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BLOXHAM ANNUAL PARISH MEETING<\/h3>\n

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Wednesday 22 April 2026 at 7.00pm at Jubilee Hall, Barley Close, <\/strong>Bloxham<\/strong><\/p>\n

ALL RESIDENTS INVITED TO ATTEND<\/h3>\n

Introductions and Apologies (7.00pm-7.05pm)<\/strong>
\nTo approve the Minutes of the Meeting held on 24 April 2025 (7.05pm-7.10pm)<\/strong>
\nMatters arising from the Minutes (7.10pm-7.15pm)<\/strong>
\nChairman’s Report 2025\/2026 & Financial Report (7.15pm-7.55pm)<\/strong>
\nCounty and District Councillors Reports (7.55pm – 8.15pm)<\/strong>
\nQuestions from residents who are on the electoral roll for Bloxham<\/strong><\/p>\n

If residents have any questions for the Parish Council, please submit them prior to the meeting to clerk@bloxhamparishcouncil.gov.uk<\/a> (8.15pm-8.30pm)<\/p>\n

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  1. Thanks and Close of Meeting (8.30pm)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In accordance with the Equality Act 2006 & the Equality Act 2010, if any members of the public require assistance and support to enable them to access the Annual Parish Meeting, please contact the Clerk-bloxhamparishcouncil@gmail.com or 01295 710965<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Minutes of last meeting:<\/h3>\n

    MINUTES OF THE BLOXHAM ANNUAL PARISH MEETING HELD AT JUBILEE\u00a0 HALL, BLOXHAM ON THURSDAY 24 APRIL 2025 AT 7.00PM\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

    PRESENT: <\/b>Chairman Councillor David Bunn; Councillors Russell Avens, Amanda Baxter, Joanna Barton, Mike Fenner, Alex Harrison, Neil Hegarty, Richard Morley, Laura Noakes and Nick Rayner.<\/p>\n

    ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: <\/b>Theresa Goss (Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer), District Councillors David Hingley and\u00a0 Rob Pattenden and eighteen members of the public.<\/p>\n

    APOLOGIES: <\/b>Parish Councillors Steve Craggs and David Morris, District Councillor Gordon Blakeway and Jenny and\u00a0 David Yates.<\/p>\n

    1\/25 Minutes <\/b>– The minutes of the meeting held on 24 April 2024 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the\u00a0 Chairman.<\/p>\n

    Resolved <\/b>that the minutes of the meeting held on 24 April 2024 be approved.<\/p>\n

    2\/25 Matters Arising <\/b>– There were no matters arising from the minutes of the meeting held on 24 April 2024.<\/p>\n

    3\/25 Chairman’s Report & Financial Information <\/b>\u2013 The Chairman reported on the Parish Council\u2019s activities over\u00a0 the last 12 months and how its funds had been spent.<\/p>\n

    The Chairman\u2019s report included the following topics:<\/p>\n

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    • Village and infrastructure \u2013 bus shelters, bus stops, benches and bins, Smith\u2019s memorial stone, potholes,\u00a0 drains, road cleaning, burial ground and open requests with the County Council.<\/li>\n
    • Planning and Speculative Developments \u2013 housing developments, other major developments and S106\u00a0 funds<\/li>\n
    • Bloxham Neighbourhood Development Plan<\/li>\n
    • Flooding Working Group<\/li>\n
    • Traffic Calming<\/li>\n
    • Community Speed Watch<\/li>\n
    • Defibrillators<\/li>\n
    • EV Charging Points<\/li>\n
    • Drop-In and Chats<\/li>\n
    • Communication and PC meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The Chairman\u2019s report and the Parish Council accounts for 2024\/2025 would be available on the Parish Council\u00a0 web site. www.bloxhamparishcouncil.gov.uk<\/p>\n

      4\/25 Reports from County and District Councillors <\/b>\u2013 Councillor David Hingley addressed the meeting and\u00a0 reported that he had been a District Councillor for Bloxham for almost three years. Following the elections in\u00a0 May 2024, there had been a change of administration, and the Liberal Democrats had formed an Administration\u00a0 with the Green Party and the Independent Alliance and no political party was in overall control of the Council.\u00a0 Therefore, as the Leader of the largest political party, Councillor Hingley had been appointed Leader of Cherwell\u00a0 District Council and it was his pleasure to represent communities in that role.<\/p>\n

      The Administration had produced a balanced budget for 2025\/2026, without any cuts to public services.<\/p>\n

      The Local Plan had passed the Regulation 19 Consultation and the public had commented on housing numbers\u00a0 and sites for the District. Houses numbers across the District had been allocated in the draft Plan and 75\u00a0 houses had been allocated to Bloxham. This figure was lower than it had been at the start of the process and\u00a0 would be reviewed by the Council before the Plan was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate. It was hoped the\u00a0 new Plan would come into force next year.<\/p>\n

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      A reorganisation of Local Government was being undertaken and the Government hoped to establish Unity\u00a0 Councils all over the Country. Interim proposals for Oxfordshire had been submitted to the Government and\u00a0 final proposals would be submitted later in the year.<\/p>\n

      The council offices had now been relocated to Castle Quay in Banbury town centre.<\/p>\n

      District Councillor Hingley was thanked for his report.<\/p>\n

      5\/25 Questions from Residents <\/b>\u2013 A resident asked whether the public could attend Cherwell District Council\u2019s\u00a0 Planning Committee meetings. The Chairman reported that the meetings were open to the public and advised\u00a0 where to find the agendas and the Case Officer reports. The meetings could also be viewed online.<\/p>\n

      A resident asked Councillor David Hingley about the housing numbers in the Local Plan, specifically the 75\u00a0 houses allocated to Bloxham. Councillor Hingley advised that there were 75 houses in the Local Plan which\u00a0 went up to 2042, but until the Local Plan came into force, there was unfortunately a tilted balance towards developers. However, applications could still be refused by Cherwell District Council, but the best protection for\u00a0 the village was to have the Parish Council\u2019s reviewed Neighbourhood Plan in place as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

      The Chairman encouraged residents to respond to all planning applications in the village.<\/p>\n

      A resident asked whether residents should comment on revised applications which had been submitted to\u00a0 Cherwell District Council. The Chairman advise that residents should comment on those applications too.<\/p>\n

      6\/25 Thanks and Close of Meeting <\/b>\u2013 The Chairman thanked everyone for their attendance and closed the meeting<\/p>\n

      . (The meeting closed at 8.45pm)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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