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 13^th December 2022 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 8^th Day of December 2022

AGENDA

 

TOWN COUNCIL

(Chairman: Cllr. J. Baskett, Vice Chairman: Cllr. Mrs. J. Simmons, 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 Council Meeting held on 28^th September 2022 and 11^th October 2022. (Attached).
4. Committee Minutes
   1. Planning Committee – 28^th September 2022
   2. Planning Committee – 1^st November 2022
   3. Governance and Finance Committee – 14^th June 2022
5. Louth United Charities
   Council to note that Cllr. Mrs. J. Makinson-Sanders term in office as an LTC representative on the above organisation expires on 11^th January 2023. Council to reappoint/nominate a new representative.
6. Hubbard’s Hills
   Council to receive an update from the Chairman of the Hubbard’s Hills Trust and Cllrs. to pose questions.
7. Next Meeting
   To note that the next scheduled meeting of the Town Council will take place on 10^th January 2023 and that this will be a Robed meeting.

 

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE

(Chairman: Cllr. Mrs. S. Crew, Vice Chairman: 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. 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 22^nd November 2022. (Attached).
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 12-13-22). (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 Works to Trees
   Committee to consider the following proposed works to trees (details emailed to Cllrs. 6^th and 7^th December 2022):
   13. Location: 131 Keddington Road – Proposals: T1 – Beech – Crown reduction, by the shortening of branches which are less than 3cm in diameter, to achieve a height of no less than 13.5m when measured from ground level at the base of the stem and a crown radius of no less than 4m when measured from the outer edge of the stem to the outer edge of the canopy. – Reasons: To allow more light into the garden area.
   14. Location: 4 St. Mary’s Park – Proposals: G3 – 3 Common Lime, 3 Scots Line, 1 Norway Spruce, 3 Copper Beech, 2 Sycamore, 1 European Larch, 4 Silver Birch, 1 Western Red Cedar and 2 Horse Chestnut – T1 on plan (Lime) – Reduce in height from approx. 20m to approx. 17m.  Reduce width towards the property from 7m to 4m and towards the road from 6m o 4m clearing the streetlight in the process.  Prune remaining tree to retain a flowing line throughout the crown, and lift tree by 4m. – Reasons: To help retain the tree in its location for a longer period and ease any worries the applicant has regarding the tree’s height given its location.
   15. Location: Kidgate Primary Academy – Proposals: T1 – Ash – Fell and grind out stump. T2 – Oak – Currently 9m – reshape and crown reduce by approximately 25%.  T3 – Wild Cherry – Fell and grind out stump. – Reasons: T1 – Tree is showing signs of Ash Dieback.  T3 – To allow grass area to be laid with tarmac, to increase the size of the car park.
7. Next Meeting
   Committee to note that the date of the next scheduled Planning Committee meeting is 10^th January 2023.