Search

Louth Town Council - Working with the community to make Louth a better place to live and work

Agenda for Tuesday 30th September 2025

By /

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 30th September 2025 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 25th Day of September 2025

AGENDA

TOWN COUNCIL

(Chairman: Cllr. D. Hobson,  Vice Chairman: Cllr. Mrs. K. Parsons, 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 Council Meeting held on 9th September 2025.
  4. Committee Minutes
    To confirm receipt of the minutes and adopt resolutions contained therein of the following Committee Meetings:

    1. Planning Committee – 19th August 2025
    2. Personnel Committee – 22nd July 2025
  1. Rate Relief Application
    Council to approve an application to ELDC made by the London Road Sports Partnership for rate relief and authorise signing by the Town Clerk.

  2. Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) 2024/25
    1. Committee to note that the Council’s External Auditor has completed its limited assurance review of Louth Town Council for the year ended 31st March 2025.
    2. Committee to receive the Notice of Conclusion of Audit and note that this has been posted on the Council’s website and noticeboards to meet legislative deadlines.
    3. Committee to receive and note Section 3 – External Auditor Report and Certificate 2024/25, note the external auditor’s comments and resolve upon any action that should be taken, if required.
  3. Internal Audit 2025/26
    Committee to approve continuation of current quadripartite arrangement. (See attached).

  4. Town Centre Retail
     Mrs. KP to address the Council on her perception of the current situation and ask Council to consider what it might/could do to help.
  5. Hubbard’s Hills
    Council to receive an update on activity since February 2025.
  6. Budget Setting
    Councillors to note that they should submit details to the Town Clerk of projects that they would like to see included in the budget for 2026/27, together with costings by 31st
  7. 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 (no amendments other than to dates)
    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.

  8. Next Meeting
    To note that the next scheduled meeting of the Town Council will take place on 18th November 2025.

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 9th September 2025. (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 09-30-25). (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 consider the following proposed works to trees:

    1. Proposals: T1 – Mixed Broad/Conifers – Felling. Location: 18 Lee Street, LN11 9HJ Reasons: T1 – blocking light and compromising telephone lines.
  7. Next Meeting
    To note that the next scheduled meeting of the Planning Committee will take place on 21st October 2025.