Agenda
Ordinary
24th September 2025

Millom Town Council

Agenda

Dear Councillors,
17th September 2025

You are summonsed to attend a Meeting of Millom Town Council commencing 07.00pm on Wednesday 24th September 2025 in the Methodist Hall, Queen Street, Millom

Cath Jopson
Clerk to the Council.

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Exclusion of Press & Public

(Public Bodies Admission to Meetings Act 1960) To consider whether there are any agenda items during consideration of which the press and public should be excluded

3. Chairman’s Opening Remarks

4. Mayor’s Announcements

5. Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

To receive declarations, by elected and co-opted members of interests in respect of items on this agenda

6. To Approve the Minutes of the Town Council Meeting as a Correct Record of the Meeting Held on 30th July 2025

7. Actions Update from Previous Meeting Minutes

• To review any incomplete actions

8. Open to Public

*Not exceeding 15 minutes

9. Accounts/Finance Committee

• To examine and approve accounts for payment (sheet circulated)
• To receive and note the bank reconciliation (sheet attached)
• To discuss interim park maintenance worker
• Slag Bank Play Area Association donation towards the insurance

10. Cumberland & Councillor Updates/Workgroups

11. South Copeland GDF Partnership

12. Millom/Haverigg Park Maintenance

13. Miners Statue

Placed on agenda by Cllr Faulkner

14. Clerk’s Updates/Information

15. Correspondence Received for Information

All correspondence for information mostly via Email from Clerk unless within the working papers:

• Cumberland Authority – Councillor Conduct, Respect, social media & Refresher training – emails out 05.08.25
• Correspondence from local resident – Economic Choices – emailed out 01.08.25
• Devolution in Cumbria Update – emailed out 14.08.25
• Outcomes from Workshop held on 14.08.25 – emailed out 26.08.25
• Correspondence from local resident – Lapstone Road/Crown Street Junction – Emailed out 02.09.25
• Correspondence from Millom Striders re 4th Halloween 10K race 26th October 25

16. To Adopt the Following Policies

• Risk Management Policy – emailed out 05.09.25
• Whistleblowing Policy – emailed out 05.09.25
• AI Use Policy – in with working papers

17. Planning

To consider and comment upon planning applications notified by Cumberland Planning Authority since last council meeting. Please look at Planning Portal on MTC Website for applications to discuss prior to the meeting:

• 4/25/2291/0F1 – Outline application (with some matters reserved) including approval of appearance, layout and scale for the demolition of a former dentistry building and construction of three dwellings (use Class C3) to include car parking and associated works – Government Building, St George’s Road, Millom
• 4/25/2294/0A1 – Application for consent to install advertisement signs – Tesco Stores, Lancashire Road, Millom

18. Any Other Business to Note for the Next Meeting

Request for Dispensations

The clerk to report any requests received since the previous meeting for dispensations to speak and/or vote on any matter where a member has a disclosable pecuniary interest.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations by elected and co-opted members of interests in respect of items on this agenda.

Members are reminded that, in accordance with the revised Code of Conduct, they are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests or other registrable interests who have not already been declared in the Council’s Register of Interests. (It is a criminal offence not to declare a disclosable pecuniary interest either in the Register or at the meeting.) Members may, however, also decide, in the interests of clarity and transparency, to declare at this point in the meeting, any such disclosable pecuniary interests whom they have already declared in the Register, as well as any other registrable or other interests. If a member requires advice on any item involving a possible declaration of interest which could affect his/her ability to speak and/or vote, he/she is advised to contact the clerk at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.