Decision details

The Chair introduced the item, invited speakers to make their addresses and responded to their points in turn.

The Chair referenced several written statements that had been submitted and made some general comments regarding local cycling and walking plans.

The Chair praised the process of having an initial consultation, as well as the role of the Town Council and the local County Councillor’s engagement, which then led to some changes being made after issues were raised.

The Chair referenced the link to traffic calming in the village of Churchill.

The Chair and officers engaged in discussions regarding the proposed housing development to the east of Chipping Norton. The LCWIP document helps the process of infrastructure being built in connection with other sets of infrastructure outside of developments.

The Chair referenced the issue of children walking to and from school and stressed his view of how this was at the heart of what the Council wanted to achieve, through a discussion on the document outlining commuter patterns contained within the LCWIP.

The Chair noted that in rural areas, vehicles are sometimes the only way of travelling but stated that the intention of the LCWIP was to give greater choice to the methods of transport that people use.

The Chair thanked officers for their work, speakers for their contributions and agreed to the recommendations in the report.

RESOLVED to:

a)    Approve the Chipping Norton Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP).