See below for details of a road closure on Millers Lane, Hornton:
Notice of temporary road closure on Millers Lane Hornton 6-8 October 2025
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Notice of temporary road closures on Horton Lane between 24th March and 18th April 2025
See attached documents for details of road closures so that SF Stefan (Gigaclear contractor) can install fibre cables. The work is due to start next week and is in four phases.
Further information regarding the works may be obtained by contacting Charlie Gibbons on 07592 375 571 or email natasha.fernley@sf-stefan.co.uk
Notice of temporary road closure on Hornton Lane between 24th and 30th September 2024
A request has been received from Freeflow Traffic Management for a temporary road closure to apply to a section of Hornton Lane, whilst essential excavation to lay duct and build joint boxes / clear potential blockages works are carried out.
A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is being made to implement the temporary closure and will operate from 24/9/2024.
The estimated duration of the works is until 30/9/2024.
Working Hours are 09:00 – 15:00.
A copy of the drawing showing the extent of the closure and also the alternative route for traffic is attached.
Further information regarding the works may be obtained by contacting Tom Kirk on Thomas.kirk@freeflowtm.co.uk
New poles on Hornton Lane and Church Lane to be removed – confirmation and indicative timescales
The Parish Council has received the following communication regarding the three recently erected poles…
From Openreach Pole Objections Team
The area PM-Program Manager tells us that x3 Poles will be removed from the vicinity of Horley Cherwell, OX15 6BQ district. I’m sorry we have no timeframes as yet, but we aim to have them removed within 8 weeks, these recovery works will be managed via our Program Manager moving forward.
If you have any queries please contact the Parish Council at horleypc@gmail.com
Changes to telephone landlines
See attached document from Oxfordshire Age UK regarding upcoming changes to telephone landlines:
Update: new poles on Hornton Lane and Church Lane to be removed
Following the objections raised by the Parish Council and village residents, Openreach have reviewed the installation of the three new poles on Hornton Lane and Church Lane and agreed to remove them. This should happen in the next few weeks.
We are awaiting further information from Openreach on next steps.
As far as we are aware, the Gigaclear proposals for the whole village remain in place and they have assured us that they will not be installing new poles. Timescales for the Gigaclear proposals are not yet firm but they have indicated installation should be within the next 12 months.
The Parish Council is maintaining contact with Openreach, Gigaclear and the Oxfordshire County Council Digital Infrastructure Programme and will provide further details as soon as they are available.
If you have any queries please contact the Parish Council at horleypc@gmail.com
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‘
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.
Reminder – Hornton Lane To Be Closed from Monday
Hornton Lane to be closed from Monday September 30th for up to 2 weeks.
Oxfordshire County Council have arranged the closure of this road in order to deal with the badger sett undermining the road. The closure is from 30 September for up to 2 weeks.
The works taking place are between Glebe Farm and the Millers Lane junction into Hornton. Provision will be made for pedestrians and cyclists only to pass through the working area. OCC will be arranging for appropriate signage to be erected, including a diversion to avoid the works. See below for the diversion route and here for a copy of the letter sent to affected residents.
Hornton Lane To Be Closed from September 30th – October 14th
Hornton Lane to be closed from Monday September 30th thru Monday October 14th
Oxfordshire County Council have arranged the closure of this road in order to deal with the badger sett undermining the road. Although the closure is from 30 September until 14 October it is likely to be reopened as soon as the work is completed.
The works taking place are between Glebe Farm and the Millers Lane junction into Hornton. OCC will be arranging for appropriate signage to be erected, including a diversion to avoid the works.
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