Agenda item

To receive and consider request from West Oxfordshire District Council in respect of naming of buildings and street for the Local Centre, West Witney.

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 a street.

Members agreed that the naming should reflect the current theme of that area of the estate where names of people with historical connections to Witney had been used.

The Committee made the suggestion that the road be named after Sir Frederick Clarke who was an advocate for education reform. The street would be located on land originally assigned for a secondary school which was later dismissed so Members thought this appropriate.

Members were unsure for which suffix would best suit and therefore deferred the decision to West Oxfordshire District Council.

Resolved:

1.      That, the correspondence be noted and,

2.      That, the request to name the street after Sir Frederick Clarke be forwarded to the Address Management Team at WODC.