Agenda item

Members noted the three sets of notes received and considered the following recommendations;

The Working Group reviewed the recommendations following the three Working Group meetings held on 17.02.23, 07.03.23 and 24.04.23 and agreed the recommendations to the Services Committee are as follows:

·      Cllr Peggs provided an overview regarding planning consent on Geoff Peggs behalf, advising the Working Group to go straight to planning rather than submitting a pre planning application at extra cost, there is a strong possibility of approval due to the site being a war memorial site and installation of existing war memorials in place (precedent set).

Planning application cost £462.

Cost of Listed Building Application: Free

Discount to Town Councils: 50% £231 (please note, the Town Council must be the applicant to receive this discount.)

Allocated to budget code 6582 EMF Town War Memorial – Budget availability £1,978.

·      Appoint Geoff Peggs to undertake the Planning Application on behalf of Saltash Town Council at no cost to the Town Council.

·      The design of the additional two memorials – as attached sited at St Nicholas and St Faith war memorial.

·      The material to be unpolished granite, the missing names to be inscribed into the stone highlighted in black to ensure the missing names are visible.

·      The title to be displayed at the top on both sides of the additional memorial as follows:

TOWN SEAL            Lest We Forget                     TOWN SEAL

·         Missing names to be displayed on the inside only of the additional memorials underneath the title as follows:

TOWN SEAL            Lest We Forget                     TOWN SEAL

DISPLAY MISSING NAMES

·         To adopt the Roll of Honour list to display the missing names on the additional memorials - as attached.

·         The consultation notice (as attached) and list of publication:

Local newspaper;

Social media sites;

Notice boards;

Library;

Meet Your Cllr Session.

·         To seek the Committees support to further investigate funding options, the gofundme site, and for the difference in the goal amount to be covered by the Town Council General Reserves, reporting back upon further information and accurate figures.

It was proposed by Councillor Dent seconded by Councillor Stoyel and RESOLVED to approve the recommendations en-bloc with the addition to promote the consultation notice via radio, television and other media.