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

  • 20th May 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes (Annual Council Meeting) 
  • 27th May 2026 Agenda | Minutes (Annual Town Meeting – Not a council meeting) 
  • 17th June 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 22nd July 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 23rd September 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 18th November 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 27th January 2027 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 17th March 2027 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes

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)
  • 10th June 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 08th July 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 12th August 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 09th September 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 07th October 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 11th November 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 01st December 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 20th January 2027 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 10th March 2027 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes

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 Meeting Cancelled
  • 16th October 2024 – Rescheduled from 18th September Agenda | Minutes 
  • 11th December 2024 –  Meeting Cancelled
  • 5th February 2025 – Rescheduled from 11th December 2024 Agenda | Minutes
  • 19th March 2025 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 26th August 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 25th November 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 17th February 2027 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes

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)
  • 03rd June 2026 Agenda | Minutes | Recording
  • 01st July 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 05th August 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 02nd September 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 30th September 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 4th November 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 02nd December 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 06th January 2027 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 03rd February 2027 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 03rd March 2027 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 07th April 2027 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes

Policy & Finance Committee

 

  • 24th June 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 16th September 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 14th October 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 16th December 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 13th January 2026 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 10th February 2027 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes
  • 14th April 2027 Agenda | Meeting Book | Minutes