a) To receive any disclosure of pecuniary interest - Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussion or voting on any matter in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest and should leave the room prior to the commencement of the debate.
b) To consider any applications for Dispensations under s33 of the Localism Act 2011.
A period of 15 minutes will be set aside for residents of Wem Town to speak.
To approve as a correct record the minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Town Council held on 29.1.26
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| agenda_item_4_appendix_a.pdf | 134.92 KB |
a) To consider the Clerks progress report on decisions made at previous meetings
b) To receive written reports from the Council’s representatives to other bodies.
c) To receive a written report from Shropshire Councillors for Wem Area.
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| agenda_item_5a_progress_report.pdf | 147.87 KB |
| agenda_item_5b_wssa_meeting_report.pdf | 103.52 KB |
a) To note the recent planning decisions.
b) Planning Applications – to consider.
i) 26/00116/OUT Address: Proposed Residential Development Land To The West Of, Whitchurch Road, Wem, Proposal: Outline application for residential development (to include access)
ii) 26/00077/FUL Address: Proposed Residential Development Land To The East Of, Whitchurch Road, Wem, Proposal: Erection of 55 Dwellings with Associated Access, Landscaping and BNG (5 Phases).
iii) 26/00393/FUL Proposed Residential Dwelling 40 Mill Street Wem, SY4 5EX, Erection of dwelling and formation of new vehicular access.
iv) Consultation: Shropshire Council (Land to the east of Whitchurch Road, north of Creamore Villa, Wem) TPO 2026 (SC/00572/26).
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| agenda_item_6b_tpo_order_notice.pdf | 111.92 KB |
a) Budget report – to consider.
b) Internal Control checks – to note.
c) Accounts for payment - to approve accounts for payment.
d) Small Grants – to consider applications received and award the 2026-27 small grants
e) Payroll – to consider renewing Town Council’s payroll SLA
to discuss amount of Town Council staff support to be offered to the trustees.
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| agenda_item_8_proposal_for_staff_support.pdf | 97.07 KB |
to consider re-registering the public open space as an Asset of Community Value (deferred from January 2026)
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| agenda_item_9_correspondence_acv.pdf | 79.2 KB |
| agenda_item_9_plan.pdf | 1.21 MB |
a) to consider report from Honorary Townsman Review Working Party
b) to consider report back from the Town Hall Funding Agreement Working Party
c) to establish a Service Support Working Party as per minute point 152/25-29d and agree its remit (deferred from January meeting).
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| agenda_item_10c_service_support_working_party.pdf | 69.91 KB |
To Consider Report
to consider recommendation of WSSA Trustees
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| agenda_item_12_wssa_tractor_.pdf | 110.91 KB |
a) WACA – to consider request for purchase of litter bins on Jubilee Square
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| agenda_item_13a_correspondence_waca_.pdf | 34.07 KB |
to note the date and time of March meeting and set the date and format of the Annual Town Meeting and May Annual Town Council meeting
To resolve that as publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted, the public and press be excluded from the meeting in accordance with Section 1 of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960.
Town Clerks Accrued Hours – to discuss.
Menai Bridge Policy – to review.
