Annual Parish Meeting Harwell Thursday 27 th April

Annual Parish Meeting Harwell Thursday 27 th April, 2017 7. 30 p. m.

Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Minutes of the previous meeting Taylor Wimpey: Grove Road North Parish Council Chairman’s Report Harwell Feast Harwell Village Hall Local Plan Part 2 Any Other Business (20) (30) (1) (30) (82)

Representatives Parliament (Elected May 2015) • Wantage – Ed Vaizey Election June 8 Oxfordshire County Council Hendreds & Harwell – Stewart Lilly (Elected May 2009 and 2013) Candidates for 4 May 2017 include Mike Fox-Davies (PC) Vale of White Horse District Council (Elected May 2015) • Blewbury and Harwell – Reg Waite & Janet Shelley • Hendreds – Mike Murray

Who does what Oxfordshire has six main councils - one county council, four district councils and a city council. There also more than 300 parishes and town councils, mainly outside Oxford city. Each council provides different services and has its own set of councillors to represent residents. On 4 May, you’ll be voting to choose your county councillor to represent you. District councillors represent residents in areas called wards. District council services include: • Environmental health • Housing • Leisure and recreation • Planning applications • Waste collection. County councillors represent larger areas called divisions. County council services include: • Children’s services • Support for schools • Fire and Rescue • Libraries and museums • Roads • Social care for older people and disabled adults • Community transport • Trading standards • Countryside services • Waste disposal

Groundstaff • Gerry Still • Merv Woods • Mick Russell “…the Cemetery, it’s so beautifully well kept. It’s a credit to the village”

Parish Council Clerk - Stephanie Taylor • • • David Marsh, Chair [Kate Beswick] Dee Boughton-Waite Gareth Buxton Cath Convery Mike Fox-Davies, V-Chair * • • • Sarah Gaspar Debbie Greenfield Jeremy Hawthorn* Tim Howse** Debbie Turner Elected May 2015, except *co-opted to represent Harwell Campus Ward **co-opted to represent Village Ward

PC Vacancies • Electors can call an election • PC may co-opt • Community needs people to come forward and serve on the parish council – Planning, strategic and individual applications – Lands, upkeep and development of community resources – Traffic, and traffic calming

Traffic Calming? GWP scheme

Harwell Traffic: Sep 2016 when Blenheim Hill closed • • Peak movement Average movement 24/7 Average day movement (7 am-7 pm) Average night movement (0 am-6 am) • Traffic is more bi-directional than expected. – Morning % of traffic entering the village – Evening % of traffic leaving the village • Overall, and in peak hours 400 vehicles/hour 200 vehicles/hour. 333 vehicles/hour 42% GR, 33% WR 33% GR, 40% WR – two thirds of traffic uses Wantage Rd, and – just over one third uses Grove Rd. – Higher than expected usage of Grove Rd. might be because of people trying to get to Didcot.

Harwell Link Road

Harwell Recreation Ground Facilities • Feasibility Study for the provision of support facilities at the Harwell Rec. • Scope: – All current users of the pavilion and the Rec. – Any needs of village clubs, not met elsewhere, that would benefit from being located at the Rec. (e. g. Scouts) – Consider both upgrade and replacement options • Conclusion – Offer the pavilion to the scouts • But – Need to ensure ground staff have adequate facilities

Harwell News • New editor: Rebekah Pearson • New look • New distribution co-ordinator: Penny Marsh • Thanks to – Distributors – Advertisers

Parish website www. harwellparish. co. uk 2016 (April – March 2017) 2015 (April – March 2016) sessions 21, 788 14, 084 page hits 44, 569 41, 735 Front 12, 040 8, 701 Developments 2, 568 1, 951 Meetings 1, 476 1, 543 Harwell News 1, 449 1, 641 GWP 1, 050 1, 972 Top Pages News items Road Closed Gladman ~4, 000 941

Finances • £ 000’s Income – Precept • – Other Expense – Salaries – Running costs, maintenance – Exceptional items 2015/16 59 2016/17 68 2017/18 77 18 19 14 47 48 30 34 43 Pavilion emergency repairs 20 Tree pruning - cemetery and rec 7 Number of houses (tax base) 971. 5 1031. 1 1149. 8 Precept as £ per Band D house £ 60. 89 £ 65. 91 £ 67. 00

Planning Applications Harwell Total Major Full Outline DIS RM 2017/04 43 5 6 2 14 6 2016 101 8 28 2 35 2 2015 114 18 19 7 26 6 2014 95 9 16 3 37 4 2013 69 10 19 2012 72 5 21 2011 83 3 43 2010 59 3 28 2009 65 2008 41 2007 47