five x 4/5 bed houses, 12 flats and 10 commercial units for class Ba(a) office purposes. Variation would allow for: Changes to the layout, including re-siting of electrical substation and adjustment of associated parking, separation of Plots 13/14 and 15/16 to provide detached houses – landscaping scheme, plans & elevations and street scene have been revised accordingly.
23/00030/VAR – Wade International Ltd, Third Avenue, Bluebridge Industrial Estate, Halstead, Essex – Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of approved application 22/01952/FYL granted 09.11.22 for : Erection of storage warehouse and provision of external storage areas. Variation would allow for: – Relocation of warehouse, as original position was within 3m of public storm water drain.
23/00026/HH – 8 Mill Green, Mill Chase, Halstead – Replacement of existing wooden cladding with Fibre Cement Weatherboard
23/00054/HH – 10 Woodpecker Close, Halstead, Essex – Conversion of part of detached garage to habitable accommodation
23/00046/HH – 57b High Street, Halstead, Essex – Conversion of first floor store to habitable accommodation
23/00035/FUL – Mandurah, Brook Farm Close, Halstead – Erection of 1 No. 1.5 storey 2-bedroom detached dwelling
ESS/09/23/BTE – Biogen Anaerobic Digestion Facility, Fifth Avenue, Bluebridge Industrial Estate, Halstead, CO9 2SZ – Continued operation of anaerobic digestion plan without compliance with condition 2 ref. ESS/69/19/BTE to allow construction of 8 HGV parking spaces and bin storage area
23/00215/HH – 6 Garden Terrace, Halstead, – Single storey front and rear extensions
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 January – Income & Expenditure report attached here
b) To approve the List of Payments to be made in February – List of Payments report attached here
c) To consider alternative accounts packages – Package report attached here
d) To consider closing the Community bank account – Bank Account report attached here
e) to consider a new Mayoral chain – Mayoral Chain 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 review Risk Management policy– Risk Management report attached here
11. To update the Standing Orders to include substitution – Standing Orders report attached here
12. To receive the Internal audit report – Internal Audit report attached here
13. To receive a report on the BALC meeting – BALC Meeting 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”.
15. a) Asset management – update from BDC
b) Community funds
Sarah Greatorex, Town Clerk – 6 February 2023