Agenda item

To receive and consider a street naming request for two new street names and one new building name at School Land, West Witney (Windrush Estate).

The Committee received and considered correspondence from Address Management at West Oxfordshire District Council in respect of their request for suggestions for the naming of two streets and one building.

Members agreed that the naming should reflect either the current theme in that area of the estate where names of important people to Witney had been used or, that the area backs onto the natural green corridor that passes thorough the estate.

The Committee made the suggestion that the roads be called “Titherington Close” and “Pavilion Place”.

Arthur Titherington was a WW2 labour camp survivor who went on to campaign for compensation for former Japanese prisoners of war and held the position of Chair of the Japanese Labour Camp Survivors Association, he was also a Mayor of Witney and Chair of Witney Urban District Council. Arthur passed away in 2010. Members acknowledged that this did not meet with WODC’s recommendation of 20 years passing before the use of an individual names however, asked that WODC still consider the request.

The name of Pavilion Place would clearly assist visiting sports teams to locate the pavilion, thus ensuring that traffic would be reduced on other estate roads as the access to Pavilion Place would be from the main spine road Centenary Way.

Members agreed that due to the siting of the building being along the edge of the green corridor that passed through the estate then the name of “Green View” should be considered.

Members agreed that these suggestions should be forwarded to all councillors prior to a submission being made by Officers ahead of the 7 October deadline.

Resolved:

1.      That, the correspondence be noted and,

2.      That, Officers circulate the request to all council members that street names of “Titherington Way” and “Pavilion Place” along with a building name of “Green View” be considered for submission.