To the Members of the Town Council of Louth:

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Louth Town Council’s Planning and Community Resources Committees which will be held on Tuesday 17^th August 2021 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, and your attendance is requested during this period. 

 

Any public, wishing to attend and/or speak on an agenda item are asked to please contact the Town Clerk, using the above email address, in advance, 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 12^th Day of August 2021

 

Safety Precautions due to COVID-19:

Louth Town Council continue to take some precautionary measures to uphold its legal responsibility to protect its officers, elected members and others from risk to their health and safety.  As a minimum these will include — ventilating the room, — socially distanced seating, — no tables and asking that attendees: — Please do not touch items other than their own, — Please bring their own pen and paper, — Please take their own items/rubbish home with them, — Please bring their own drink, — Please do not come to the meeting if they have any symptoms or have been in contact with someone who is sick.  —Please inform the Town Clerk as far in advance of the meeting as possible if you will not be able to attend.

— Please note that the rules of debate as prescribed within Standing Orders will be adhered to.  If Cllrs. wish to speak during the meeting, they will need to raise their hand, the Chairman will note this and will call upon people in the order he has noted.  When asked to speak, Cllrs. should stand and speak loudly or make their way to the microphone.

— Please note hand sanitising and the use of masks are also still encouraged.

 

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 20^th July 2021.

4. Applications received by the Local Planning Authority

1. 1. To consider and make observations on all planning applications received including those listed in the schedule (PA/Schedule 08-17-21).  (Attached).
   2. To ratify comments of support made by the Planning Working Group under delegated powers, to meet deadline in the absence of a Planning Committee Meeting regarding proposals to upgrade telecommunications systems at Radcom Ltd., Louth, Cell No. CTIL_106900-39-TEF 71128 (circulated by email 9/8/21).

5. Planning Correspondence
   Committee to note planning decisions, enforcement complaints, appeal decisions, temporary road closures etc., as advised by the District and County Council. (Attached).
6. Proposed Works to Trees in the Conservation Area
   Committee to consider the following:

1. 1. Location: Riverdale, Love Lane – Proposals: T1, T2, T3 – Holly – Reduce in height from 9m to 8m and spread from 4m to 3m.  T4, T5, T6 – Conifer – Reduce in height from 12m to 10m and spread from 5m to 3.5m.  T7 – Silver Birch – Reduce in height from 8m to 7m and spread from 4m to 3m.  T8 – Silver Birch – Reduce in height from 10m to 8m and spread from 5m to 4m.  (Details circulated by email 28/7/21).

7. Riparian Network Questionnaire
   Further to circulation on 10^th August 2021 by email of details of the above, Committee to resolve upon whether it wishes to register to complete the questionnaire.
8. Next Meeting
   Committee to note that the date of the next scheduled Planning Committee meeting is 14^th September 2021.

 

COMMUNITY RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Chairman: Cllr. A. Leonard, 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 Community Resources Committee meeting held 6^th May 2021. 
4. Closed Session Item
   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 item, information being of a confidential nature in relation to CCTV. 
5. Next Meeting
   Committee to note that the next scheduled Community Resources Committee meeting is on 28^th September 2021.