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’s Planning Committee and Governance and Finance Committee which will be held on Tuesday 20^th February 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 15^th day of February 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 30^th January 2024.
4. LCC Consultation – Louth Town Centre – your thoughts
   Committee to receive a draft corporate response formulated by the Planning Working Group and resolve to approve this for submission by 1^st March 2024.
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 02-20-24). (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. Proposed Works to Trees
   Committee to consider the following proposed works to trees:
   24. Details circulated by email 14/2/24. Location: Mallards, Bridge Street.  Proposal: T1 – Beech – Crown lift to 3m.  Reduce in height from 13m to 10m and width from 11m to 8m.  T2 – Conifer – Crown lift to 3.5m.  Reduce in height from 18m to 12m.  T3 – Cherry – Remove due to rot potential at fork.  T4 – Purple Plum – Prune out 2no. western branches to lift canopy.  T5 – Holly – Remove due to proximity to river and maintenance difficulties.
   25. Details circulated by email 8/2/24. Location: 24 St. Mary’s Park.  Proposal: G5 – 3 Common Lime, 2 Sycamore, 1 Red Oak and 1 Common Ash – Red Oak – reduce major eastern limb over no. 22 by approx.. 3.5m to a secondary growth point.  Reasons: To allow more light into neighbour’s garden.  PWG Recommendation:
   26. Details circulated by email 8/2/24. Location: King Edward VI School, Edward Street.  Proposal: T5 – (Map D) Hawthorn – Remove.  T17 – (Map A) Western Red Cedar – Remove and replace.  Reasons: T5 – Leaning across highway.  T17 – Fungus in main limb juncture.
       PWG Recommendation: Support in principle, but question whether a TPO is already in place.
8. Street Naming
   Committee to consider endorsing the use of the following: “Wildflower Lane”, “Dahlia Drive”, “Lily Lane”, “Rose Lane”, “Clover Lane” and “Blossom Drive” for 4 no. new roads on the development at Land West Off Grimsby Road – as per the attached plan, which suggestions align with names previously used.
9. Proposed Waiting Restrictions
   Committee to consider a proposal by LCC to implement ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ on Eastgate in the vicinity of properties no. 2, 3 and 203. See attached plan.  Council to note that it has received objections to this from members of the public.  (Circulated by email 14/2/24).  Council to consider commenting.  Observations must be submitted by 8^th March 2024.
10. National Grid Electricity Transmission – Grimsby to Walpole
    Committee to receive a draft corporate response to the above, formulated by the Planning Working Group and resolve to approve this for submission by 13^th March 2024.
11. Next Meeting
    Committee to note that the date of the next scheduled Planning Committee meeting is 19^th March 2023.

 

 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 12^th December 2023.
4. Finance
   Committee to receive a recommendation from FOG that the following be noted/approved/authorised:
   1. Receipts and Payments – Cashbooks 1 and 2
      1. Month 7
         1. Cash Book 1 Receipts        £3,182.65 Payments                £26,421.88
         2. Cash Book 2 Receipts           £220.00 Payments                £100.22
      2. Month 8
         1. Cash Book 1 Receipts      £76,781.46 Payments                £208,996.46
         2. Cash Book 2 Receipts               £0.00 Payments                £132.66
         3. Month 9
            1. Cash Book 1 Receipts        £1,763.94 Payments                £27,307.61
            2. Cash Book 2 Receipts           £250.00 Payments                £230.00
      3. Detailed Income and Expenditure Report (Budget Variance Report) as at Month 9 to 31^st December 2024.
      4. Earmarked Reserves Report as at 31^st December 2024.
      5. Balance Sheet to 31^st December 2024 and Cash Book 1 and 2 Bank Reconciliations which reconcile to account statements showing balances as follows:
         1. Lloyds Treasurers Account (balance at 31/12/23 on statement 85) – £340,564.48
         2. Petty Cash (balance as at 31/12/23) – £118.11
         3. Lloyds Deposit Account (balance on statement 9) – £166,652.51
         4. National Savings and Investment Account (balance on statement 12) – £111,438.22
         5. Committee to consider resolving that any cheque uncashed after 1 year should be stopped at the bank and written back into the accounts by staff automatically.

5. Risk Management
   Committee to receive a recommendation from FOG that it resolve to approve the attached Risk Management arrangements.

6. Citizen’s Advice Lincoln and Lindsey – Funding Contribution
   Committee to note that Council approved an amount of £1,000 in the 2023/24 budget for release to the above, as per the Council’s powers under s142(2A) of the LGA 1972. An update on how the organisation is faring, to support the release of monies is attached.  Committee to receive a recommendation from FOG that it resolves to approve the release of funds and consider enquiring of the organisation as to whether they feel £1,000 is still relevant, for the Council’s future budget setting purposes.
7. Next Meeting
   Committee to note that the date of the next scheduled Governance and Finance Committee meeting is 9^th April 2024.