Town Council Meeting

Date
Thursday, 27th February 2025 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 30.1.25 and 13.2.25

  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.

    b) To consider the following planning applications

    Ref- 24/04561/Ful Development Proposed - Agricultural drainage ditch

    Location: - Proposed Residential Development Land West Of, Lowe Hill Road, Wem, Shropshire,

     

  7. Finance and Accounts for Payment

    a) Budget report – to consider.

    b) Internal Control checks – to note.

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

    d) Interim Internal Audit Report – to review .

     

     

  8. Wem Swimming and Lifestyle Centre Liaison Group

    to receive notes from meeting held on 12.2.25 and consider any recommendations contained within the notes.

     

  9. Events Liaison Group

     to consider notes and recommendations from the meeting held 20.2.25

  10. Wem Sports and Social Association (WSSA)

     To consider the response received from trustees regarding the Town Council’s requests to improve the transparency of the association.

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  11. Town Council Small Grants

    to consider applications received and agree the Town Council Small Grants awards for 2025-26

  12. Purchase of tablets for Councillors from 1.5.25

    to consider report

  13. Love Lane Cemetery

    To receive a report from the Cemetery working party on a revised cremated remains location.

  14. Quotes

    a) Car Park Toilet painting - to consider quotes received for painting the internal sections of the toilet block on the main car park.

    b) Wetpour repair – to consider quote received to repair wetpour surfaces on Wem Recreation Ground.

  15. Love Lane Allotments

     to consider report from Facilities and Services Officer and approve the changes to existing tenancy agreements to incorporate the new plot number.

  16. Correspondence

    a) Wem Town Hall – to consider request from trustees

    b) Hedges overgrowing pavements and electric vehicle charging – to consider correspondence received.

  17. Reports

    a) to receive written reports from the Council’s representatives to other bodies and staff attending training/ conferences.

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

  18. Dates of future meetings –

    To note the date and time of the March meeting and set date for May meeting

     

     

  19. Exclusion of Public and 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) Town Council Office – to receive report from Town Council Office working party meeting held 19.2.25

    b)Menai Bridge Policy – to review

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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.