The Sessions House, Eastgate,
Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9AJ

01507 355895
clerk@louthtowncouncil.gov.uk

To the Members of the Town Council of Louth:

You are hereby summoned to attend a Robed meeting of Louth Town Council and its Planning Committee which will be held on Tuesday 14^th April 2026 in The Old Court Room, The Sessions House, Eastgate, Louth at 7pm.  The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda below.

There will be a 15 minute public forum between 6.45pm and 7.00pm when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council, and your attendance is requested during this period. 

Please note, any public, wishing to speak in the public forum may do so on items which appear on the agenda or may ‘sit in’ on the meeting(s).  It would be much appreciated if any member of the public wishing to speak would please contact the Town Clerk, by emailing clerk@louthtowncouncil.gov.uk in advance of the meeting to discuss attendance arrangements.  If possible, please provide written representation rather than attending in person. 

Just prior to the commencement of the meeting at 7pm there will be prayers or other religious observance, which will last for approximately 5 minutes.  Anyone not wishing to participate may leave the room at this time.

Immediately following this a maximum of ten minutes will be set aside for the meeting to receive reports from elected Members of Lincolnshire County Council and East Lindsey District Council.

Members of the public should note that they will not be allowed to speak during the formal meeting.

Mrs. L.M. Phillips
Town Clerk
Dated this 9^th Day of April 2026

AGENDA

 

TOWN COUNCIL

(Chairman: Cllr. D. Hobson,  Vice Chairman: Cllr. Mrs. K. Parsons, Membership: All Cllrs.)

 

1. Apologies for Absence
   To receive apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Town Clerk at least one hour prior to the meeting.
2. Declarations of Interest / Dispensations
   To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act, 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests and any written requests for dispensation received by the Proper Officer under section 22 of the Localism Act.
3. Town Clerk’s Remarks
4. Minutes
   To approve as a correct record the notes of the Council Meeting held on 24^th March 2026.
5. Committee Minutes
   To confirm receipt of the minutes and adopt resolutions contained therein of the following Committee Meetings:
   1. Planning Committee – 10^th February 2026
   2. Planning Committee – 3^rd March 2026
   3. Personnel Committee – 4^th November 2026
6. Mayor’s Announcements 
7. Play Parks
   In light of a recent report in Lincolnshire World (see attached) which discussed Government funding available to District Councils up to £270,000 to improve some of its play parks Cllr. HF to propose that a letter be sent to ELDC formally requesting that they bid for this funding and if successful use some of it to upgrade and revamp Louth play parks.
8. Julian Bower
   Council to receive an update and consider renewing current grazing licence. 
9. Co-option
   Council to consider candidates for co-option onto Louth Town Council and resolve as necessary. 
10. Next Meeting
    To note that the next scheduled meeting of the Town Council will take place on 26th May 2026.

PLANNING COMMITTEE

(Chairman: Cllr. P. Starsmore, Vice Chairman: Cllr. D. Moore, Membership: All Cllrs.)

1. Apologies for Absence
   To receive apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Town Clerk at least one hour prior to the meeting.
2. Declarations of Interest / Dispensations
   To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act, 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests and any written requests for dispensation received by the Proper Officer under section 22 of the Localism Act.
3. Minutes
   To approve as a correct record the notes of the Planning Committee Meeting held on 24^th March 2026. (Attached).
4. Applications received by the Local Planning Authority
   To consider and make observations/ratify comments already submitted by the Planning Working Group to meet deadlines, on all planning applications received including those listed in the schedule (PA/Schedule 04-14-26). (Attached).
5. Planning Correspondence
   Committee to receive planning decisions, enforcement complaints, appeal decisions, temporary road closures etc., as advised by the District and County Council. (Attached).
6. Proposed Work to Trees
   Committee consider submitting comments in relation to the applications received below:

1. Proposals: (G6) – Deodar Cedar – Crown lift to 2m. Location: 29 St. Mary’s Park.  Reasons: Lower branches drooping over public path.  Trim / tidy up drooping branches higher up.

• Proposals: T1 sycamore – Hortlink 212 Pruning with biannual reductions to maintain reduced dimensions (30% linear reduction equating to 70% of crown volume) T2 lime (common) – fell and treat stump with eco plugs (broadleaved) T3 ash (common) – fell and treat stump with eco plugs (broadleaved) T4 sycamore – fell and treat stump with eco plugs (broadleaved) T5 sycamore – fell and treat stump with eco plugs (broadleaved) T6 horse chestnut – Hortlink 212 Pruning with biannual reductions to maintain reduced dimensions (30% linear reduction equating to 70% of crown volume). Location: 137 Eastgate.  Reasons: T1 sycamore, T2 lime (common), T3 ash (common), T4 sycamore, T5 sycamore, T6 horse chestnut – To combat subsidence damage to Forrester Boyd & Co Waynflete House, 139 Eastgate. 
• Next Meeting
  To note that the next scheduled meeting of the Planning Committee will take place on 12th May 2026.

 

 

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

(Membership: Cllrs. Mrs. JMS, Mrs. EB, GEH, JB, JD, Mrs. KP, PS)

 

1. Apologies for Absence
   To receive and note apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Town Clerk at least one hour prior to the meeting.
2. Declarations of Interest / Dispensations
   To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act, 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests and any written requests for dispensation received by the Proper Officer under section 22 of the Localism Act.
3. Minutes
   To approve as a correct record the notes of the Personnel Committee Meeting held on 10^th February 2026. (Attached).
4. Review of Policies and Procedures
   Committee to review the following Council policies and procedures, and approve them for use:
   1. Health and Safety Policy
   2. Drugs and Alcohol Policy and Procedure
   3. Councillor/Employee Protocol
   4. Sickness and Absence Policy
   5. Recruitment and Selection Policy
   6. Lone Worker Policy
   7. Training and Development Policy

5. Closed Session
   Committee to resolve to move into closed session in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 due to the business to be discussed in the following items, information being of a third party and confidential nature in relation to Personnel:
   1. Holiday – Committee to receive an update from the Town Clerk.
   2. Sickness – Committee to receive an update from the Town Clerk.
   3. Accidents – Committee to receive an update from the Town Clerk.
   4. Appraisals – Committee to receive an update from the Town Clerk on staff appraisals which have now taken place. Consider and resolve on any actions which arise from them and on arrangements for her appraisal.
   5. Acting Maintenance Foreman/Cemetery Superintendent – Committee to receive an update from the Town Clerk and resolve upon the way forward.
   6. Temporary Cover and Vacancy – Committee to receive an update from the Town Clerk approve details of vacancy for advertisement and agree timescales.
6. Next Meeting
   To note that the next scheduled meeting of the Personnel Committee will take place on 28^th July 2026.