Members are reminded that they must declare their disclosable pecuniary interests and other registrable or non-registrable interests in any matter being considered at the meeting as set out in Appendix B of the Members’ Code of Conduct and consider if they should leave the room prior to the item being considered.  Further advice can be sought from the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting.

To consider the minutes of the Economy and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 23^rd January 2025 (To Follow) and 22^nd May 2025 (Attached).

Contact:  Sarah Townsend (Tel: 01743 257721)

To receive any questions or petitions from the public of which notice has been given.  The deadline for notification for this meeting is 12 noon on Friday, 4^th July 2025.

To consider the following petition bearing 423 signatures received by Shropshire Council:

Title: Petition for Skateboard Facility and Pump Track in Oswestry

Statement:

We the undersigned petition the council to Pass the unused land to the North of Oswestry Leisure Centre to Oswestry Town Council on condition that it is used for a skateboard facility and pump track.  Amenities like this are common in many much smaller settlements around Oswestry and the Town Council has the benefit of a Capital Receipt to fund the construction costs.  Young people deserve to enjoy proper exercise facilities in our town and their lack increases the risks to them, and other residents, from anti-social riding and skating in public places.  Being next to the Leisure centre, and adjacent to the urban extension area, this site is ideally located.  Indeed Planning permission for this type of use was given in 2008 and amended in 2012.  Sixteen years later many young people have now missed out.

Justification:

Theo who works in a bike shop in town and town Councillor Olly Rose have started this petition because young people in Oswestry have been asking for these facilities for many years, and other smaller towns round Oswestry have now built them.  Oswestry Town Council has prioritised this and has the money to build it, Shropshire Council has the land, its time for the two authorities to work together.  Our young people deserve it.

To receive any questions of which Members of the Council have given notice.  The deadline for notification for this meeting is 12 noon on Friday, 4^th July 2025.

To resolve that, in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and Paragraph 10.4 (7) of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items.

To consider the exempt minutes of the Economy and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 23^rd January 2025.  (To Follow).

Contact:  Sarah Townsend (Tel: 01743 257721)

The Committee is scheduled to next meet in September 2025 (date and time to be confirmed).