A meeting of the Full Council will be held on Tuesday the 18th of September 2023

Members of the press and public are welcome to attend the meeting in person or remotely.  For remote joining instructions email townclerk@cowbridge-tc.gov.uk. Please note the meeting will be recorded. The press and the public have no statutory right to take photographs or to use any means which would enable any person not present at a meeting to see or hear the meeting. Permission to record meetings in this way requires the specific approval of the Council.

  1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
    To note any apologies for absence from members.
  2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
    To receive any declarations of interest (members are reminded of the provisions of paragraph 11 of the Members Code of Conduct and more particularly paragraph 11.1).
  3. COMMUNITY POLICE MATTERS
    To receive the monthly police report.
  4. RAPID REHOUSING TRANSITION PLAN
    To receive a presentation from the Vale of Glamorgan housing strategy team.
  5. VALE COUNCILLOR REPORT
    To receive the monthly vale councillor report.
  6. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
    To receive any questions regarding items on the agenda.
  7. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
    To consider and approve the minutes from the meeting held on the 18th July 2023.
    Draft-Council-Minutes-July-2023
  8. MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
    To consider any matters arising from the meeting held on the 18th July 2023 and not on the agenda.
  9. FINANCIAL REPORT
    To consider and approve the financial report ending 31st August 2023.
    Financial Report 31st August 2023
  10. GRANT APPLICATION
    To consider an application received from ‘Save Cowbridge old girls school society’.
  11. COMMITTEE REPORTS
    a) To note the resolutions of the leisure & amenities committee held on the 5th of September 2023.
    Draft LA Minutes 5th of September 2023
    b) To note the resolutions of the extraordinary finance & governance committee held on the 1st of August 2023.
    c Draft F&G Extraordinary Minutes 1st August 2023

    c) To note the resolutions of the finance & governance committee held on the 5th of September 2023.
    Draft FG Minutes 5th September 2023

  12. MAYORS REPORT
    To receive the mayor’s report.
  13. TOWN CLERK’S REPORT
    To receive the town clerk’s report.
    Clerks Report
  14. MEMBERS REPORTS
    To receive member reports.
    One Voice Wales report – Cllr Tonkin
    One Voice Wales report July 2023

    Town Twinning Association – Cllr Weddell

  15. PLANNING MATTERS
    To consider a report of applications and decisions received since the last meeting.
    Planning application weekly update
  16. SECTION 106
    To receive any updates.
  17. VALE OF GLAMORGAN COMMUNITY REVIEW – NOTICE OF DRAFT PROPOSALS REPORT PUBLICATION
    The Report has been published electronically and can be viewed on the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales website. A hard copy is available for public viewing at the Council Offices, and at Barry and Penarth Libraries. The Commission welcomes any comments on the Draft Proposals. The 8-week consultation period begins on the 5th of September 2023 and closes on 30th October 2023.
  18. CHRISTMAS
    To consider a report and approve an installer for festive lighting.
    Christmas Lights report 18th September 2023

    To receive an update from the Christmas Community Group.

  19. PLACEMAKING PLAN
    To receive any updates.
  20. CORRESPONDENCE
    To note any salient items of correspondence.
  21. DOCUMENTS FOR SEALING
    To note any documents for sealing.
  22. CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS
    To approve the following resolution;
    By virtue of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, the press and public are
    excluded from discussion of item 23 on the basis that disclosure thereof would be prejudicial
    to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.
  23. STAFFING MATTERS
    To receive a report from a meeting of the committee held on the 18th September 2023.
  24. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
    17th of October 2023