New poles on Hornton Lane and Church Lane

You may have noticed the new poles installed by BT Openreach on Hornton Lane and Church Lane. We have been informed that these are to enable the provision of super fast fibre broadband to approximately 60 houses in the village and the Old School. (NB this is entirely separate from the Gigaclear proposals to also provide superfast fibre broadband to the whole village. More on this proposal will be in a separate post.)

Objections to the installation of these poles have already been made by some residents and the CDC Conservation Officer. The Parish Council will also be objecting on the grounds of safety (specifically related to the pole situated near to the road) and on the appearance of the poles in a conservation area.

Objections can be made by any villager in writing to: BT Pole Objections Team, 6th Floor, Lancaster House, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9PY or via this link: Pole Objections. The initial response from BT Openreach to the CDC Officer is below. If the reference C80636092 is included in any new objections it will enable them to be linked.

‘Hello,

Thanks for contacting the us, your reference is C80636092  

This is to acknowledge receipt of your concerns/objection.

We will now investigate this with our survey and planning teams and as soon as we have more information we’ll be back in touch.

Some investigations can be quite complex and detailed and therefore may take a little longer than we’d like. We’d like to thank you for your patience whilst we look into this for you.

Just to make you aware, there is no right to object where the apparatus is a replacement, and the new apparatus is not significantly different to the previous apparatus, and is not in a significantly different position. 

BT has statutory code rights to install telecommunications apparatus in the maintainable highway (as defined in Part 3 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991) and on private land with the necessary permissions. The siting is an engineering decision to provide or maintain communication services to customers and is a requirement under BT’s Universal Service Obligation.

Regards

Openreach Pole Objection Team‘

Invitation to Attend: Vistry Appeal Against Refusal of Planning Permission in Hanwell 

In August last year, Councillors voted unanimously in rejecting Vistry’s planning application to build 170 houses on farmland between Hanwell village and Banbury. This was supported by almost 500 objections, including from many residents in Horley and Horley’s Parish Council. 

In February of this year Vistry submitted an appeal against this decision. An inquiry into this appeal will be held on 4 June 2024 from 10am. During this meeting, representatives from local villages, including Horley, will present wide-ranging objections to Vistry’s proposal.

You’re invited to join this meeting in person. Attendance does make an impact! The meeting starts at 10am and it will likely begin with an hour or so of formalities before presentations begin. If more information about timings is published, we will share this with residents on Horley Views. The meeting will take place at the Council Chamber, Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury OX15 4AA, (which is just a couple of minutes drive from Farm & Table at Wykham Park Farm should you want to meet friends ahead of the meeting for good coffee!)

It is also possible to attend the meeting virtually. Should you wish to do so, please email submit.appeal@cherwell-dc.gov.uk for details of how to do so as soon as possible prior to the Inquiry. If you are plan to attend in person and are concerned about the facilities available for people with disabilities, please contact the Council on 01295 227006

Documents relevant to the appeal can be viewed via the Council’s Online Planning Register at https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk/Appeals/Display/24/00004/REF#undefined 

3Hs Gardening Club – Plant sale this Saturday (18th May)

There will be a host of horticultural bargains at the 3H’s Gardening Club annual plant sale, taking place this Saturday, 18 May, from 10am to 12 noon at Hornton Pavilion.

Come along and buy quality bedding plants and vegetable plants as well as varied plants potted up from the local gardens of the members.  Do pop along – the early bird gets the best choice!

You don’t need to be a 3Hs member to bag a bargain on Saturday but, if you are a gardener, why not join? Membership is only £10 a year. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday evening of the month at the Pavilion, where there are interesting talks from outside speakers on all things horticultural. Proceeds from Saturday’s plant sale enable the club to pay for outside speakers at its meetings.

On top of that, you get a 10% discount card with Farnborough nurseries, so you can make the cost of your membership with one visit there.

And you’ll also be able to exhibit in the club’s annual flower and produce show, which this year will take place on Saturday 17 August so there is still time for you to get growing!

 

Horley Summer Fete – Saturday 8th June

Don’t miss Horley’s Summer Fete on Saturday 8th June.

If you have any plants, home made cakes or children’s books and toys that you could spare, please bring them along on the day of the fete or contact horleyladiesguild@gmailcom and we will collect them.

Horley Annual Parish Meeting on Thurs 9th May 2024 at 7.30pm

The annual Horley Parish Meeting will take place at The Old Schoolrooms at 7.30 pm on Thursday 9th May 2024.  This is an open meeting organised by the Parish Council at which any parishioner is welcome to address the meeting or ask questions.

 Could parishioners please confirm their intention to attend the meeting to the Horley Parish Clerk David M.Beck,  along with any subject(s)/questions they wish to raise at horleypc@gmail.com   0785 2998172 

AGENDA

  1. Introduction of Parish Councillors
  2. Wroxton Lane parking issues & Vistry Development Warwick Road updates
  3. Michael Hardinge Trust Annual Report
    • John Tite to report 
  4. Cricket Club
    • Rosie Tubb to report
  5. Parochial Church Council
    • Representative to report
  6. Ladies Guild
    • Representative to report
  7. Red Lion Public House
    • Dave Morris to report
  8. Parish Council
    • Chairman of the Parish Council to report
  9. Any other business
    • Any questions or issues raised by members of the public

Horley Parish Council AGM on Thurs 9th May 2024 at 7.00pm

The Annual General Meeting of the Parish Council will be held in the Old Schoolrooms at 7.00 pm on Thursday 9th May 2024.
David M. Beck Clerk to Horley Parish Council

Agenda items:

  1. Apologies
  2. Declaration of Interests  
  3. Nomination and election of the Chairman for the year
  4. Nomination and election of the Vice-Chairman for the year
    • Allocation of responsibilities (2023 year’s allocations shown)
      • Finance and general purposes (Cllr Raper)
      • Highways and footpaths (Cllrs Curd and Hamer)
      • Wroxton Lane Parking issues   (Cllrs Attfield and Wythe)
      • Planning (Cllr Barnwell)
      • Cricket club liaison (Cllr Attfield)
      • School liaison (Cllr Raper)
      • Michael Hardinge Trust liaison (Cllr Tite)
      • Quarrying, Ironstone and scout camp liaison (Cllr Barnwell)
      • Communications and notice board (Cllrs Barnwell and Curd)
      • Parochial Church Council and Ladies Guild liaison (Cllr Wythe)
      • Any other roles?
  5. Minutes of 2023 May Meetings
  6. Dates for Future meetings
    • 25th July 2024
    • 17th October 2024
    • 16th January 2025
    • 24th April 2025
    • 15th May 2025  
    • 7pm Annual General Meeting and approval of accounts after audit
    • 7.30pm Annual Parish Meeting/Village Groups.
  7. Annual Audit
    • The Council’s Internal Auditor is auditing the Council’s accounts for the year 2023/24, and if his report is available at the meeting it can be accepted/approved. 
  8. Date of next meeting
    • To be agreed at item 6 above.
  9. Any other urgent business
    • Further signatories on the bank mandate?
    • MHT donation

Save the date for this year’s progressive dinner – 10th August

Horley Progressive Dinner 2024 will be on Saturday 10th August. Always the Horley social event of the year and generally talked about for many months afterwards, many of the stories have now become part of Horley’s history!

It is such a lovely evening and the perfect way to connect with your neighbours, a big part of what makes our village so special.

Clear your diaries and book your babysitters.

Numbers increase every year so let’s see if we can make this a record breaking one.

Booking details to follow soon.

New Bus service is up and running on Thursdays

The new once a week bus service to Banbury started last week and will run every Thursday as follows:

A Horley resident who tried out the service last week gave this report:

‘It provides a quick and flexible way to get to and from Banbury without the use of a car. The journey starts from Hornton then through Horley etc. Depending on the requirements of the passengers the driver will go to the Banbury bus station or miss that out and go straight to the Gateway Retail Park. There is certainly enough time to shop there and or in Banbury etc.

As you can see from the timetable the bus will pick you up from the retail park for the return journey so no need to use the current service to get back to Banbury. Speak to the driver on the inward journey and he will adapt the route to suit the passengers.

The service is free to everyone both young and old, infirm or not. 

Speaking to the driver he explained that the service was not a trial run but was intended to be a permanent feature. However, he did go on to say that after a period of time, it is quite possible that the popularity of the service will be looked at and if it was not used to any great extent it could be stopped.

The provision of a bus service has been the subject of much debate with pressure being applied on the council regularly. So please use the bus. It is flexible, comfortable and gives you enough time for shopping.‘