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Agenda

Venue: Hitchin Town Hall, Brand Street, Hitchin, SG5 1HX

Contact: Community and Partnerships Team 

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chair of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda.

 

Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item. Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote.

3.

ANNUAL HITCHIN COMMUNITY FORUM MINUTES pdf icon PDF 88 KB

To approve the annual minutes of the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Hitchin Community Forums.

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4.

TOWN TALK - NEW LOCAL PLAN SCOPING CONSULTATION

Presentation on New Local Plan scoping consultation by North Herts Council’s Planning Team followed by Q&A.

 

Consultation runs from 11 May to 28 June 2026.

 

Share your views on:

·         how you would like to be involved in shaping the Local Plan

·         the key issues the Local Plan should address

·         what should be included in the overall vision for North Herts

 

Full details, and how to take part in the consultation can be found here: https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/.../share-your-views-new...

 

5.

HITCHIN BID UPDATE

To receive a verbal update from the Hitchin BID on their work in Hitchin town centre.

6.

PUBLIC PRESENTATION - GRANT APPLICATIONS pdf icon PDF 151 KB

To consider community grant applications for recommendation to the Executive Member for Governance.

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7.

COMMUNITY UPDATE pdf icon PDF 51 KB

To provide the Forum with an update to ensure Members are kept informed of the work of the Community and Partnerships Team.

8.

WARD MATTERS & OUTSIDE ORGANISATIONS pdf icon PDF 119 KB

To receive any verbal reports from Members and questions from members of the public regarding Ward matters and Outside Organisations.

 

Short written updates have been published with this agenda on Churchgate, Charnwood House, Riverside Walk and Oughtonhead Weir Project.

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9.

FUTURE COMMUNITY FORUMS

To discuss topics for future meetings.

Notes from the Meeting pdf icon PDF 145 KB

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