Agenda and draft minutes

To consider apologies and reasons for absence.

Committee Members who are unable to attend the meeting should notify the Democratic Services Officer (nicky.cayley@witney-tc.gov.uk) prior to the meeting, stating the reason for absence.

Standing Order 30(a)(v) permits the appointment of substitute Councillors to a Committee whose role is to replace ordinary Councillors at a meeting of a Committee if ordinary Councillors of the Committee have confirmed to the Proper Officer before the meeting that they are unable to attend.

An apology for absence was received from Cllr R Bolger.

Members are reminded to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests in any of the items under consideration at this meeting in accordance with the Town Council’s code of conduct.

There were no declarations of interest in matters to be discussed at the meeting.

The Committee adjourned in line with Standing Order 42 to receive public participation.

The meeting will adjourn for this item

Members of the public may speak for a maximum of five minutes each during the period of public participation, in line with Standing Order 42.  Matters raised shall relate to the following items on the agenda.

C Hargraves, Policy Officer from West Oxfordshire District Council briefed members on the East Witney Issues Paper Consultation.

The Committee re-convened following Public Participation.

To receive and consider a consultation from West Oxfordshire District Council.  Please note that this document is too large to send to members, but can be viewed at www.westoxon.gov.uk/spd

With the agreement of the Chair, this agenda item was raised in the meeting in order for members to discuss the issues following the officer briefing on the consultation as previously circulated. There were a number of questions and issues raised by members that would be fed back to the policy team and an official response should be provided from the Town Council from comments made during the discussion.

RESOLVED:          that the Officer Manager collates the feedback from the discussion

into an official response from the Town Council that is delegated to the Chair and Cllr

Aitman for agreement.

As per schedule.

The Committee received and considered the schedule of planning applications as previously circulated.

RESOLVED:        that the comments, as per the attached schedule, be forwarded to

West Oxfordshire District Council.

As the meeting had now reached two hours in length, the Committee agreed to suspend standing order 48 in order to allow the meeting to continue.

To receive and consider a consultation from Oxfordshire County Council

The Committee received the consultation on Parking Restrictions at Highworth Place, Witney.

Members heard that this issue had been brought to the Witney Traffic Advisory Committee on a number of occasions and this proposal had been borne from those discussions. Members felt that this was not necessarily an ideal solution and would much prefer to see eight hour long stay parking re-instated in the town in the attempt to ease back-street parking. However, the committee was supportive of the proposals if the residents of the road were in agreement.

RESOLVED:         that although the proposals are not ideal, Witney Town Council

supports the parking restrictions at Highworth Place providing the residents are in

agreement, and;

Proposes to West Oxfordshire District Council that eight hour long stay car

parkingspaces are re-instated in Witney.