Agenda Meeting of the Cowbridge with Llanblethian Town Council, 6:30 pm Tuesday 28th July 2026

Date: 23rd July 2026

Meeting of the Cowbridge with Llanblethian Town Council, 6:30 pm Tuesday 28th July 2026

 

Dear Member of Cowbridge with Llanblethian Town Council,

You are summoned to attend a meeting of the Town Council on Tuesday 28th July 2026 at 6:30pm at the Cowbridge Town Hall Council Chamber and remotely by Microsoft Teams. If you are unable to attend, please inform Town Hall Officers prior to the meeting of the reason for your non- attendance.

Yours faithfully,

Natasha Alexander

Chief Officer

 

Members of the press and public are welcome to attend the meeting in person or remotely. For joining instructions, please e-mail co@cowbridge-tc.gov.uk. All papers are available upon request.

Please note the meeting will be recorded and deleted following approval of the meeting minutes. The press and 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 specific approval of the Council.

AGENDA

 

195/2026 APOLOGIES

 

Under section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972, a Councillor must attend a meeting at least once every six months, unless absences are approved by the Council.

To ACCEPT any apologies of absence from members.

196/2026 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

To RECEIVE any declarations of interest, including the reason (members are reminded of the provisions of paragraph 11 of the Members Code of Conduct, specifically paragraph 11.1).

 

197/2026 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

 

An opportunity to ASK councillors questions regarding items on the agenda (24 hours’ notice required).

 

198/2026 MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

 

To REVIEW and APPROVE the draft minutes from the previous Full Council meeting on 28th June 2026.

199/2026 MATTERS ARISING

 

Members are reminded that matters raised under this item can be DISCUSSED, however, RESOLUTIONS CANNOT BE MADE without a specific agenda item and supporting documentation.

200/2026 PROGRESS UPDATE

 

To REVIEW and CONSIDER progress update of actions arising following the Full Council meeting on 28th June 2026.

201/2026 MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ATTENDANCE

 

     To DISCUSS with our Member of Parliament, Mr Kanishka Narayan, the plans for Cowbridge for

     the municipal year ahead.

202/2026 COMMUNITY POLICE MATTERS

  1. To REVIEW Police Reports for May and June 2026.

  1. To CONSIDER any community police matters raised.

203/2026 FINANCIAL REPORTS

 

To REVIEW and APPROVE the financial reports for June 2026.

204/2026 COMMITTEES

 

To DISCUSS and receive any RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVAL from the Committee meetings of 16th June 2026:

  1. Leisure & Amenities

    1. Resolutions

    2. Approve draft Terms of Reference

 

  1. Town Hall

    1. Resolutions

    2. Approve draft Terms of Reference

  1. Finance & Governance

    1. Resolutions

    2. Approve draft Terms of Reference

  1. Staffing Committee

 

  1. Resolutions

  2. Confirm the new Chair

  • Approve draft Terms of Reference

205/2026 WORKING GROUPS AND EXTERNAL BODIES

 

    To REVIEW updates and receive any RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVAL from the

    following Working Groups and External Bodies Groups:

 

  1. Community Events (May Day, Christmas and Cinema)

  1. Placemaking Implementation (inc. s.106 monies spend) Working Group and Cowbridge Place Board

  1. Town Hall Refurbishment Task & Finish Group Meeting

 

  1. Five Year Strategy & Marketing Strategy

  1. Community Liaison Committee and Western Vale Community Councils Group

  1. One Voice Wales

206/2026 SURGERIES, POP-UPS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

  1. To discuss the last surgery and consultation on 4th July 2026 and to arrange the next surgery in September 2026.

  1. To discuss resident and community feedback gathered in the July Surgery.

207/2026 PLANNING MATTERS

 

Note: Councillors are reminded of the importance of not disclosing personal information relating to an applicant, resident or property owner.

  1. To CONSIDER Planning Applications notified by the Vale of Glamorgan Council (listed under Open Applications on the Planning spreadsheet) and agree responses.

  1. To NOTE Planning Applications Approved and Refused by the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

  1. Other Planning matters:

Openreach Poles Installation

208/2026 REVIEW OF LEGAL SERVICES

 

The Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Service Level Agreement allowing for the provision of legal services from the Vale of Glamorgan Council has lapsed. To REVIEW and APPROVE the Vale of Glamorgan Council Service Level Agreement or CONSIDER whether further legal service providers are to be sought for further review.

209/2026 CHRISTMAS LIGHTS 2026

To REVIEW updates on Christmas Lights 2026 and APPROVE any actions.

210/2026 REVIEW OF PARADES

To REVIEW the Council’s Civic parades and spending and APPROVE any actions following a review.

211/2026 SECTION 106 SPEND ON POPLAR PARK BENCHES

To REVIEW and RESPOND TO the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s request to spend section 106 monies on four replacement benches in Poplar Park.

212/2026 SECTION 106 SPEND ON ABERTHIN ROAD PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS

To REVIEW and RESPOND TO the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s request to spend section 106 monies on pedestrian improvements on Aberthin Road to remove the existing full height kerbs at the vehicle cross-over.

213/2026 SECTION 106 SPEND ON POLICE FIELDS FOOTPATH

To REVIEW and RESPOND TO the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s request to spend section 106 monies on the Police Fields Footpath.

214/2026 DEMOCRACY AND BOUNDARY COMMISSION SURVEY

To REVIEW and COMPLETE the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru’s survey exploring the attitudes and perceptions of Town and Community Councillors on behalf of the Council, which is due by 31st July 2026.

215/2026 CONSULTATION ON THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL DRAFT ANNUAL SELF-ASSESSMENT REPORT 2025-26

To REVIEW the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Draft Annual Self-Assessment Report 2025-26 and CONSIDER any response, which is due by 18th September 2026.

216/2026 DIGITAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

      To REVIEW the latest report on the Council’s digital channels (Website, Facebook, Instagram

     and Meta Ads).

217/2026 COUNCIL NEWSLETTER

      To DISCUSS and APPROVE actions required for the publishing of the Council Newsletter.

218/2026 COWBRIDGE BAGS

     To DISCUSS and APPROVE Cowbridge Bags.

219/2026 THE THREE FIELDS

     To DISCUSS and APPROVE actions on The Three Fields.

220/2026 YOUTH COUNCIL

     To DISCUSS and APPROVE actions on the Youth Council.

221/2026 REPORTS

  To REVIEW and CONSIDER Reports by the Mayor, the Vale of Glamorgan Councillor, Members

  and the Chief Officer.

222/2026 COUNCILLOR TITLES

To CONSIDER any Councillor titles for acknowledgment.

223/2026 CORRESPONDENCE

To REVIEW any correspondence to the Council.

224/2026 DOCUMENTS FOR SEALING

 

     To NOTE any sealed documents.

225/2026 DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The Council is in Recess in August, the next Full Council Meeting Tuesday 22nd September 2026 at 6:30pm.

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