Category Archives: Posts by Parish Council

Vistry Homes Planning Application

As you are doubtless aware, Vistry Homes have submitted an outline planning application to Cherwell District Council to build 170 houses on the fields between Hanwell and Banbury. 

Details of the application, together with a form to comment on and track the application, can be found here: Vistry Homes Planning Application. Comments are due by 19 May 2023.

It is important that all comments are sent directly to Cherwell District Council before the closing date.

Whilst the application relates to land in Hanwell Parish, if you would like to make your views on the application known to the Horley Parish Council for their information, please send an email to: horleypc@gmail.com. NB: This should be in addition to sending comments directly to Cherwell District Council.

Horley Annual Parish Meeting on Thurs 11th May 2023 at 7.30pm

The annual Horley Parish Meeting will take place at The Old Schoolrooms at 7.30 pm on Thursday 11th May 2023.  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. Hanwell Parish Council Representatives – 15 minute presentation of views on the Vistry Homes planning application on Warwick Rd 
  3. Michael Hardinge Trust Annual Report
    • John Tite to report 
  4. Cricket Club
    • David Beck 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 11th May at 7.00pm

The Annual General Meeting of the Parish Council will be held in the Old Schoolrooms at 7.30 pm on Thursday 11th May 2023.
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
  5. Allocation of responsibilities (2022 year’s allocations shown)
    • Finance and general purposes (Cllr Raper)
    • Highways and footpaths (Cllrs Curd and Hamer)
    • Proposed Wroxton Lane Car Park Project   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?
  6.   Dates for Future meetings
    • 27th July 2023
    • 19th October 2023
    • 18th January 2024
  7. Annual Audit
    • The Council’s Internal Auditor is auditing the Council’s accounts for the year 2022/23, and if his report is available at the meeting it can be accepted/approved. 
  8. Vistry Homes Planning Application Warwick Road – Horley Parish Council response
  9. Date of next meeting
    • To be agreed at item 6 above
  10. Any other urgent business
    Wroxton Lane Car Park update

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

horleypc@gmail.com or 0785 2998172

Horley Parish Council Meeting on Thurs 20th April 2023 at 7.30pm

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

 7.30 pm on Thursday 20th April 2023  

The meeting is open to the public.  Anyone wishing to address the Council on an item appearing on the agenda is requested to notify the Clerk of the Council two days in advance of the meeting.

Agenda items:

1) Apologies for absence
2) Declaration of Interests
3) Minutes of the Meeting held on 19th January 2023
4) Matters arising
5) Finance
– Bank Statement to 31st March 2023
– 2023/24 Budget Monitoring Report
– 2022/23 Financial Year End
6) Relevant Correspondence including relevant planning notices etc
7) Parking issues at Wroxton Lane – update
8) Proposed Solar Farm – top of Banbury Lane
9) Dates of next Council meetings:
Currently:
11th May 2023
7pm Annual General Meeting and approval of accounts after audit
7.30pm Annual Parish Meeting/Village Groups
27th July 2023
19th  October 2023
It is accepted extra meeting(s) may need to be called to discuss any outstanding matters when and if the situation was necessary
10) 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

Village Spring Clean reminder – this Saturday (25th March)

The annual village Spring Clean (litter pick) will take place at 10:00 on Saturday 25th March.  

If you can spare some time to help out please could you gather in front of the Old Post Office on the corner of Banbury Lane at 10:00 on 25th March. Litter pickers, protective gloves and rubbish and recycling bags will be provided by CDC.  If you have you own gloves, that would be great, as you are urged to protect yourselves against any risk of infection, and take care to wash your hands thoroughly after the Spring Clean has been completed.

Let’s keep Horley looking fabulous!

Village Spring Clean on Saturday 25th March

The annual village Spring Clean (litter pick) will take place at 10:00 on Saturday 25th March.  

If you can spare some time to help out please could you gather in front of the Old Post Office on the corner of Banbury Lane at 10:00 on 25th March. Litter pickers, protective gloves and rubbish and recycling bags will be provided by CDC.  If you have you own gloves, that would be great, as you are urged to protect yourselves against any risk of infection, and take care to wash your hands thoroughly after the Spring Clean has been completed.

Let’s keep Horley looking fabulous!

Reminder: Solar farm proposal – public exhibition on 15th March

Details of the Solar Farm proposal will be on display at Hanwell Village Hall on Wednesday 15th March 2023 between 3pm and 7pm. Representatives of Elgin Energy will be present to answer questions.

Please take this opportunity to attend and find out more. The consultation period runs from 14th to 28th March. Note that the proposed area includes land on the Horley side of the B4100 as well as an extensive area on the Hanwell side.

Solar farm proposal – public meeting on 15th March

There will be a public meeting in Hanwell Village Hall on Wednesday15th March 2023 between 14.30 and 19.30 regarding the solar farm proposal.  It is vital that as many people as possible attend this to discover more details about what is proposed and where it would be.

More details to follow.

Street Light outside the Red Lion Public House

The Parish Council is clearly aware that the street-lamp outside the Red Lion Pub is not working – now for 4 months! David Beck, Parish Clerk says:

‘I have regularly contacted Oxfordshire County Council on this matter and have received various replies, including being told three times the problem was fixed!!

Having recently received a communication from OCC that the ‘file was closed’, I contacted them again.

This is the latest response I have just received..

There is an electricity supply fault at this street light and has been sent to the electricity company for repair, it depends on workload as to how long it takes but is in hand to be rectified.

State changed to: In progress.’

David Beck Horley Parish Council Clerk

The Poo Problem

Anyone walking along the footpaths around Horley can’t fail to have noticed the poo problem. There is an increasing amount of poo simply left by dog owners and bags of poo hung on trees or left at the side of the path. This is both anti social and, if you are caught, may result in a fine up to £1,000.

There are 4 poo bins in Horley:

at the Hornton Lane end of Clump Lane

at the Cricket Club gate on Banbury Lane

at the entrance to the field just before the Old Forge on Wroxton Lane

by the stile at the top of Little Lane.

These are paid for by the Parish Council and are emptied regularly.  

If you have a dog, you need to clear up after it.  This applies to everyone.

The Parish Council may need to take further enforcement measures if the situation doesn’t improve.