To the Members of the Town Council of Louth:

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Louth Town Council’s Planning Committee and Governance and Finance Committee which will be held on Tuesday 9^th April 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.

 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 4^th Day of April 2024

AGENDA

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 19^th March 2024.
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 04-09-24). (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. Pavement Café Licence – Caffe Nero
   Committee to note that the above has applied for a licence for 4 tables and 8 chairs on the pavement outside 28-30 Mercer Row. Committee to ratify the comments of the Planning Working Group which were submitted to meet LCC’s deadlines in advance of the meeting and which were: “Object.  It was generally felt that given the width of the pavement, having outside seating here would be an obstruction for pavement users, especially for those in wheelchairs/ mobility scooters and those with pushchairs.  It was noted that chairs had been placed here before, especially during the COVID period, which at that time was unavoidable and necessary for businesses to survive, but given Caffe Nero has a good internal space and given the current widths of the pavements in Louth, and on Mercer Row, it was deemed that there really isn’t sufficient space to allow.”
7. Next Meeting
   Committee to note that the date of the next scheduled Planning Committee meeting is 30^th April 2024.

 

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 20^th February 2024.
4. Review of Financial Regulations and Code of Conduct
   Committee to approve continued use of the following documents (amendments are minimal and can be viewed with the online agenda (highlighted in yellow) grey on paper copies):
   1. Financial Regulations
   2. Code of Conduct
5. Review of Policies and Procedures
   Committee to approve continued use of the following:
   1. Complaints Procedure
   2. Media Policy
   3. Co-option Policy
6. Environment Agency
   Committee to note that the annual maintenance contribution for the Louth Flood Alleviation Scheme for the period May 2023 to May 2024 is now due and approve payment in the sum of £15,917.29.
7. Hubbard’s Hills
   Committee to approve the release of the 1^st instalment of funds to the Hubbard’s Hills Trust for 2024/25 by 30^th April 2024 in the sum of £24,500 as per the Maintenance Agreement.
8. Grants
   Council to approve a go live date for the LTC grant application form 2024/25 of Tuesday 30^th July and closing date for applications of noon on Tuesday 24^th September 2024.

9. Next Meeting
   Committee to note that the date of the next scheduled Governance and Finance Committee meeting is 30^th April 2024.