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 and Community Resources Committees which will be held on Tuesday 31^st January 2023 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 26^th Day of January 2023

AGENDA

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE

(Chair: Cllr. Mrs. S. Crew, Vice Chair: Cllr. D. Hobson, 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. Chairman’s Remarks
3. 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.
4. Minutes
   To approve as a correct record the notes of the Planning Committee Meeting held on 10^th January 2023. (Attached).
5. 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 01-31-23). (Attached).
6. Planning Correspondence
   Committee to receive planning decisions, enforcement complaints, appeal decisions, temporary road closures etc., as advised by the District and County Council. (Attached).
7. Proposed Work to Trees
   Committee to consider the following proposed works to trees (details circulated by email 25^th January 2023) and resolve as required:
   1. Location: Mount St. Mary, Bridge Street Proposal: T1 – Holme Oak – Reduce heavy overhang over public car park by approx. 4m as per photo supplied. T2 – Italian Cypress – Reduce by 2m to help alleviate pressure at the base, as per photo supplied.  T3 – Sycamore (group) – Remove two specimens next to Beech to allow more lateral space and round the Beech tree and repollard the remaining group as per photo supplied. 
8. Next Meeting
   Committee to note that the date of the next scheduled Planning Committee meeting is 21^st February 2023.
   

COMMUNITY RESOURCES COMMITTEE

(Chair: Cllr. A. Leonard, Vice Chair: Cllr. L.M. Cooney, 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 Community Resources Committee meeting held on 1^st November 2022. (Attached).
4. Charles Street Recreation Ground
   Committee to consider whether Louth Town Council has an appetite for taking ownership of the above (map attached) and resolve upon whether it would like to enter into discussions with ELDC regarding transfer of ownership. 
5. Annual Town Meeting
   Committee to consider changing the format of the above. 
6. Coronation of King Charles III
   Committee to consider how Louth Town Council might like to celebrate the above. 
7. Tribute to Keyworkers Plaque
   Following previous discussion Councillors to suggest locations for a plaque, alternative to St. James’ Church.
8. Cemetery Review
   Councillors to receive the ICCM’s report (attached) and resolve upon the way forward.

 

9. 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 items, information being of a third party, commercial and confidential nature.
   1. Cemetery
   2. Sessions House Boiler 
10. Next Meeting
    Committee to note that the next meeting of the Community Resources Committee is scheduled to take place on 21^st February 2023.