Category Archives: Posts by Parish Council

Household Waste Recycling Centre booking system

From Wednesday 14 January 2026 you will need to book in advance to visit Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) in Oxfordshire, including the nearby site in Alkerton.

See here for more details of how to book a visit online.

If you can’t book online, you can book by phone on 01865 519800.

Bookings can be made up to two weeks in advance and up to 30 minutes before a visit (subject to availability).

You will need to select a site, the type of waste you are bringing and the date and time of your visit. When you visit you will be asked for your booking number and proof of address, such as a driving licence, utility bill or council tax bill, to show you are an Oxfordshire resident and are eligible to use the HWRCs for free (excluding DIY Waste charges).

OCC are also asking people to sort all the recycling within their waste, ideally before they arrive at an HWRC, to help speed up their visit and maximise recycling.

See here for general advice on visiting an HWRC.

Residents who live outside Oxfordshire

OCC sites are still open to people who live outside of Oxfordshire; however, from 14 January 2026 they will need to pay £15 per visit to use one of the seven Household Waste Recycling Centres.

Changes to van and trailer e-permits

OCC are also making a few changes to the van and trailer permit scheme:

  • The number of visits allowed per permit holder will be reduced from 12 to 10 per year.
  • All trailers will need a permit and must be no longer than 2.4 metres to be allowed on site.
  • Horseboxes and horsebox vans will no longer be allowed at HWRCs.
  • Vehicles or trailers with ramps and / or tipping mechanisms will not be allowed. This restriction does not apply to specially adapted vehicles to assist customers with disabilities, and current arrangements for those vehicle types are not changing.
  • Vehicles registered to businesses, used for work, or displaying business branding/signage will not be allowed. If you do not have another vehicle in your household, you can apply to be considered for an exception. We may request further information and exemptions are granted at the sole discretion of the council.
  • If someone currently has a van or trailer permit and still needs one, they will need to reapply. All existing permit holders will receive an email with clear instructions on how to reapply. 

Horley Parish Council Meeting on Thurs 15th January 2026 at 7.30pm

A meeting of the Parish Council will be held in the Old Schoolrooms at:

 7.30 pm on Thursday 15th January 2026  

Notice of any items members of the public wished to be raised at the meeting should be sent at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to David M.Beck Clerk to Horley Parish Council – horleypc@gmail.com

Agenda items:


1) Apologies for absence
2) Declaration of Interests
3) Minutes of the Meeting held on 16th October 2025
4) Matters arising
5) Finance
– The reconciled bank statement to December 31st 2025
 – 2025/26 Budget Monitoring Report
– The budget monitoring report to December 31st 2025           
– 2026/2027 Budget setting and Precept
6) Relevant Correspondence received since last meeting:
Planning Applications received since last meeting
Planning Permissions received since last meeting
7) Affordable Housing – Hornton Lane. Any updates
8) Parking issues at Wroxton Lane
Update/current position
9) Proposed Solar Farm – top of Banbury Lane
– Update/current position
– Planning application
10) Proposed Housing Development west side of Warwick Road
11) Village intra communication
12) Dates of next Council meetings:
Currently:
15th January 2026
23rd April 2026
21st May 2026 AGM 7.00 pm Annual Parish Meeting 7.30pm
16th July 2026
15th October 2026
It is accepted extra meeting(s) may need to be called to discuss any outstanding matters when and if the situation is necessary
13) Any other urgent business

See: https://thehorleyviews.com/parish-council/meeting-minutes/

David Beck

Clerk to Horley Parish Council

horleypc@gmail.com or 0785 2998172

Warwick Road – Proposed Housing Development

From Horley Parish Council:

There is a consultation meeting being held for up to 200 houses on the west side of the Warwick on the land next to the Roman Fields development.

For anyone who would like to attend it is at North Oxfordshire Academy on Tuesday 6th January 2026 5.30-8.00pm.

Recent shed break-ins

As you may be aware there were a number of sheds and out buildings broken into this week. It appears that garden tools and machinery are the main items being targeted.

At the recent meeting with Matthew Barber, the Police and Crime Commissioner for TVP, the advice was to mark any equipment with a suitable marker with your name and address. It may not stop the burglaries but it will make it easier for stolen goods to be returned if found and make the resale of them more difficult. Another good way to prove your ownership of any items would be to make sure that the equipment is registered with the manufacturer for warranty.

Security measures are also important but it is evident that locks etc are not a deterrent to a determined burglar using angle grinders and bolt cutters to gain entry.

It may seem futile, but please report any incident to the police. They probably won’t be able to do too much to alleviate the problem but they definitely won’t if they don’t know about it.

The parish council is looking into setting up a village WhatsApp group so in the future incidents such as these can be communicated quickly around the village.

Crime Prevention and Neighbourhood Watch Evening – 24 Nov

A date for your diary!

In view of the spate of break-ins recently, Horley Parish Council have arranged for a presentation/meeting with the Police and Crime Commission.

This will take place as follows:

Venue: The Old School Rooms, Church Lane, (next to the Church) Horley OX15 6BJ

Date: 24 November 2025

Time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

This meeting is open to ALL and is an opportunity to discuss concerns/remedies with the Police.

David Beck

Horley (Oxfordshire) Parish Clerk

Horley Parish Council Meeting on Thurs 16th October 2025 at 7.30pm

A meeting of the Parish Council will be held in the Old Schoolrooms at:

 7.30 pm on Thursday 16th October 2025  

Notice of any items members of the public wished to be raised at the meeting should be sent at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to David M.Beck Clerk to Horley Parish Council – horleypc@gmail.com

Agenda items:

1) Apologies for absence
2) Declaration of Interests
3) Minutes of the Meeting held on 17th July 2025
4) Matters arising
5) Finance
– Bank Statement to 30th September 2025
– 2024/25 Budget Monitoring Report
– Assistance to the Michael Hardinge Trust
6) Relevant Correspondence received since last meeting
Planning Applications received since last meeting
Planning Permissions received since last meeting
7) Parking issues at Wroxton Lane
Update/current position
8) Proposed Solar Farm – top of Banbury Lane
– Update/current position
– Planning application
9) Dates of next Council meetings:
Currently:
22nd January 2026
23rd April 2026
21st May 2026 AGM 7.00 pm Annual Parish Meeting 7.30pm
It is accepted extra meeting(s) may need to be called to discuss any outstanding matters when and if the situation is necessary
10) Any other urgent business
Police visit – neighbour hood watch
Speedwatch
Change of email addresses.

See: https://thehorleyviews.com/parish-council/meeting-minutes/

David Beck

Clerk to Horley Parish Council

horleypc@gmail.com or 0785 2998172

Planning application for Solar Farm – revised closing date and photos requested by Keep Hanwell Village Rural

Update from Horley Parish Council:

The closing date for comments on the application is now 26th September. Comments can be made via this link:

https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk/Planning/Display/25/00407/F#undefined. 

In addition, to aid their response to the proposed solar farm, the ‘Keep Hanwell Village Rural’ group have requested assistance from Horley residents. They have requested that any resident of Horley who can see the area where the panels are proposed from their property should take a picture of the view and send it to them at keephanwellvillagerural@gmail.com.

As a reminder, here is the map:

Planning Application in for Massive Solar Farm overlooking Horley

Update from Horley Parish Council:

If you are not already aware, a full planning application has now been submitted by Elgin Energy for a massive Solar Power Station to be built north of Hanwell and straddling the Warwick Road.  See map:

Part of the installation will overlook Horley along the skyline to the west of the Warwick Road and will be clearly visible as the slope of the site faces directly towards the village.  The Parish Council will oppose this development, principally on the grounds of its detrimental visual impact not just from the village but from the surrounding countryside.

The full planning application consisting of many pages of studies and reports is available on the CDC planning website https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk/Planning/Display/25/00407/F#undefined.  The reference number is 25/00407/F.

If you would like to make any comments on the application, you can do this via the CDC site using that reference number.  The current closing date is 6th September 2025, and this will be your final chance to make your views known to Cherwell District Council.