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 it’s Planning Committee which will be held on Tuesday 27^th August 2024 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.  Written representation can also be considered rather than attending in person. 

From 7pm 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 22^nd Day of August 2024

AGENDA

 

TOWN COUNCIL

(Chairman: Cllr. D. Hobson, Membership: All Cllrs.)

5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Minutes
   To approve as a correct record the notes of the Council Meeting held on 18^th June 2024.
8. Committee Minutes
   To confirm receipt of the minutes and adopt resolutions contained therein of the following Committee Meetings:
   1. Governance and Finance – 30^th April 2024
   2. Governance and Finance – 18^th June 2024
   3. Personnel – 30^th April 2024
   4. Community Resources – 28^th May 2024
   5. Planning – 28^th May 2024
   6. Planning – 18^th June 2024
   7. Planning 16^th July 2024
9. Investment Policy
   Following receipt of the above on 6^th August 2024 and discussion at the Governance and Finance Committee, Council to resolve to adopt the attached Investment Policy.
10. National Savings and Investments Account
    Council to note that signatories on this account are currently Cllrs: EB, SC, DH, LC and JS. Council to resolve that SC be removed as signatory.
    
11. Our Hall Louth Ltd.
    Further to receipt by the Council of a business plan and a verbal report on 6^th August 2024 members of the above to provide a further update re. progress on their fundraising campaign and request that the Council consider supporting in principle:
    1. Our Hall Louth Ltd’s bid to purchase the former British Legion Hall on Northgate, Louth by lending funds in the amount of £182,000.00 over 15 years at 6.5% interest, subject to advice from the Town Council’s solicitors and production of formal documentation to agree ‘mortgage’ terms by the same.
    2. A deferred start date of monthly repayments to a date when Our Hall Louth Ltd., have access to grant funding, thus facilitating the re-opening of some of the services that are proposed to be offered by the Hall, and therefore enabling them to generate income to meet the monthly repayments. This proposed deferred date would be no sooner than six months and no later than one calendar year from the drawn down date of the loan.  (If the Town Council are not receptive to this supplementary request, the group will seek alternative finance for this bridging period from a third party.)
12. Hubbard’s Hills
    Council to note that the 2^nd instalment of 2024/25 maintenance monies is due and that payment of this should be made in the sum of £8,166 to the Hubbard’s Hills Trust by the end of September. Confirmation has been received from the Chairman of the Trust that the Trust would be happy to accept the following calculation of such:
    Yearly Contribution: £49,000|1st contribution covering Apr to Sep (payment already made): £24,500|
    2nd contribution to cover Oct and Nov: £24,500 / 6 x 2 = £8,166
13. Community Plus Project, Youth and Community Centre, Park Avenue, Louth
    Council to consider supporting an application to ELDC for rate relief from the above who manage the youth and community centre for the benefit of the local community and delegate authority to the Town Clerk to sign the application on its behalf.
14. Louth United Charities
    Councillors to receive and note hard copy of correspondence from the above (previously circulated by email 20^th June 2024) and resolve upon a response, if required.
15. Gambling Act 2005 – Review of Statement of Licensing Principles (Gambling Policy)
    Further to circulation by email of details of the above on 18^th July 2024 and subsequent responses from Councillors. Council to resolve that no corporate response is required.
16. Lincolnshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Preferred approach consultation
    Further to circulation by email of details of the above on 1^st August 2024 and subsequent responses from Councillors. Council to resolve that no corporate response is required.
17. Louth Town Council 2024/25 Action Plan
    On a recommendation from the Personnel Committee Council to receive and resolve to adopt the above, which is required to make an application for the Local Council Foundation Award.
18. Local Council Award Scheme – Foundation Award
    Council to note that the above offers Councils the opportunity to show that they meet the standards set by the sector, assessed by their peers and to put in place the conditions for continued improvement. Council to receive details of the criteria required to attain the Foundation Award and resolve to confirm that all documentation and information is in place to satisfy the criteria for this and that an application for same should be submitted with associated costs being met from the EMR Quality Council / Office budget whose current balance stands at £4,245.
19. Louth Town Plan
    On a proposal by Cllr. Drake, Council to consider resolving to assign £500 from reserves to support the costs of room hire (where necessary), publicity and associated costs for public and stakeholder meetings to support the development of a new Louth Town Plan. Council to note that the working group’s current membership and remit etc., is as per the table below and consider amending the Delegated Powers section to read: Delegated authority over £500 budget to Town Clerk under guidance of the group.  Recommendations on the contents of the Town Plan to be brought to the Town Council.

Members in 24/25	6: Cllrs: JD (Chair), PFW, HF, PS, LMC, JMS. Group will have the opportunity to invite Councillors and Non-Councillors to meetings as required.
Remit	To develop an effective Louth Town Plan to provide a long-term vision for the improvement of Louth and its future by creating a coherent planning policy and bringing together interested individuals and organisations in the town to foster co-operation to create plans to improve various sectors in the town.
Delegated Powers	None – group is to make enquires and bring recommendations to the Town Council.
Meetings	As required

 

16. Next Meeting
    To note that the next scheduled meeting of the Town Council will take place on 19^th November 2024.

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE

(Chairman: Cllr. P. Starsmore, 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 6^th August 2024.
4. Public Meeting re. N/105/01111/24 – 3G Pitch at Wood Lane Playing Field – Notes
   Committee to receive and note the above.
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 08-27-24). (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. Grimsby to Walpole Project – Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Consultation
   Further to circulation by email of details of the above on 6^th August 2024 Council to resolve upon whether it wishes to make any specific suggestions re. what information it considers should be provided in the EIA or confirm that it does not have any comments.

8. Bridge Street Crossing
   Further to receipt by Cllrs. of details of the above by email on 31/7/24 and following Committee’s resolution not to support an investigation into the suitability of a site, in the vicinity of 34 Bridge Street, for a standalone crossing facility, Committee to confirm, given that it has rejected the only viable location for a standalone crossing facility in this area, if it’s preferred option is for the signalised junction to be upgraded to incorporate crossing facilities.With reference to the signalised junction, LCC confirm that a crossing across the B1520 northern arm could be accommodated, but it would require significant alterations to the existing signal installation. The stop line on the northern arm would need to be pulled back and the give way left turn from Westgate would have to be removed. There would also need to be changes to the way in which the junction operates as an ‘All Red’ period would be required to safely operate the new pedestrian facility, which would cause increased delays for vehicles. Funding is not currently available to carry out this work, so a bid for additional funding would be required.

9. Next Meeting
   Committee to note that the date of the next scheduled Planning Committee meeting is 17^th September 2024.