5 Sep 2006 - REPORT ON SECOND EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
CHERWELL LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: BANBURY AND NORTH CHERWELL SITE ALLOCATION DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The extra-ordinary meeting of the Parish Council on Monday September 4 in the Village Hall was attended by all seven councillors, the Clerk and some 60 members of the parish.
This was a meeting of the Council primarily to prepare its response to Cherwell District Council, following the previous meeting seeking parish opinion held on August 14.
There was concern that the Chairman and other members of the Council had encouraged landowners to add sites to the existing two sites, SH1 and SH2. Council members responded to four questions contained in a letter from Mr M. Wright to indicate that they had not had meetings with landowners, encouraged them to register or suggested sites themselves to Cherwell District Council. The Chairman responded that he had written directly to Mr Wright.
The Chairman opened a discussion on a wish list of possible planning gains. Several were discussed but the majority of the Council considered that they could be provided independently and should not be obtained on the back of building development.
A draft response to Cherwell District Council prepared by Gillian Crabb, who has the portfolio for Planning, was discussed and agreed in principle. She will finalise it with the Chairman before despatch to Cherwell. It consists of three letters, first dealing with development in general, the second with site SH1 (Coles' Trust Land), and the third with site SH2 (Tew's Land). In summary each letter contains a comprehensive list of reasons for rejecting these and similar developments.
The Chairman undertook to ensure that the parish would be consulted formally before the development plan "was cast in stone".
The Council approved a letter prepared by the Clerk responding to a communication from the Council's auditors providing additional financial information.
In the final Open Forum the Members of the Council individually declared that it was their wish that the parish should fall into Category 2 with development restricted to infill and minor windfall sites.
Concern was expressed during the Open Forum over the present conduct of Council business - the failure of the Chairman to reinstate the system of portfolios, other than Planning, particularly for the tip and for Go Karts, and in consequence relying on the Chairman's availability and experience to make decisions. Concern was also expressed over the Chairman's failure to appreciate the dedicated effort by Gillian Crabb in preparing the draft responses and there was an expression of no confidence in Mr. Hainsworth and a call for him to resign.
The extra-ordinary meeting of the Parish Council on Monday September 4 in the Village Hall was attended by all seven councillors, the Clerk and some 60 members of the parish.
This was a meeting of the Council primarily to prepare its response to Cherwell District Council, following the previous meeting seeking parish opinion held on August 14.
There was concern that the Chairman and other members of the Council had encouraged landowners to add sites to the existing two sites, SH1 and SH2. Council members responded to four questions contained in a letter from Mr M. Wright to indicate that they had not had meetings with landowners, encouraged them to register or suggested sites themselves to Cherwell District Council. The Chairman responded that he had written directly to Mr Wright.
The Chairman opened a discussion on a wish list of possible planning gains. Several were discussed but the majority of the Council considered that they could be provided independently and should not be obtained on the back of building development.
A draft response to Cherwell District Council prepared by Gillian Crabb, who has the portfolio for Planning, was discussed and agreed in principle. She will finalise it with the Chairman before despatch to Cherwell. It consists of three letters, first dealing with development in general, the second with site SH1 (Coles' Trust Land), and the third with site SH2 (Tew's Land). In summary each letter contains a comprehensive list of reasons for rejecting these and similar developments.
The Chairman undertook to ensure that the parish would be consulted formally before the development plan "was cast in stone".
The Council approved a letter prepared by the Clerk responding to a communication from the Council's auditors providing additional financial information.
In the final Open Forum the Members of the Council individually declared that it was their wish that the parish should fall into Category 2 with development restricted to infill and minor windfall sites.
Concern was expressed during the Open Forum over the present conduct of Council business - the failure of the Chairman to reinstate the system of portfolios, other than Planning, particularly for the tip and for Go Karts, and in consequence relying on the Chairman's availability and experience to make decisions. Concern was also expressed over the Chairman's failure to appreciate the dedicated effort by Gillian Crabb in preparing the draft responses and there was an expression of no confidence in Mr. Hainsworth and a call for him to resign.