Sunday, March 09, 2014

Oakham Town Council, Meeting Agenda 12th March 2014 7pm Victoria Hall, 39 High Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6AH

Oakham Town Council
Victoria Hall, 39 High Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6AH
Telephone: 01572 723627
e-mail: enquiries@oakhamtowncouncil.gov.uk



A MEETING OF
OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY 12TH
 MARCH 2014 AT 7.00 PM
AT THE OFFICES OF OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL,
VICTORIA HALL, 39 HIGH STREET, OAKHAM

AGENDA

1. APOLOGIES - Standing Order 1(u)
(i) To receive apologies for absence
(ii) To decide whether to approve absences

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members are asked to declare, if required:
(i) Any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest they may have in respect to items on the
agenda
(ii) Any other interest they may have in respect to items on the agenda

 Members are also reminded to inform the Clerk of any changes in their Register of
Members’ Interests

3. MINUTES (Appendix A)
To confirm the minutes of the meeting of Oakham Town Council held on Wednesday
12th
 February 2014

4. COUNCILLOR’S QUESTIONS
To answer questions previously notified to the Clerk under Standing Order 9
(Members note that 72 hours notice is now required)

5. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBER’S REPORTS
To receive a report from the Chairman on functions attended and to receive reports
from Members who have attended meetings on behalf of Oakham Town Council
(Members intending to report should inform the Clerk prior to the meeting)

6. CLERK’S REPORT – For information only
To receive a report from the Clerk

7. DEPUTATIONS BY THE PUBLIC
Members of the Public are invited to address the meeting in accordance with
procedures laid down in Standing Orders 1(d) – 1(i)

8. REVIEW OF EFFECTIVENESS OF SYSTEMS OF INTERNAL CONTROL
 (Appendix B)
 To consider a report and to make any decisions as appropriate

9. REVIEW OF MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT (Appendix C)
To review the Council’s Model Code of Conduct and to agree on any changes
necessary


10. AMENDMENT TO STANDING ORDERS (Appendix D)
To consider an amendment to the Council’s Standing Orders relating to Public
Deputations and to decide whether to agree to the amendment

11. FRAUD POLICY (Appendix E)
 To consider the policy, agree on any changes required and to adopt the policy

12. FREEDOM OF ENTRY (Appendix F)
To consider a request from Colonel Robert Boyle and to make any decisions as
appropriate

13. ADVERTISING ON SHORELINK BUS (Appendix G)
 To decide whether to continue advertising on the Shorelink Bus Service

14. LICENSING POLICY CONSULTATION (Appendix H)
To consider a Draft Licensing Policy and to agree on any comments to be made to
Rutland County Council

15. SITE ALLOCATIONS DPD CONSULTATION (Appendix I)
To consider the above and to agree on any comments to be made to Rutland County
Council

16. SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS (Appendix J)
To decide whether to approve the Schedule of Payments for the period
February 1st
 2014 – February 28th
 2014

17. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS (Appendix K)
 To decide whether to approve the Statement of Accounts to February 28th
 2014

18. PLANNING APPLICATIONS
To consider the following applications received and to agree on any comments or
observations to be made to Rutland County Council

(i) 2014/0069/FUL Mr Martin Duncan
 Construction of a sun room to the rear (south) elevation of the dwellinghouse
 12 Beech Road

(ii) 2014/0115/FUL Mr Richard Harris
 Change of use of Ground Floor from Class A1 to mixed use Class A1 and D1
 30 John Street

(iii) 2014/0181/FUL Mr and Mrs John Hill
Construction of single storey extensions to the north, east and west elevations
of the dwellinghouse
121 Braunston Road

(iv) 2014/0175/LBA Mr Tim Dale
 Replace driveway and path to dwellinghouse
 Thatch Cottage, 2 Crown Street

(v) 2014/0169/FUL Central England Co-operative Society
Variation of condition No. 8 (planning application 2013/0233/FUL) external
refrigerator fans
83 Braunston Road

(vi) 2014/0202/CAT Mr Alan Parkinson
Removal of 1 No. Cherry tree, 1 No. Cherry Blossom tree, 1 No. Hazel tree,
1 No. Buddleia and 1 No. hedge
12 Uppingham Road

(vii) 2014/0191/PTA Taylor Wimpey
 Pollard all mature Horse chestnut trees to 4 No. metres
 Trees on land between Schofield Road and Oakfield



Richard White
Clerk to the Council
6th March 2014