Louth Town Council
The Sessions House, Eastgate,
Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9AJ
01507 355895
To the Members of the Town Council of Louth:
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Louth Town Council’s Planning Committee, Community Resources Committee and Personnel Committee which will be held on Tuesday 5th July 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.
Please note, 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 in relation to items on the Agenda only, and your attendance is requested during this period.
Any public, wishing to speak on an agenda item or ‘sit in’ on the meeting(s) please contact the Town Clerk, using the above email address, in advance to discuss attendance arrangements.
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 30th Day of June 2022
AGENDA
PLANNING COMMITTEE
(Chairman: Cllr. Mrs. S. Crew, 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 14th June 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 07-05-22). (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 in the Louth Conservation Area (details circulated by email 30th June 2022):
a) Location: 48 Westgate Proposal: T1 – Yew – Reduce in height by approximately 10ft and reshape the sides accordingly. Reasons: T1 – Tree is blocking sun to terrace and summerhouse of adjacent property.
7. Minerals and Waste Local Plan – Consultation
Committee to resolve upon whether it wishes to submit a corporate response to the above. Details of which can be found at: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/planning/minerals-waste Details also circulated by email on 29th June 2022.
8. Next Meeting
Committee to note that the date of the next scheduled Planning Committee meeting is 26th July 2022.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES COMMITTEE
(Chairman: Membership: All Cllrs.)
1. Election of Community Resources Committee Chairman
The Mayor will initially take the chair for this item. Committee to receive nominations and to elect the Chairman of the Community Resources Committee to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Louth Town Council in 2023.
2. Election of Community Resources Committee Vice Chairman
Committee to receive nominations and to elect Vice Chairman to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Louth Town Council in 2023.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Minutes
To approve as a correct record the notes of the Community Resources Committee Meeting held on 10th May 2022. (Attached).
6. Cemetery
Committee to note that negative comments have been received regarding the state of the fire damaged buildings at Louth Cemetery and the area immediately around them. Committee to note that the Payback Team are to undertake a tidy up project in this area and resolve that the Town Clerk should look to have the roof of the damaged shed replaced using funds in EMR Cemetery Workshop/Lodge and/or EMR Cemetery Facilities.
7. Queen’s Jubilee Parish Council Grant
Committee to consider giving delegated authority to the Town Clerk to make an application for the above to purchase a special commemorative bench for placement in the town for public enjoyment.
8. Allotments
Committee to consider raising the rent charged to the Allotment Association.
9. Training
Committee to note that the Town Clerk and her Assistant attended a training session on Health and Safety in relation to holding events. The session was run by the Lincolnshire Event Safety Partnership and was held on the evening of Thursday 23rd June in Skegness. Committee to confirm receipt of notes from the session, circulated by email on 30th June 2022 and register their interest, by show of hands, if they would be interested in attending such a session in the future.
10. Working Group
Committee to re-establish the Asset Working Group and agree its remit and membership, see attached sheet.
11. Next Meeting
Committee to note that the date of the next scheduled Community Resources Committee meeting is 5th July 2022.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
(Membership: Cllrs. Mrs. JMS, Mrs. SC, Mrs. JS, Mrs. EB, GEH, DEW, DH)
1. Election of Personnel Committee Chairman
The Mayor will initially take the chair for this item. Committee to receive nominations and to elect the Chairman of the Personnel Committee to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Louth Town Council in 2023.
2. Election of Personnel Committee Vice Chairman
Committee to receive nominations and to elect Vice Chairman to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Louth Town Council in 2023.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Minutes
To approve as a correct record the notes of the Personnel Committee Meeting held on 22nd March 2022. (Attached).
6. Appraisals
As advice from ELDC has not been forthcoming Committee to resolve that the Town Clerk should progress with appraisals as previously undertaken.
7. Closed Session
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 nature in relation to.
a) Mayor’s Serjeant
8. Next Meeting
Committee to note that the date of the next scheduled Personnel Committee meeting is 1st November 2022.