Agenda and minutes

To consider apologies and reasons for absence.

Committee Members who are unable to attend the meeting should notify the Deputy Town Clerk (adam.clapton@witney-tc.gov.uk) prior to the meeting, stating the reason for absence.

Standing Order 309a)(v) permits the appointment of substitute Councillors to a Committee whose role is  ...  view the full agenda text for item P506

An apology for absence was received from Councillor T Ashby.

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.

Councillor L Duncan declared an interest in planning application 22/02454/HHD by virtue of knowing the applicants.

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.

There was no public participation.

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

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

Resolved:

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

To receive consultation documents on a traffic calming scheme at The Leys Recreation Ground and consider a response, if appropriate.

The Committee received and  considered the correspondence from Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) in respect of the Proposed Traffic Calming scheme for The Leys.

Members discussed the details of the scheme and were concerned to see that there was no provision for traffic calming around the crossing area from the St  ...  view the full minutes text for item P510

The Salt Cross Garden Village Area Action Plan (AAP) was formally published in August 2020 and submitted for independent examination in February 2021 with examination hearing sessions held in June/July 2021. Subsequently the examination was paused to enable the District Council to undertake further work on the phasing of essential  ...  view the full agenda text for item P511

The committee received and considered the correspondence from West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) regarding the proposed main modifications to the Salt Cross Garden Village Plan.

Members were disappointed to see that the plans had been diluted and would now not deliver the same Carbon Neutral aims as the original plan.  ...  view the full minutes text for item P511

To receive and consider a street naming request for a new street at the Windrush Place development.

The Committee received and considered the correspondence from West Oxfordshire District Council’s Address Management Officer. The request was for ideas for the naming of a road on the Windrush Place housing estate.

Members discussed various names associated with the De Havilland plane company. One member raised that historically Lapwings were  ...  view the full minutes text for item P512

With the express permission of the Chair an additional item was added to the meeting regarding Pavement Licences which had very short consultation periods.

The committee considered the application by Part & Parcel, 2-4 Market Square for a renewal of their pavement licence.  The members had no objections and therefore no  ...  view the full minutes text for item P513