Halstead Town Council
Meeting Agenda
Time: 19:15
Day: 9 March 2026
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 9 March 2026
Members of the Council are summonsed 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 the 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) 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.
b) ECC Cllr Chris Siddall will give his report.
4. Minutes
To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 9 February 2026, and Staff Advisory Committee meeting held on 27 February 2026.
5. Planning – Lead member Cllr J Pell, deputy Cllr P Nunn
The following Planning Applications, which were received and circulated electronically, are to be considered at the Council meeting.
26/00249/FUL & 26/00250/LBC – Holy Trinity C Of E Primary School, Beridge Road, Halstead
Proposed drainage works to school within grounds of the church
25/02831/LBC – 43A High Street, Halstead, Essex
Proposed replacement of 4 windows and 1 door and repair of 3 windows and 1 door on the rear elevation, like for like replacement of external wall tiles, and renewal of fascias, bargeboards, downpipes and gutters.
26/00087/FUL – Halstead Methodist Church, New Street, Halstead, Essex
Replace timber windows to East and West elevations with timber double glazed windows
26/00348/HH – 27 Mathews Close, Halstead, Essex
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory, replacement single storey extension with flat roof
26/00443/HH – 6 Balls Chase, Halstead, Essex
Proposed single storey rear extension.
6. Mayor’s Appointments and Announcements – report attached (.pdf)
7. Finance – lead member for Finance is Cllr A Munday
a) To receive the income and expenditure report for the month of February – report attached (.pdf)
b) To approve the List of Payments to be made in March – report attached (.pdf)
c) To receive EMR (.pdf) and balance sheet (.pdf)
d) To revisit the internal control report – report attached (.pdf)
e) To consider ways to pay at HTC – report attached (.pdf)
f) To reconsider Halstead Christmas lights – report attached (.pdf)
g) To consider reducing trees on Tidings Hill allotments – report attached (.pdf)
h) To consider repairs to the public toilet roof – report attached (.pdf)
i) To consider a microphone system for Queens Hall – report attached (.pdf)
j) To consider an update to Rialtas – report attached (.pdf)
k) To consider a request for training from Cllr McCoyd – report attached (.pdf)
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 receive an update on the proposed Community Arts Centre – report attached (.pdf)
11. To review the Website accessibility policy – report attached (.pdf)
12. To consider the Events group becoming a committee of the Council – report attached (.pdf)
13. To consider installing Parksmarter on our pay and display machines – report attached (.pdf)
14. Items to be considered for next meeting
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 consider the Minutes of the Staff Advisory committee 27 February 2026
Sarah Greatorex
Town Clerk
3 March 2026