Meetings
Schedule of meetings/ upcoming agendas
MEETINGS SCHEDULE
FLEXIBILITY OF MEETINGS – LOCAL AUTHORITY REGULATIONS 2020 NO 392
Highworth Town Council is to hold all future Council Meetings using the virtual platform Zoom until further notice. The meeting reference and passwords will become part of the agenda and publicised in the normal way.
Members of the public are able to attend the virtual meetings but will not be permitted to speak. Questions for Councillors should be submitted to the Town Clerk clerk@highworthtowncouncil.gov.uk prior to the Meeting date.
The meetings menu above contains links to all the current meeting minutes categorised by agenda. Click here for the Meeting Schedule 2020/2021.
Full Council
Chairman & Town Mayor
Cllr Richard Williams
Deputy Chairman & Deputy Town Mayor
Cllr Julie Murphy
Responsible for the work of The Council. Split between Full Council, Planning, Environment & Leisure and General Purpose & Finance.
Committees and Working Groups are created as and when required, to discuss, manage and deliver specific projects.
Planning
Chairman
Cllr Julie Murphy
Deputy Chairman
Cllr Kim Barber
Where the opinion of the Highworth Town Council (HTC) as a consultee on Planning Applications relating to the Town is decided.
Recommendations are then given to the Planning Authority which is Swindon Borough Council.
Environment & Leisure
Chairman
Cllr Ken Saunders
Deputy Chairman
Cllr Nick Gardiner
Responsible for the Sports fields, allotments and Cemetery as well as other open spaces and buildings maintained and cared for by the Town Council.
The grass cutting, shrubs and hedges along with litter picking of the main shopping areas.
General Purpose & Finance
Chairman
Cllr Keith Smith
Deputy Chairman
Cllr Paul Newton-Smith
The day to day running of the Offices, the Financial Planning/Budgeting and Controls for the Town.
Saturday Market
The Public are welcome to attend any of the Meetings – there is a time for Public questions at the beginning of each Full Council Meeting, and for items on the Agendas of the Planning, Environment & Leisure and General Purpose & Finance Meetings. Meetings will start promptly at 7pm unless stated otherwise.
Full Council
Annual Council Meeting Agenda
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Chairman and mayor of full council - Councillor Richard Williams
Planning
Extra-Ordinary Planning
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Planning - SHELAA
The Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment 2019 (SHELAA) is now available on Swindon Borough Council’s website and will be used to help inform the preparation of the Council’s Local Plan Review. It can also be used by parishes to help produce their own Neighbourhood Plans.
The SHELAA only identifies sites with potential for future development and does not allocate sites to be developed.
Several sites were taken out of the original SHELAA list following feedback from local residents because they would constitute major development in an Area of Outstanding Beauty (AONB) or would significantly impact on the urban green corridors and the quality of open space.
Local people were asked for their views on the SHELAA during a six-week consultation period at the end of last year. A total of more than 1,000 comments were made, while two petitions were also submitted to the Council.
Sites included in the SHELAA will not necessarily be granted planning permission and all applications will continue to be considered against national policies, the Council’s Development Plan and any other relevant material considerations.
Chairman of planning - Councillor Julie murphy
Environment & Leisure
Chairman of Environment & Leisure - Councillor ken saunders
General Purpose & Finance
chairman of General Purpose & Finance - Councillor keith smith
Archived Minutes
This page contains archive PDF files of All meeting minutes from 2016 – 2019. Older files are available on request through the contact form here Or just pop into the office.