29th October 2025
Dear Councillor
Council & Committee Meetings – Wednesday 5th November 2025
You are hereby summoned to attend the Ordinary Meeting of Hope Community Council and the following Committees; Finance. Planning & Highways and Leisure & Environment to be held on Wednesday 5th Noevmber 2025 at 6.30pm.
The physical venue will be Heulwen Close Community Centre, Hope and should you wish to attend virtually via Zoom, please email or telephone the Clerk to request the meeting ID before 5pm on the day of the meeting (Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021).
In accordance with the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, the summons to attend a meeting will now be sent to members electronically. If a member wants to receive the summons in writing rather than electronically, you must give notice in writing to myself and specify the postal address to which the summons should be sent.
To ensure that the meeting commences at 6.30pm I would please ask that you join the meeting by 6.15pm.
The agendas and papers for the meeting are enclosed.
Yours faithfully
Mrs S A Hughes - CiLCA
Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer.
Enc
Full Council Meeting
Wednesday 5th November 2025
A G E N D A
1. To Receive Apologies for Absence
2. Visitors – Cty Cllr David Healey: National Park Consultation
3. To Receive any Declarations of Interest
4. Chairman’s Announcements
5. Minutes of the Council
To receive and approve the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Council held on 1st October 2025
6. Minutes of Committees
To approve, adopt and confirm as a correct record, the minutes of the following standing committees:
i. Finance – 1st October 2025
ii. Planning and Highways – 1st October 2025
iii. Leisure and Environment – 1st October 2025
7. To review any Matters Arising from the minutes.
8. To receive any Public Questions/Correspondence.
9. To receive the County Councillor Report from Cllrs David and Gladys Healey
10. National Park Consultation
To consider endorsing the draft submission to the consultation, prepared by Cty Cllr David Healey..
11. Councillor Vacancy
To review and consider the Letters of Expression of Interest for the vacancy to be filled by co-option.
12. Annual Return Yr Ended 31 March 2025
To receive the External Auditors Report and to approve the acceptance of the 2024/25 Annual Return.
13. Hope Sports Centre
To report on the correspondence received from Flintshire County Council.
14. Engaging Today to Transform Tomorrow – Draft Consultation and Engagement Strategy
To review and consider the Flintshire County Council consultation.
15. Clerks Appraisal
Cllrs Bowgett and Davies to provide an overview of the appraisal and agreed Objectives for 2026/27.
16. Clerks Report
To provide members with an updated copy of the Issue Log which addresses ongoing matters and to consider whether any items require to be included as a future agenda for further discussion.
17. To note Correspondence Received
18. Future Agenda Items
Finance Committee Meeting
Wednesday 5th November 2025
A G E N D A
1. To Receive Apologies for Absence
2. To Receive any Declarations of Interest
3. Minutes
To authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the committee meeting held on 1st October 2025.
4. To review any Matters Arising from the minutes
5. Community Council Draft Estimates for 2026/27
To consider the councils draft estimates for 2026/27 and to also report a letter from FCC setting out the Council Tax Base for 2026/27.
6. Payments
To approve accounts for payment up to 5th November 2025.
Planning & Highways Committee Meeting
Wednesday 5th November 2025
A G E N D A
1. To Receive Apologies for Absence
2. To Receive any Declarations of Interest
3. Minutes
To authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the committee meeting held on 1st October 2025.
4. To review any Matters Arising from the minutes.
5. Planning Applications
i. To consider any planning applications received. Also, please note that additional applications that may be received between the issue of agenda and meeting will also be considered.
a) FUL/000877/25. Single-storey front and side extensions, erection of a detached garage/bike store, and relocation of the vehicular access to Wrexham Road (with dropped kerb), with associated parking and landscaping, including improvements approved under FUL-000448. Dovedale, Hawarden Road, Hope.
ii. To report applications which have been determined by Flintshire County Council.
6. Highway Matters
To report as appropriate.
Leisure & Environment Committee Meeting
Wednesday 5th November 2025
A G E N D A
1. To Receive Apologies for Absence
2. To Receive any Declarations of Interest
3. Minutes
To authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the committee meeting held on 1st October 2025.
4. To review any Matters Arising from the minutes.
5. Play Areas
To report as appropriate.
6. Halloween Competition
To report the winners of the recent competition.
7. Christmas Lighting Competition
To review the Christmas Lighting Competition and consider launching this year’s competition.
8. The Biodiversity and Resilience of Ecosystems Duty Report 2025
To review and consider the draft report for publication.
9. Caergwrle Castle
i. To consider the information from National Forest for Wales and to consider submitting an application for the inclusion of the castle woodland. This initiative has also been supported by Cty Cllr David Healey and Flintshire Countryside Services.
ii. To report as appropriate.
The public and press are cordially invited to be present.
Should you wish to view this meeting on Zoom, please email the Clerk to request the meeting ID clerk@hopecommunitycouncil.gov.wales or call 07566 706858 before 5pm on the day of the meeting.