Full Council

Agenda & meeting papers can be accessed in the PDF pack above once available. 

Council meetings will be held in the Ceremony Room at Richmond House, Richmond Park, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough. Public and press are welcome to attend.

All Members of Gainsborough Town Council:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and Members are summoned to attend a meeting of Gainsborough Town Council to be held on Tuesday 4 November 2025 at 6:30pm in the meeting room, Richmond House, Richmond Park, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough, DN21 2RJ at which the under mentioned business will be transacted.

Prior to the commencement of the meeting there will be a public forum for a maximum of 15 minutes when members of the public may ask questions or make short (non-political) statements to the Council.  

A maximum further 10 minutes will be set aside for the meeting to receive brief reports of the Police and elected members of Lincolnshire County Council and West Lindsey District Council.

 AGENDA

FC26/114  Apologies for Absence

To note apologies for absence.

FC26/115  Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011.

FC26/116  Dispensation Requests

To consider any dispensation requests received by the Town Clerk in relation to personal and/or disclosable pecuniary interests, not previously recorded.

FC26/17    Items for Exclusion of Public and Press

To determine which items on the agenda, if any, require the exclusion of public and press under the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 1 (2) and resolve to exclude public and press for these items. 

FC26/118  Minutes of the Previous Meeting To receive the minutes of the previous Council meeting and resolve to sign these as a true and accurate record.

Paper A Tuesday 14 October 2025 (pages 4 to 6)

FC26/119  Committee Meeting Minutes

To note receipt of the draft minutes of the Committee meetings and the decisions contained therein.

i. Personnel Committee, Wednesday 8 October 2025 Paper B (pages 7 to 10)

ii. Planning Committee, Tuesday 21 October 2025 Paper C (pages 11 to 16)

iii. Finance and Strategy Committee, Tuesday 28 October 2025 Paper D (pages 17 to 20)

iv. Asset Transfer Task and Finish Group, Wednesday 29 October 2025 Paper E (pages 21 to 23)

v. Neighbourhood Plan Working Group, Thursday 30 October 2025 Paper F (pages 24 to 26)

FC26/120  Announcements

To receive and note updates from: –

i. Chair of Council

ii. Leader of Council

iii. Representatives on Outside Bodies

iv. Town Clerk Paper G (pages 27 to 70)

FC26/121  Recommendations made by Committee

To consider the following recommendation from Finance and Strategy Committee held 28 October 2025 (FS26/090 CCLA)

RESOLVED: to RECOMMEND to FULL COUNCIL: to subject to a successful withdrawal process, a further £330,000 be deposited into the CCLA Public Sector Deposit Fund.

FC26/122  Recommendations made by Committee

To consider the following recommendation from Neighbourhood Plan Working Group held 30 October 2025 (NP26/008 Review the Gainsborough Neighbourhood Plan)

RESOLVED: to RECOMMEND to FULL COUNCIL: to appoint Planning with People to carry out a scoping exercise at a cost of £2,400 to begin the Neighbourhood Plan review.

FC26/123  Local Government Reorganisation

To consider any recent updates.

FC26/124  Correspondence

To note the correspondence previously circulated by email (for information only). Paper H (pages 71 to 72)

FC26/125  Items for Notification

i.     Debt Write Off

FC26/126  Time and Date of Next Meeting

To note the date and time of the next Full Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 2 December 2025 at 6:30pm.   Rachel Allbones Town Clerk Richmond House Gainsborough Thursday, 30 October 2025