These are draft minutes that have not yet been approved by the council. The minutes are subject to change and will be confirmed at the next meeting.

T25/045 PRESENT

Councillors Johnson, Gray, Banks,  Robertson, and Wood.

A Keppel-Green (Town Clerk).

 

T25/046 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Apologies were received from Cllrs Hartley (business), Coan and Russell (personal business)

 

T25/047 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

Cllrs Johnson declared a personal interest in T25/037 as a hirer of the Market Hall and confirmed that she was not involved with the development of the proposed policy revisions

 

T25/048 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

No members of the public were present.

 

T25/049 CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

It was RESOLVED to confirm the minutes of the meeting held 29th September.

 

T25/050 REVIEW OF YEAR-TO-DATE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

The year-to-date income and expenditure report was noted.

 

T25/051 TOWN CENTRE MANAGEMENT REPORT

The report was noted, the Town Clerk advised that the progression of the Knutsford Cup scheme was influenced by its relative priority amongst participants.

 

T25/036 TOWN BENCHMARKING REPORT

The committee expressed its thanks to the Town Centre Manager for the comprehensive report. It was noted the visitor surveys were skewed towards older residents and noted that future online surveys would address this. The committee expressed concern over the increase in crime reported, requesting that more information on this should be gathered.

 

T25/037 MARKETS LICENSING POLICY

It was RESOLVED to approve the revised policy.

Cllr Johnson abstained from discussion and voting.

 

T25/038 TOWN CENTRE MASTERPLAN

The Town Clerk reported that volunteers had been appointed to the four sub-groups and that interest had been strong.

 

T25/039 STRATEGIC PLAN

The progress against strategic plan actions was noted.

The Town Clerk advised that the progression of the transfer of the bus station would be dependent on the speed of responses from Cheshire East Council, its legal department and the town council’s own internal approval process.

 

T25/041 OUTSTANDING ACTIONS AND PROJECT UPDATES REPORT

The report was noted.

 

T25/042 COMMITTEE WORKPLAN

The workplan was noted.

 

T25/043 QUESTIONS TO THE TOWN CLERK

No questions were raised.

 

T25/044 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING

It was noted that the next scheduled meeting will be held on 9th February 2026 7pm.