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’s Planning, Governance and Finance and Personnel Committees which will be held on Tuesday 9th November 2021 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.
Please note, 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.
Any public, wishing to speak on an agenda item or ‘sit in’ on the meeting(s) please contact the Town Clerk, using the above email address, in advance 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 4th Day of November 2021
Safety Precautions due to COVID-19:
Louth Town Council continue to take precautionary measures to uphold its legal responsibility to protect its officers, elected members and others from risk to their health and safety. As a minimum these will include socially distanced seating, no tables and asking that attendees: please do not touch items other than their own, please bring their own pen and paper, please take their own items/rubbish home with them, please bring their own drink, please do not come to the meeting if they have any symptoms or have been in contact with someone who is sick. please inform the Town Clerk as far in advance of the meeting as possible if you will not be able to attend. please note that the rules of debate as prescribed within Standing Orders will be adhered to. If Cllrs. wish to speak during the meeting, they will need to raise their hand, the Chairman will note this and will call upon people in the order he has noted. When asked to speak, Cllrs. should stand and speak loudly or make their way to the microphone. Please note hand sanitising and the use of masks are also still encouraged.
AGENDA
PLANNING COMMITTEE
(Chairman: Cllr. Mrs. S. Crew, Membership: All Cllrs.)
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 Planning Committee meeting held on 12th October 2021.
4. Applications received by the Local Planning Authority
To consider and make observations on all planning applications received including those listed in the schedule (PA/Schedule 11-09-21). (Attached).
5. Planning Correspondence
Committee to note planning decisions, enforcement complaints, appeal decisions, temporary road closures etc., as advised by the District and County Council. (Attached).
6. Proposed Works to Trees
Committee to consider the following proposed works to trees in the Louth Conservation Area:
i. Location: 51 Kidgate. Proposals: Remove – T1 – Pear, T2 and T3 – Apple, T4 – Bay. Reasons: Trees too close to property and boundary walls. (Trees were planted by tenants without the landlord’s permission. (Details circulated 3/11/21).
7. Next Meeting
Committee to note that the date of the next scheduled Planning Committee meeting is 7th December 2021.
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
(Chairman: Cllr. Mrs. E. Ballard, Membership: All Cllrs)
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 Governance and Finance Committee meeting held on 12th October 2021.
4. Closed Session Item
Council 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 item, information being of a confidential, commercial and third party nature in relation to Grants. Cllrs. are urged to familiarise themselves with the grant applications online or in hard copy at the office prior to discussion.
5. Next Meeting
Committee to note that the next scheduled meeting of the Governance and Finance Committee will be held on 7th December 2021.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
(Chairman: Cllr. Mrs. J. Makinson-Sanders, Membership: All Cllrs)
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 28th September 2021.
4. Local Government Pay
Committee to receive an update on national negotiations to date and approve the uplift of office staff’s salaries by one scale point on 1st April 2022, as per contracts.
5. Budget 2022/23
Committee to put forward suggestions for inclusion in its 2022/23 budget and consider the possible impact of any items put forward by others on its budget.
6. Town Clerk’s Appraisal
Chairman to provide an update, Committee to resolve as necessary.