Alex Charlesworth

Job Advertisement for new Parish Clerk

KIRTLINGTON PARISH COUNCIL – Parish Clerk and RFO (Responsible Finance Officer)

Working from home; attendance at Kirtlington Parish Council meetings in Kirtlington every 4-6 weeks
Hours: 15 – 20 hrs/week
Salary: £16/hour

Kirtlington Parish Council (KPC) serves a lively and engaged community which maintains strong rural traditions. In addition to normal parish council committee work with KPC members the Clerk liaises with a variety of village volunteers, including the independent Village Hall Management Committee, and helps co-ordinate the management of the village sports field and play areas. Other duties may include contributions to the village magazine, which has its own publication team.

RFO duties: assisting with the annual budget preparation, preparation and submission of the AGAR (Annual Governance & Accountability Return = end of year accounting statements).
Prior committee experience, numeracy and familiarity with local government administration will be required but further training can be provided.

For further information, please send your CV to both;

Chair, Jean Conway: Jc@jeanconway.co.uk and

Vice Chair, Briony Enser: kpc.bje@gmail.com

Deadline for applications
20 December 2023

Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting Monday 27 Nov 6.30pm

Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting on Monday 27^th November at 6.30 pm in the Church. Kirtlington Parish Council would like to inform all villagers of this follow up meeting to the Public Meeting “Future Housing for Kirtlington?” held on 5^th October 2023.

The recommendations for the Mid Cherwell Neighbourhood Plan on possible sites for future housing in the village will be discussed. All the relevant documents relating to the recommendations presented to Kirtlington Parish Council for consideration are available on a new page for the Mid Cherwell Neighbourhood Plan which has been added to Kirtlington’s website.

Mid Cherwell Neighbourhood Plan Report 2023

Mid Cherwell Neighbourhood Plan Report 2023

The following are draft documents regarding the Review of the Mid Cherwell Neighbourhood Plan (MCNP), which, among many other things, is considering the potential for any housing in its larger villages, including Kirtlington.

These documents have been submitted to Kirtlington Parish Council for consideration. They are being made available to the public as the next part of the village consultation about the assessment of possible sites for housing around the village for the purposes of the MCNP Review.

The Report below explains the reasons for these assessments for the MCNP and the next steps. Consideration of the report will take place at an Extraordinary Parish Council meeting scheduled for 27th November 2023.

Report

Appendix 1;

Appendices 2-7

Appendix 2 – Kirtlington map with original categorisation of Sites
Appendix 3 – Kirtlington Site Owners Addresses (private & confidential and not available)
Appendix 4 – MCNP Site Assessment RAG form Template
Appendix 5 – RAG Scores all Sites
Appendix 6 – Kirtlington Village Meeting Transcript 05.10.23
Appendix 7 – Kirtlington Public Comments

Comments may be emailed to the MCNP Forum – mcnpsites@gmail.com – and will be collated with those received in response to the Reg 14 consultation in early 2024.

Another Larger Planning Application 23/02338/OUT – Proposal now for 15 dwellings at Corner Farm, Station Road, Kirtlington

Cherwell District Council is inviting comments on this recent proposal. Full details of the application can be found via this link: https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk/Planning/Display/23/02338/OUT, and comments may be submitted via this link https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk/Planning/Comment/23/02338/OUT The Parish Council would encourage anyone who wishes to send in comments to do so, in good time, and to state whether you are in support or whether you object.

If you prefer to write to Cherwell District Council, please write to: Planning and Development, Development Management, Bodicote House Bodicote Banbury Oxfordshire OX15 4AA, and state the Application Number 23/02338/OUT.

This application follows withdrawal of a previous application for 8 houses. Previous comments can be found here; https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk/Planning/Display/22/03049/OUT#undefined.

Mysterious leaflet circulating in the village

Kirtlington Parish Council, in response to the recent leafleting of the village, wishes to make clear that the Parish Council is not currently making any proposals for development in the parish. In particular, the Parish Council would like to reassure villagers that that the leaflet is misleading in highlighting the green area on the map, as this area has not been proposed for development. We understand the leaflet has been distributed by a land agent who has an active interest in developing a piece of land around the village.

The Parish Council is participating in a review of the Mid-Cherwell Neighbourhood Plan (MCNP), of which it has been a member parish since 2015. The MCNP is now being reviewed in the light of Cherwell District Council’s emerging Local Plan up to 2040, which is due to be published in September. Neighbourhood Plans were introduced in 2011 enabling parishes to make locally-specific policies alongside the District Council’s local plan.

Kirtlington Parish Council proposes to hold a public meeting for villagers in the autumn to discuss the MCNP, providing scope for the community to express its views. No policy decisions will be taken this year.

Jean Conway, Chair of Kirtlington Parish Council

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Lamb Ale Schedule 2023

Please find a link to the revised schedule here

Planned Footpath Changes Accessing Tackley

KPC would like to draw your attention to planned changes to the footpath access to Tackley railway station. See details in the poster from Tackley Parish Council. If you would like to comment, please email parishclerk@tackleyvillage.co.uk and they recommend that you also contact OCC Pathways Officer – Katie Walther at country.side@oxfordshire.co.uk

A reminder to all dog lovers in Kirtlington from the Parish Council

Many people in our village live here because of the fantastic countryside walks on the footpaths and bridleways we have here for us all to enjoy; through the village itself, across the Park, down to the river or the quarry, along the public footpaths and the canal towpath, across to Northbrook. Many villagers enjoy these walks with their dogs and the vast majority of these dog owners take bags with them and conscientiously pick up what their dogs inevitably deposit when they are out walking. It is extremely disappointing then to find that there are dog owners in the village who let their pets down.

It is an offence to allow a dog in your charge to foul a public area (£50 fixed penalty notice). Yet it seems some people still think the rules do not apply to them. The unpleasant residue of dog excrement is all too evident around the village and dog fouling is regular occurrence, astonishingly enough, even within yards of the dog bins! The few irresponsible dog owners seem set on giving dogs and all dog owners a bad name, spoiling things for everyone else. It isn’t asking much. Just bag it and bin it.

The dog excrement left by the small percentage of irresponsible dog owners is not just disgusting and unpleasant, it remains a health hazard. Infections of Toxocara Canis from coming into contact with dog faeces can still blind a child, and these infections are not great for adults either. It is for this reason that villagers are not permitted to exercise dogs on the sports field. Dogs are prohibited from this area so that children and young people, and older people, can play sports and exercise here safely and so that everyone can enjoy picnics here on the grass in the summer without fear of infection. Dog owners please remember that dogs are only permitted on the designated walk way between the two sports field gates. Here again we acknowledge that, most dog owners behave responsibly and obey the rule, but a few seem intent on spoiling things for everyone.

It has been suggested to the Parish Council that additional dog bins for ‘hot spots’ in the village could help to prompt everyone to do the right thing by their dogs. We therefore propose to purchase and install additional dog bins to be placed by the two main entrances to the Park from the village. Once and for all, let us all try to make sure man’s best friend is everyone’s best friend in the village.