Town Council Meeting Agenda
Time: 19:15
Day: 13 March 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. Questions may also be submitted to townclerk@halsteadtowncouncil.org.uk by 12:00 on 13 March 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 Andrew Munday
Councillor Miss Linda Smith
Councillor Garry Warren
PUBLIC SESSION
This meeting will begin with a 2-minute silence to mark the passing of Cllr David Hume on 14 February 2023. He was a Halstead Town councillor for 20 years, and Chairman of the Council for 8 of those years.
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 Alan Massow, Planning Policy, BDC concerning the Conservation area in Halstead
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 13 February 2023
5. Planning – Deputy Lead member Cllr. J Pell
The following Planning Applications, which were received and circulated electronically, are to be considered at the Council meeting. Planning report attached here
23/00255/HH – 47 New Street, Halstead, Essex – Replacement single-storey rear infill extension including a small section of balcony over.
23/00246/FUL – Essex Rivers Healthcare N H S Trust, Hedingham Road, Halstead – Change of use of part of existing hospital (former X-Ray Block) to use as surgery (Class E(e))
23/00039/LBC – Holy Trinity Church, Chapel Hill, Halstead – Installation of 9 No. infra-red heaters on internal columns
23/00192/FUL & 23/00193/LBC – The White Hart, 15 High Street, Halstead, Essex – Extension of existing patio area with concrete block paving, including erection of fence with pedestrian gate. Extension of existing timber pergola across the new length of the patio, and installation of raised flowerbeds around boundary of new area.
23/00401/FUL – 5-7 The Centre, High Street, Halstead – Change of use of part of ground floor (Use Class E(a)) to 1 No. 2-bedroom flat. Addition of 1No. Second floor 3-bedroom flat
23/00314/HH – 61 Trinity Road, Halstead, Essex – Single storey side and rear extension
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
b) To approve the List of Payments to be made in March – List of Payments report attached here and List of additional Payments report attached here
c) To reconsider replacement of the Empire Theatre roof – Empire Roof report attached here
d) To consider good use of the Town team funds – Town Team Funds report attached here
e) To consider installing a panic alarm in the Town Council office – Panic Alarm 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 the Website accessibility policy– Website Accessibility report attached here
11. To approve Christmas dates 2023 – Christmas Dates report attached here
12. To receive a report on the meeting of the Strategic Lorry route group on 22 February 2023 – Lorry Route report attached here
13. To consider an art in shop windows project – Shop Window report attached here
14. To consider the Climate change action plan prepared by the climate change group – Climate Change report attached here
15. 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”.
16. To consider a proposal from the Baptist church
17. To consider recommendations made at SAC meeting on 16 February 2023
18. Report on assets – report to follow meeting on 8/3/23
Sarah Greatorex Town Clerk 6 March 2023