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Tuesday 6th October 2026

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Louth Town Council
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 meeting of Louth Town Council and its Planning Committee which will be held on Tuesday 6th October 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. 

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 1st Day of October 2026

AGENDA

TOWN COUNCIL

(Chairman: Cllr. Mrs. K. Parsons,  Vice Chairman: Cllr. P. Starsmore, 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. Reports/Updates from District and County Councillors

  4. Town Clerk’s Remarks

  5. Minutes
    To approve as a correct record the notes of the Council Meeting held on 15th September 2026.
  6. Committee Minutes
    To confirm receipt of the minutes and adopt resolutions contained therein of the following Committee Meetings:

    1. Planning Committee – 25th August 2026
  7. Financial Matters
    1. Bank Balances
      Council to note bank balances as follows:

      1. Lloyds Treasurers Account (balance on statement 6 as at 30th September 2026) – £505,967.18
      2. Lloyds Deposit Account (balance on statement 6 as at 30th September 2026) – £166,652.51
      3. NS and I Account (balance on last statement, numbered 15 as at 18th February 2026) – £114,560.77.
    2. Orders for Payment
      Council to approve the attached list of payments made in September 2026. (Attached).
  1. Risk Management Policy
    Council to review its Risk Management Policy and approve for continued use. (Attached).
  2. Reserves Policy
    Council to review its Reserves Policy and approve for continued use. (Attached).

  3. Asset Working Group
    Council to receive an update from the Asset Working Group (attached) and consider recommendations therein.

  4. Action Plan
    Council to review its Action Plan. (Attached)

  5. Budget Setting
    Councillors to note that they should submit written details to the Town Clerk of projects that they would like to see included in the budget for 2027/28, together with costings by 31st
  6. Sexual and General Harassment
    Following the introduction of new legislation in 2024 which placed greater responsibilities and legal requirements on all Employers (which includes each individual Councillor), to take proactive steps to prevent Sexual Harassment at Work and undertake related training on an annual basis, Councillors to:

    1. Review the Council’s Sexual and General Harassment Policy (attached)
    2. Sign to confirm that they have received, read, understood and will abide by the policy; and
    3. Watch a short training video on the above.
  7. Next Meeting
    To note that the next scheduled meeting of the Town Council will take place on 24th November 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 15th September 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 10-06-26). (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 to ratify the following comments compiled by the Planning Working Group and submitted to ELDC to meet their deadlines:

    1. Proposals: T1 – Cherry – Crown reduction up to 1.5m and general reshape to suitable pruning points. Clean out dead diseased and duplicating branches.  T2 – Cherry – Crown reduction up to 1.5m and general reshape to suitable pruning points.  Clean out dead diseased and duplicating branches.  Both trees are 6.5m in height, reduce to 5m and 8m in diameter, reduce to 6m.  Location: 10 Somersby Court, LN11 9NN.  Reasons: General management to control size of trees.  G6 – Atlas Cedar – Many branches are interfering with street lighting, pavement access and some branches are very close to our own house windows and those of our neighbours at no. 46 St. Mary’s Park.  All works recommended by Wolds Tree Works.  Comments submitted for ratification:
    2. Proposals: T3 – Cherry – Crown reduction up to 1.5m and general reshape to suitable pruning points, clean out dead diseased and duplicating branches. Tree is 6.5m in height and wish to reduce to 5m and 6m in diameter, reduced to 5m.  Location: 2 Somersby Court, LN11 9NN.  Reasons: No reasons given.  Comments submitted for ratification:
    3. Proposals: T1 – Unknown – Remove tree. Location: 40 Kidgate, LN11 9HN.  Reasons: The tree is extremely close to the Old Maltings Antique Centre and overhangs the roof.  The tree overhangs 38 Kidgate.  The roots are pushing out 40 year old retaining wall.  Two arborists have recommended removal.  Comments submitted for ratification:  The application states that the tree is close to the Old Maltings Antique Centre and that it is causing issues with a 40 year old retaining wall.  The Planning Working Group are concerned that the species of the tree is unspecified, despite the application also noting that two separate arborists have recommended its removal.  There is no arborist report to validate this and such would surely reveal the species of the tree.  As the tree is in the Conservation Area the Planning Working Group would request that more information is obtained and validation by ELDC of the situation prior to a decision being made.
  7. Next Meeting
    To note that the next scheduled meeting of the Planning Committee will take place on 27th October 2026.