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| July 2010
Speedwatch Two volunteer Community Speedwatch sessions were held in May and June. Of the 183 vehicles monitored, eleven exceeded 30 mph of which four exceeded 33 mph. All registration details are held by the police for further monitoring and drivers exceeding 33 mph will be written to by the police. Sustainability Seminar 7 October 2010 This event is open to all Cropredy residents and will be led by Tom McCulloch who is Oxfordshire Rural Community Council's “green” expert. Various options to achieve a more carbon neutral community will be presented and discussed. Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) NAG is a joint group comprised of the Banbury Community Policing team and representatives from Banbury's rural communities. The annual survey to set priorities for neighbourhood policing will take place during July. Thirty questionnaires are available for Cropredy residents and will be distributed on a first-come-first-served basis. Call Val Goldsmith on 01295 758817 for further information. Cherwell District Council (CDC) Core Strategy Development Plan Q5: Do you support the villages identified to accommodate housing in rural areas (Section B.3)? Cropredy's own development strategy is set out in its Village Plan which was drawn up following consultation. This consultation shows that support for new housing is fairly equally divided (46% yes, 43% no, 11% don't know). Therefore, the Village Plan Steering Group broadly supports the proposal that Cropredy could take some new housing. However, Cropredy has been identified in CRAITLUS as having ‘medium sustainability' so any growth needs to be managed accordingly. Cropredy school is close to capacity and it is unable to expand because of the constraints of the site. The village's infrastructure (water and sewerage) have limited capacity to support development. Major work has fairly recently been carried out to the sewerage system to overcome the overloading and flooding problems but the scope of this work was only to meet current sewerage capacity. No provision was made for any additional development. Cropredy's facilities and sustainability depend largely on external factors, visitor trade from the canal and income from the Fairport music festival, which cannot be guaranteed in the long term. For the reasons above Cropredy should not be classed as a Category A village and development should be limited accordingly. Q6: Do you support the housing numbers distributed to the groups of villages identified (Section B.3)? Allocation of homes between the five villages (Cropredy, Hook Norton, Steeple Aston, Fritwell and Sibford Ferris/Gower) - should be in proportion to population size. A reasonable number of new homes for Cropredy might, therefore, be 40/45 rather than 50 as proposed. A particular feature of Cropredy is that, although it doesn't have a large population, it has a significant cluster of satellite villages which use its facilities and could take some allocation of homes, including affordable housing with specific allocation of exceptional rural housing. We ask that this is noted in the final Core Strategy and then built in to the Delivery Plan . Village Plan Action Point Update 31 March 2010 Paper copies are available from Cropredy Post Office and there is a link to download a PDF of the Update at the end of the Village Plan website page. Transport |
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Click on these headings and scroll down the page to find what you are interested in. What is a Village Plan and why does Cropredy have one? The Village Plan and the Parish Council The Village Plan Steering Group Sustainability and green issues Buildings, new housing and planning Traffic, parking and transportation Closed items - Either completed or being dealt with by the Parish Council or other Cropredy organisations |
UPDATES. . . UPDATES. . . UPDATES. . . UPDATES. . . (last updated July 2010) |
Current Action Points |
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Dog Fouling Cherwell Dog Warden is monitoring. Prosecution will follow for persistent offenders Vandalism, anti-social behaviour, nuisance caused by teenagers and effectiveness of Police Community Support Officers: PCSO Lana Smith needs to hear from the community about any anti-social behaviour, speeding or parking problems. Call on 0845 850 5505. Val Goldsmith, Secretary of the Steering Group has taken over as Cropredy’s representative at the local Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG). At the monthly NAG meetings, the Thames Valley neighbourhood policing team for the Banbury rural area explain to community representatives about all their current efforts to tackle speeding, parking and anti-social behaviour issues, and receive feedback from the representatives. Post Office A meeting has been agreed to discuss the possibility of volunteer community support. Use of the Church for fundraising activity Village Plan group members have attended a meeting to explore new uses for the Church building to increase its income. A separate action group has now been set up, chaired by PCC members. |
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Reduce power cuts: A meeting between the Action Group and a representative of E.ON has taken place. Key points are:
Action group leader, Geoff Parratt reported that there are no new planning applications for mobile phone masts in the Cherwell DC area. According to information held by Ofcom, the five operators all have different views on the quality of reception in Cropredy, ranging from “low” (T Mobile) to “excellent/good” (Orange). Geoff will chase up responses from the individual operators to his original letter to the Mobile Phone Operators Association, requesting information on their plans (if any) to upgrade Cropredy's reception. |
Closed items Either completed or being dealt with by the Parish Council or other Cropredy organisations Domestic battery recycling Facility set up independently at the Bridge Store Playground amenities Parish Council in liaison with Mothers' Group to consider proposals and costings Sports field amenities All suggestions to be handled by the Sports and Social Club Committee Retention of Cropredy Post Office Post Office relocated to The Perfect Present Village Hall facilities Responsibility of Village Hall Committee. Many improvements in hand/completed by Village Hall Committee, including: Re-siting of Village Hall Being reviewed by Village Hall Committee – time scale directionally 2015 Residential caravans Site now closed, so action point removed Protection from flooding Being dealt with by Parish Council and Environment Agency. A bund to prevent flooding in the School area is under consideration. Parish Council to employ someone to keep the roads and paths tidy: Parish Council is not empowered to employ staff. Action point closed. Speeding Change of priorities at junction of Williamscot and Claydon Roads: Rejected by OCC – action point closed. Parking opposite the shop Signs now erected to request short term parking only. Footpath to Great Bourton Being dealt with by Parish Council |
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Click here to email: info@cropredyvillaqeplan.co.uk Telephone: Stuart Alexander, Chairman 01295 750618 Val Goldsmith, Secretary 01295 758817 |
Download copies of the original Cropredy Village Plan and survey results 31 March 2010 Action Point Update If you would like a copy of any of the above please email: HERE |
Useful links to related websites Community Led Plans in the South East: www.clp-se.org.uk Oxfordshire Rural Community Council: www.oxonrcc.org.uk |