Agenda

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 1.

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.

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.

a) To adopt and sign as correct the minutes of the committee meetings held on 24 January, 14 February and 7 March 2023.

b) Matters arising from the minutes of 24 January, 14 February and 7 March 2023.

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

Also, to consider as a neighbouring parish, application 23/00179/FUL. The construction and operation of an anaerobic digestion facility, ancillary infrastructure and the construction of a new access road and access from South Leigh Road. Land South  ...  view the full agenda text for item 5.

To receive and consider a schedule of planning decisions from West Oxfordshire District Council.

Members are advised that following a software issue the attached list includes earlier decisions already reported. This issue has now been resolved and future editions of this report will include newly available decisions only.

At an earlier meeting of this committee Members discussed West Oxfordshire District Council plans to include a biodiversity checklist for planning applications. The new checklist now forms part of the planning application validation process, applicants must submit a completed form alongside planning application documents. The forms (and a guide to  ...  view the full agenda text for item 7.

To receive notice of Planning Appeal APP/D3125/W/22/3309162 for 118C Quarry Road, Witney.

To receive notice of Planning Appeal APP/D3125/W/22/3307358 for Land South West of Downs Road, Curbridge Business Park, Witney.

To consider an application for a Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003.

To consider an application for a Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003.

To receive and consider a road naming request at Glenmore Business Centre.

To receive the report of the Park Ranger/Biodiversity Officer.

To receive and consider the report of the Park Ranger/Biodiversity Officer.

To receive and consider the report of the Park Ranger/Biodiversity Officer.

To note the response from West Oxfordshire District Council following resolution on this issue at the meeting held on 24 January 2023, minute no. P56 refers.

To note that Enterprise are willing to provide one EV for a trial period of 6 months and at no cost to the District Council, and it will be stationed at one of the EV charging points (EVCPs).

WODC views this as an excellent opportunity to encourage greener travel at  ...  view the full agenda text for item 17.