What is discussed at Council meetings?

The Town Council and the various Committees meet regularly. The appointed Chairman chairs the meetings and all relevant Councillors are summoned to attend. An Agenda is published in advance of each meeting and only matters on this can be discussed. The Chairman will conduct the meeting as set out in the Council’s Standing Orders.

Each Committee has ‘terms of reference’ which describe the types of Council business that can be discussed at its meetings and what matters (if any) it can make decisions about. Terms of reference can be found on the Transparency page. In addition to making decisions at these meetings, Councillors receive a variety of reports including those from representatives on any outside bodies.

Agendas and minutes are published below.

Who can speak at Council meetings?

20 minutes is set aside at the beginning of every meeting to enable members of the public to speak on any matter they wish. If you have a question or something you think the Councillors need to hear, please come along and have your say. Unless the matter is already included in the meeting agenda, Councillors will not be able to debate or make any decision about it there and then but they may indicate they want to discuss it at a later meeting.

After the public session, only councillors are entitled to speak but the Chairman may ask the Town Clerk (or other Council staff) to provide information or advice and may invite others to join in discussion.

Full Council

  • 22nd May 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording (Coming soon) (Annual Meeting)
  • 29th May 2024 Agenda | Minutes (Annual Town Meeting)
  • 26th June 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 17th July 2024 Meeting Cancelled
  • 25th September 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 13th November 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 22nd January 2025 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 13th March 2025 Agenda | Minutes | Recording

Asset Management & Open Spaces Committee

No Meetings

  • 12th June 2023 Agenda | Minutes
  • 19th July 2023 Cancelled
  • 27th September 2023 Agenda | Minutes | Recording (Coming Soon)
  • 25th October 2023 Cancelled
  • 2nd November 2023 Rescheduled
  • 15th November 2023 Agenda | Minutes | Recording (Coming Soon)
  • 21st February 2024 Cancelled
  • 5th March 2024 Rescheduled
  • 12th March 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 28th March 2024 Cancelled
  • 25th April Agenda | Minutes | Recording (Coming Soon)
  • 25th April 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording (Coming Soon)
  • 19th June 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording 
  • 11th September 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording 
  • 30th October 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording 
  • 8th January 2025 Agenda | Minutes | Recording 
  • 26th March 2025 Agenda | Minutes | Recording 

Personnel Committee

  • 11th July 2023 Cancelled
  • 27th September 2023 Agenda | Minutes
  • 8th November 2023 Rescheduled
  • 15th November 2023 Agenda | Minutes | Recording (Coming Soon)
  • 28th February 2024 Cancelled
  • 16th May 2024 Agenda | Minutes| Recording (Coming Soon)
  • 9th July 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • Extra Ordinary Committee Meeting 13th August 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 18th September 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 11th December 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 19th March 2025 Agenda | Minutes | Recording

Planning & Highways Committee

  • May 2023 Decisions Online – No public meeting
  • June 2023 Cancelled
  • 6th July 2023 Agenda | Minutes
  • 3rd August 2023 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 7th September 2023 Cancelled
  • 5th October 2023 Agenda | Minutes | Recording (Coming Soon)
  • 2nd November 2023 Cancelled 
  • 7th December 2023 Online – No public meeting
  • 4th January 2024 Online – No public meeting
  • 1st February 2024 Cancelled
  • 7th March 2024 Online – No public meeting
  • 4th April 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording (Coming Soon)
  • 9th May 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording (Coming Soon)
  • 6th June 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 3rd July 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 1st August 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 5th September 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 2nd October 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 6th November 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 4th December 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 1st January 2025 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 5th February 2025 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 5th March 2025 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 2nd April 2025 Agenda | Minutes | Recording

Policy & Finance Committee

  • 12th June 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 7th August 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 9th October 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 18th December 2024 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 13th February 2025 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 9th April 2025 Agenda | Minutes | Recording