Town Council Meeting Agenda
Time: 19:15
Day: 14 July 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 14 July 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. Form attached (.pdf)
3. Public Question Time
a) Cllr Chris Siddall
A maximum period of 10 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.
4. To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 16 June 2025, and of the Staff Advisory committee meeting on 26 June 2025.
5. Planning Applications. All members of the council discuss planning applications. Lead member for Planning – Councillor Jackie Pell. Deputy lead member for planning Cllr Paul Nunn
The following Planning Applications, which were received and circulated electronically, are to be considered at the Council meeting.
25/01343/FUL – Land At, East Mill, Halstead
Proposed change of use for the conversion of existing garages and storage facility to a 3 bedroom dwelling with off street parking and private amenity.
25/01323/FUL – Land At, East Mill, Halstead
Proposed change of use for the conversion of an existing storage facility and garages (B8) to a commercial office space Class E(g) with private courtyard and off-street parking.
25/01318/HH – 9 Harper Lane, Halstead, Essex
Proposed single-storey rear extension with 2No. rooflights
25/01375/HH – 75 Hawthorn Close, Halstead, Essex
Proposed conversion of garage to habitable accommodation, single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration
6. Mayor’s appointments – report attached (.pdf)
7. Finance – Member for Finance Cllr. A Munday, Deputy Cllr J. Atkinson
All members of the Council are members of the Finance section
a) To receive income and expenditure report for June 25 – report attached (.pdf)
b) To approve the List of payments – report attached (.pdf)
c) Bank reconciliation and balance sheet – report attached (.pdf)
d) To consider the repainting of the Riverside bridge – report attached (.pdf)
8. To receive reports from District Councillors – verbal/written reports
9. To receive reports from Champions’ – verbal/written reports –
a) Doctors Surgery – Cllr Bond and Cllr McCoyd
b) Education – Cllr Bond and Cllr Preston
c) Police – Cllr Atkinson
d) Open spaces – Cllr Atkinson and Cllr Fincken
e) Tourism – Cllr Smith and Cllr Pell
10. Community Arts Centre Update – report attached (.pdf)
10a. Vision statement – report attached (.pdf)
11. Grant applications received – report attached (.pdf)
12. To consider removing the option of paying by cash in HTC carparks – report attached (.pdf)
13. Update to financial regulations – report attached (.pdf)
14. Update to Press and media policy – report attached (.pdf)
15. Marketing Queens Hall – report attached (.pdf)
16. Items for the next Council meeting
17. 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
18. A property issue
19. Report from SAC meeting 26 June 2025
S Greatorex
Town Clerk
7 July 2025