Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Deputy Town Clerk 

Items
No. Item

P122

Apologies for Absence

To consider apologies and reasons for absence.

 

Committee Members who are unable to attend the meeting should notify the Committee Clerk derek.mackenzie@witney-tc.gov.ukprior to the meeting, stating the reason for absence.

 

Standing Order 309a)(v) permits the appointment of substitute Councillors to a Committee whose role is to replace ordinary  ...  view the full agenda text for item P122

Minutes:

An apology for absence was received from Councillor P Hiles.

 

P123

Declarations of Interest

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.

Minutes:

Councillor R Smith declared a non-pecuniary interest in application 23/00103/LBC by virtue of knowing the applicant.

 

Councillor T Ashby declared that he had made an objection comment in respect of application 23/00286/FUL as a Member of the public rather than as a Councillor.

 

P124

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.

Minutes:

There was no public participation.

 

P125

Planning Applications pdf icon PDF 14 KB

To receive and consider a schedule of Planning Applications from West Oxfordshire District Council.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received and considered a schedule of planning applications from West Oxfordshire District Council.

 

Resolved:

 

That, the comments, as per the attached schedule, be forwarded to West Oxfordshire District Council

 

P126

Witney Traffic Advisory Minutes pdf icon PDF 523 KB

To receive the minutes of the Witney Traffic Advisory Committee meeting held on 10 January 2023.

Minutes:

The Committee received the minutes of the Witney Traffic Advisory Committee held on 10 January 2023.

 

The Deputy Town Clerk gave an update on minute item T14 to advise that information had been gathered from Thames Valley Police by officers in respect of the potential commencement of a Speedwatch scheme  ...  view the full minutes text for item P126

6:48pm - Councillor T Ashby left the meeting following Planning Application 23/00029/FUL.

 

P127

Witney Air Quality Action Plan Steering Group

To receive a verbal update from Councillor L Duncan following the meeting of this group held on 28 February 2023.

Minutes:

The committee received a verbal report from Councillor L Duncan in respect of her attendance at the meeting of the District Council’s Witney Air Quality Action Plan Steering Group.

 

She attended along with Councillor A Prosser, the meeting was well attended and covered various subjects such as pilot schemes for  ...  view the full minutes text for item P127

P128

Flood Mitigation & Riparian Ownership pdf icon PDF 489 KB

To receive the report of the Deputy Town Clerk.

Minutes:

The Committee received and considered the report of the Deputy Town Clerk concerning the County Council’s preferred process in dealing with waterway blockages which are the responsibility of riparian owners.

 

There was concern from Members that if the town council became involved with this process, there was intimated liability on  ...  view the full minutes text for item P128

P129

Notice of Definitive Map Notice of landowner deposit pdf icon PDF 49 KB

To consider correspondence from West Oxfordshire District Council relating to the resolution made by this Committee on 24 January 2023, minute no. P54 refers.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received and considered the correspondence received from West Oxfordshire District Council in respect of a resolution made by the committee on this matter at the meeting held on 24th January 2023, minutes no.P54 refers.

 

Members discussed their concerns following the application made by The Oxford Diocesan Board  ...  view the full minutes text for item P129