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Millom Town Council
Millom Town Council was formed in 1974 when the parish boundaries changed from Cumberland.

Agenda
Ordinary
29th April 2026

MILLOM TOWN COUNCIL

Dear Councillors,                                                22ND April 2026

You are summonsed to attend a Meeting of Millom Town Council commencing 07.00pm on Wednesday 29th April 2026 in the Methodist Hall, Queen Street, Millom

Cath Jopson
Clerk to the Council.

AGENDA

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. Chairmans 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 25th March 2026

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 nominate internal auditor
  • To pay CALC Subscription £893.35

10. Cumberland & Councillor Updates/Workgroups

11. Clerk’s Updates/Information

  • Haverigg Foreshore update
  • Office – Alarm System – new installation
  • Emergency Lighting/Alarm system service

12. Events

Placed on agenda by Cllr Faulkner

13. Correspondence received for information

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

  • CALC – Legal Bulletin – emailed out 07.04.26
  • Open Reach – Title: O/S CARDA Vincente, King Street, Millom – Notice of intention to install fixed line broadband apparatus – emailed out 07.04.26
  • Fibrus – 1 pole to be placed near Cross House, Millom – emailed out 10.04.26

14. 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:

Note: any planning application that has been received after the agenda has been circulated may be discussed at the meeting.

New Planning Applications for discussion at the meeting:

  • 4/26/2095/0F1 – Change of use of land to extend domestic curtilage to increase the width of the proposed single garage approved under planning approval 4/25/2081/0B1 and extend the office roof to cover the rear 1-metre-wide section of the pergola – 2 Church Walk, Millom
  • 4/26/2039/0F1 – Amended description and additional/amended information – Proposed introduction of three electric vehicle charging bays – Whartons, 1 Duke Street, Millom
  • 4/26/2113/0F1 – Demolition and replacement of existing rear kitchen extension with a new pitched roof extension and erection of a new rear extension – 65 Hope Street, Millom
  • 4/26/2095/0F1 – Amended description and additional/amended information – 2 Church Walk, Millom

15. 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

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