You are hereby invited by the Clerk to attend the next meeting of Redenhall with Harleston Town Council, which will be held in the Social Room on Wednesday, 28th January 2026, at 7:00 pm.
Committee Membership
• Chair of the Town Council: Cllr. P. MBA
• Vice Chair of the Town Council: Cllr. M. Scade
• Cllrs. A. Brownsea, E. Wilkinson, J. Graham, S. West, G. Roy.
Members of the press and public are welcome to attend. There may be an opportunity for public participation during agenda item 5.
Mrs C Crane, Town Clerk
Date: 23rd January 2026
AGENDA
1. Welcome & Apologies
2. Declarations of Interest
3. Minutes of Previous Meeting – Approval
4. Progress Report (Matters arising from the previous minutes for information only)
5. Public Participation (Open Forum)
6. Staffing update (report included)
7. Office Opening Hours: Trial Arrangement (Public Access) (report included)
8. To receive and approve as presented by the Finance Committee
a) Devolved budgets for 2026/27,
I. Town Council / Finance
II. Amenities & Facilities
III. Strategy and projects
IV. Salary budget
b) CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) Reserves
c) Reserves Policy
d) Earmarked Reserves
9. To note that the Section 137 expenditure limit for parish and town councils in England for the financial year 2026–2027 has been set at £11.60 per elector (report included)
10. To receive and review the 2026/27 Precept request as presented and recommended by the Finance Committee
11. To agree to producing a letter of engagement outlining the terms of appointment for an internal auditor for the Financial Year Ending 2026/27
12. To consider and approve the Business Case for WorkNest services, to allocate ongoing budget provision from 2026/27 onwards, and to delegate authority to the Town Clerk to enter into the most advantageous service agreement, using the earmarked reserves as recommended by the Finance Committee (report included)
13. Finance
a) Approval of Payments
b) Income and expenditure
c) Approval of Bank Reconciliation Summary Report
14. Major Projects
a) Update – The Management and Operation of Redenhall with Harleston Town Council recreational and leisure facilities.
Recreation & Leisure Facilities – Opportunity to tender for management – Harleston Town Council
b) Clocktower
i. Update on the Clock tower project (report & minutes of the meeting included)
ii. To receive and consider a Business Case: Appointment of External Grant Funding Consultant (report included)
c) Trees
i. To receive a Tomography testing report and consider the recommendations (report included)
d) To receive and consider a Business Support & Traders’ Partnership Initiative (report included)
e) To consider and approve the planning application proposals for Harleston’s Shed (report included)
15. Update
a) Briars Wood (Land off Mendham Lane) – site inspection arranged by Lovell for Councillors (for noting)
b) Bus Shelter (report included)
16. Planning Applications – Comments for Noting
a) Application ref: 2025/3909 (report included)
b) Application ref: 2025/3964 (report included)
17. To receive the Complaints Sub‑Committee report and consider any recommendations
18. Community Engagement
a) Adrian Ramsay MP invitation to the Sustainable Communities Conference on Friday 13 March, 9.00am–3.00pm, at the Corn Hall in Diss (report included)
19. Chair’s Reports
20. Councillors Points to Raise
21. Agree Date of Next Meetings
a) Harleston Football Club House Proposal & Presentation
b) Amenities and Facilities
c) Finance (Grants)
d) Strategy
e) HR
Public Meeting Papers 28/01/2026