Town Council Meeting Agenda
Time: 19:15
Day: 19 May 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 19 May 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
Public Questions and Statements.
a) A maximum period of 15 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.
b) Report from Essex County Councillor Chris Siddall
4. Minutes
To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 14 April 2025.
5. Planning Applications – All members of the council discuss planning applications. As new members will be elected immediately before the meeting, the previously appointed Lead and Deputy will lead this part of the meeting. Lead member for planning- Cllr Pell, Deputy Cllr Nunn
The following Planning Applications, which were received and circulated electronically, are to be considered at the Council meeting.
25/00552/FUL – Stone Lakes , Sloe Hill, Halstead
Proposed erection of a life-size sculpture of a tyrannosaurus rex skeleton.
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=ST4BR8BFH0J00
25/00952/HH – 19 Sudbury Road, Halstead, Essex
Proposed single storey side extension with associated works and landscaping.
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SVF9TTBFHYT00
25/00886/ADV – 12 Weavers Court, Halstead, Essex
Proposed signage to include :-
6 No. Non-illuminated Fascia,1 No. Internally illuminated Fascia, 1 No. Internally
illuminated Projection sign, 4 No. Vinyls & 3 No. Dibond.
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SUUZ9GBFHRI00
25/00893/FUL & 25/00894/LBC – 1 High Street, Halstead, Essex
Retrospective planning application for the change of use from restaurant to takeaway and erection of external extraction unit and flue
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SUVAEHBFHRY00
25/00841/HH – 20 Warren Road, Halstead, Essex
Proposed front porch to replace existing
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SUIEG9BFHN700
25/00550/FUL – REVISED – 7 Orchard Avenue, Halstead, Essex
Demolition of existing rear extension, conservatory and outbuildings and extension and alteration of existing dwelling to create an additional dwelling, along with parking, landscaping and associated works.
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=ST488FBFH0D00&activeTab=summary
25/01048/FUL – 41-44 Parker Way, Halstead, Essex
Provision of parking spaces & dropped kerb.
https://publicaccess.braintree.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage
5a. Local Plan Review – Issues and Options 2025 (.pdf)
6. Mayor’s Appointments and Announcements – report in June
7. Finance – As new members will be elected immediately before the meeting, the previously appointed Lead Member for Finance Cllr. Janet Atkinson, Deputy Cllr Andy Munday will manage this part of the meeting
All members of the Council are members of the Finance section
a. To consider the income and expenditure report for April – report attached (.pdf) P&L (.pdf), Balance Sheet (.pdf)
b. To approve the List of Payments to be made in May– report attached (.pdf)
c. To approve direct debits for financial year 2023/24 – report attached (.pdf)
d. To consider remarking parking spaces in Rosemary Lane – report attached (.pdf) background quotes (.pdf) additional bays (.pdf)
e. To consider buying a new sprayer for Courtaulds – report attached (.pdf) background (.pdf)
f. To consider moving the CCTV at the public toilets – report attached (.pdf)
g. To note the Internal auditor’s report – report attached (.pdf)
8.To receive reports from District Councillors
9.To receive reports from Champions
a) Doctors’ surgery
b) Education
c) Police
d) Open spaces
e) Tourism
10. To receive an update on the proposed Community Arts Centre project – report attached (.pdf) vision (.pdf)
11. To consider an IT policy – report attached (.pdf) IT policy (.pdf)
12. To consider allotment management – report attached (.pdf)
13. Items for next Council 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. Staff matter
16. Property issues
S Greatorex
Town Clerk
13 May 2025