Town Council Meeting Agenda
Time: 19:15
Day: 16 June 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 16 June 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.
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) Darren Tansley, Wilder Rivers & Protected Species Manager Essex Wildlife Trust
b) Cllr Chris Siddall
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.
4. To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 19 May 2025, and of the Annual Town Council meeting of 19 May 2025, and of the Events group meeting held on 19 May.
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
25/01170/FUL – Land Adjacent, 24 Sloe Hill, Halstead
Erection of two self-build dwellings and associated infrastructure.
25/00887/FUL – Solar Superstore, 12 Weavers Court, Halstead
Proposed two parking spaces for click and collect with single canopy
a) To consider the Biodiversity net gain plan put forward by BDC for CSG – report attached (.pdf)
b) To consider the naming of roads at the site off Bournebridge Hill – report attached (.pdf)
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) 2024/25 Financial accounts and current assets – report attached (.pdf)
b) To approve the annual governance statement – report attached (.pdf)
c) To approve the Accounting statements for audit – report attached (.pdf)
d) To approve the bank reconciliation and explanation of variances – report attached (.pdf)
e) To approve the List of payments – report attached (.pdf)
f) Income and expenditure for May 2025 – report attached (.pdf), income and expenditure report (pdf)
g) To consider Allocation of Earmarked reserves – report attached (.pdf), EMR Breakdown (pdf)
h) To consider attendance for management training by Cllr Bond and the Clerk – report attached (.pdf)
i) To consider repairs to wall & steps at Trinity churchyard – report attached (pdf), background (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. Update to the Community Arts Centre Project -to consider the formation of a working group – report attached (.pdf)
11. To approve an update to Member & Officer protocol – report attached (.pdf)
12. To approve an update to the Complaints procedure – report attached (.pdf)
13. To consider a Local Electrical Vehicle Infrastructure agreement with Essex County Council – report attached (.pdf), LEVI Collaboration agreement (pdf)
14. To consider taking over the allotments – report attached (.pdf)
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”.
Private session
16. To approve the Minutes of the SAC meeting 12 June 2025
17. To consider a car park issue
S Greatorex
Town Clerk
9 June 2025