Town Council Meeting

Date
Thursday, 27th April 2023 07:00pm
Agenda
  1. To note apologies for absence received.
  2. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interests

    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.

  3. Public Participation Time

    A period of 15 minutes will be set aside for residents of Wem Town to speak.

  4. Council Minutes

    To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Town Council held on 30th March 2023.

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  5. Progress Report

    To consider the Clerks progress report on decisions made at previous meetings.

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  6. Planning Applications

    a) to note the recent planning decisions (copy enclosed).

    b) to consider the following planning applications

    23/00964/FUL, Proposed single storey extension to rear of dwelling, 6 Churchill Drive Wem SY4 5HU

    23/01355/FUL, 23/01356/LBC Erection of an extension to modern wing to provide a new fire escape stair and other associated works, Landona House Nursing Home Love Lane Wem SY4 5QP

    23/01400/FUL Recladding of front dormer, addition of rear dormer, and internal and external alterations, 8 Bowens Field Wem SY4 5AP

     

    c) Place Plan – to consider correspondence on place plans

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  7. Finance and Accounts for Payment

    a) Year end update – to note.

    b) Internal Control checks – to note.

    c) Membership renewals – to consider renewal of membership to Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management and Rural Market Town Group.

    d) Accounts for payment - to approve accounts for payment (presented at meeting).

    e) Town Council Insurance 2023-24 – to consider quotes received and review levels.

  8. Committee Review

    To consider the Town Clerk’s report outlining options for future committee set up

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  9. Christmas Lights and Festival

     

    a) to consider the results of the consultation and receive a report from a meeting held with representatives from the Christmas Lights Working Party and members of Wem Christmas Lights and Festival Committee on 19.4.23

  10. Office and meeting room

    a) to agree interim policy for lone working and access to the Town Council Office .

    b) to consider request received by library service to use meeting room

  11. Coronation of King Charles lll

    for update

  12. Wem Economic Forum Meeting 19.4.23

     to receive a report on

  13. Correspondence to discuss and consider the following items

     

    a) NS Area Committee request to use meeting room for meetings.

    b) White Horse Hotel

    c) Joint streetlighting energy agreement

    d) Small Brook School Pop Up Shop request

  14. Annual Town Meeting 20.4.23

     to consider any matters raised

  15. Report

    a) to receive written reports from the Council’s representatives to other bodies.

    b) to receive a written report from Shropshire Councillors Broomhall and Towers.

  16. Future Agenda Items

    for consideration Councillor’s opportunity to raise items for inclusion on the next agenda – Councillors are respectfully reminded that this is not an opportunity for debate or decision making.

  17. Dates of future meetings

    to note the date and time of May meeting

  18. Exclusion of Public & Press

    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.

     

    a) Wem Swimming Pool Structural Inspection – to discuss (copy enclosed).

     

    b) Office lease extension  - to discuss

Agenda (document)
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The Town Council meets on the last Thursday of every month except December at 7.00 p.m in the Meeting Room, Wem Library High Street  Wem.
The Town Council meeting starts with Public Question time and residents can attend and raise issues with the members.
A copy of the agenda for these meetings is displayed on the notice board outside the Town Hall, High Street and on this website.