Oakham Town Council Meeting Wednesday 17th April 2019 Agenda

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

TO: ALL MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED TO ATTEND A MEETING OF
OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL, WEDNESDAY 17TH APRIL 2019 AT 6.30 PM,
AT THE OFFICES
OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, VICTORIA HALL, 39 HIGH STREET, OAKHAM, RUTLAND LE15 6AH.

MEMBERS OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND

Allison Greaves
Clerk to the Council
10th April 2019

 THE MEETING OF OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY 17TH APRIL 2019 AT 6.30PM

 Members of the public attending this meeting are advised that it may be filmed and recorded.

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 the Council held on Wednesday 20th March 2019

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

5. COUNCILLOR’S QUESTIONS
To answer questions previously notified to the Clerk under Standing Order 9

 6. 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)

 7. CLERKS REPORT (for information only)
To receive a report from the Clerk

 8. WORKING GROUPS (Appendix B)
To receive reports from working groups or representatives working with external bodies:
(i) Promotions and Publicity working group
(ii) Floral working group
(iii) Any other on the night

 9. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS (Appendix C)
To decide whether to approve the Statement of Accounts to 31st March 2019

 10. 2019-2020 NATIONAL SALARY AWARD
The National Joint Council for Local Government Services (NJC) has agreed the new pay scales for
2019-2020 to be implemented from 1 April 2019. The Clerk’s pay scale is SCP 31, and the Office
Assistant is SCP 17. Provision for the new salary award has been made in the 2019/20 budget.
Members are asked to note and approve they are backdated to 1st April 2019.

 11. OCC BUILDING (Appendix D)
 To consider a report and to make any decisions as appropriate

 12. PARKING RESTRICTIONS (Appendix E)
(i) To consider double yellow lines to be implemented on Cold Overton Road
(ii) To confirm whether the Town Council are in support of the proposal
(ii) To consider whether the Town Council would be willing to make a financial contribution?

13. PLANNING APPLICATIONS
To consider the following applications received to date and to make recommendations comments
and observations thereon to Rutland County Council

(i) 2019/0227/FUL Mrs D Pearce
Erection of a single storey rear extension and a garage
7 Ashwell Road

(ii) 2019/0299/FUL Mr P Rosillo
Conversion of an existing Conservatory (previous planning permission Application Number
FUL/2010/0541/JM) into a more permanent single-story extension utilising the existing
Conservatory footprint

(iii) 2019/0270/FUL Mr T Slattery
Front entrance extension
St Josephs Catholic Church, Station Road

(iv) 2019/0193/FUL Mr M Capewell
Single storey rear extension to provision for loss of space creating ground floor accessible wet
room
68 Cold Overton Road

(v) 2019/0316/PTA Unknown
T1 - 1 no. Beech - Crown raise by up to 5m over the lawn. G1 -1 no. Yew - Prune back off
house to give 3.5m clearance, 1.5m off beneath building and by up to 4m over driveway by
end tip pruning
13 Stamford Road