Category Archives: Posts by Parish Council

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 

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

Election of Councillors for Horley Parish Council

See below for details of who has been nominated as Parish Councillors for Horley . The Parish Council Election is uncontested as there are seven nominations for seven Councillors.

Early warning of road closures: Hornton Lane and Little Lane 8th to 10th May 2024

Oxfordshire County Council have issued two notices of road closures between 8th May and 10th May 2024 to install new poles. See details below.

The suggested alternative route for the Little Lane closure (notice T13489) is to use Hornton Lane, however notice T13488 states that Hornton Lane will be closed (see maps below). It may be that Little Lane and Hornton Lane will be closed at different times during the closure window but this is not clear from the notices. The Parish Council have queried this apparent anomaly with OCC and are awaiting a response.

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Horley Parish Council Meeting on Thurs 18th April 2024 at 7.30pm

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

 7.30 pm on Thursday 18th April 2024  

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 18th January 2024
4) Matters arising
5) Finance
– Bank Statement to 31st March 2024
– 2024/2025 Budget Monitoring Report
6) Relevant Correspondence
As received
Planning Applications received since last meeting
Planning Permissions received
GigaClear  – update on proposed full fibre for village
7) Parking issues at Wroxton Lane
Update/current position
8) Proposed Solar Farm – top of Banbury Lane
Update/current position
9) 20mph speed limit
10) Dates of next Council meetings:
Currently:
9th May 2024 AGM and Annual Parish Meeting
25th July 2024
17th October 2024
16th January 2025
24th April 2025
It is accepted extra meeting(s) may need to be called to discuss any outstanding matters when and if the situation is necessary
11) 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

Notice of Election for Horley Parish Council

Please see the following notice of elections for Parish Councillors for Horley Parish. Nomination papers need to be submitted no later than 4pm by Friday 5th April.

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