Decisions

To consider any objections arising from the formal Statutory consultation to the existing experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO).

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the proposed permanent no waiting restrictions as advertised at Corn Street, Witney outside Nos. 148-152, following an 18 month experimental period.

To determine what speed limit changes should be made following consideration of public consultation responses.

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the proposed introduction of 20mph speed limits within the parish of Saint Helen Without.

To consider any objections arising from Formal Consultation.

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED:

a.    the proposed introduction of the 20mph speed limit as advertised, and

b.    that the existing 30mph speed limit should remain in lieu of the proposed 50mph speed limit.

A decision is required on sites proposed for new DPPPs and also sites where a DPPP is judged to be no longer required.

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED:

a. The proposed provision of Disabled Persons Parking Places (DPPP) at: Gentian Road, Norreys Road, Park Town, Stile Road, Waynflete Road, Wharton Road,

b. the proposed formalisation of DPPP at: Wylie Close,

c. the defer approval of the proposals at the following location pending further investigations: Sunningwell Road,

d. the withdrawal of the proposals to remove a DPPP at: Corunna Crescent.

A decision is required on a proposed amendments to disabled and doctor parking places and vehicle access in St Michael Street to accommodate further proposed public realm improvements in St Michaels Street.

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED:

a)    approve the proposed extension by approximately 13m metres westwards of the extent of St Michael Street subject to the ‘prohibition of all vehicles’ restriction.

b)    Defer approval of the proposed removal of an existing Doctors parking place in St Beaumont Street to accommodate a new Disabled Persons Parking Place to allow a further assessment of the need for the Doctors Parking place.

To determine what speed limit changes should be made following consideration of public consultation responses.

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the proposed introduction of a 20mph speed limit in South Stoke.

To determine what speed limit changes should be made following consideration of public consultation responses.

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the proposed introduction of 20mph speed limits within the Kidmore End area.

Decision required on proposed 20mph speed limit.

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the proposed introduction of the 20mph, 30mph, and 50mph speed limits.

Advisory Note: The Cabinet Member for Highway Management asked officers to Support the progression of the development of the quiet lane, enabling the delivery of it by including the lane between Bayswater and B4027 within the 20mph programme as a future scheme within tranche 3.

To consider any objections arising from the formal Statutory consultation.

The Cabinet Member for the Highway Management APPROVED the proposed no waiting at any time restrictions at Regent Drive.

To consider any objections arising from the formal Statutory consultation.

The Cabinet Member for the Highway Management APPROVED:

a.    the relocation of a residents parking place and associated amendments to no waiting at any time restrictions at North Street, and

b.    exclude the new dwellings at No.1 North Street from eligibility for resident's parking permits and residents' visitors' parking permits.

To consider any objections arising from the formal Statutory consultation.

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the proposed no waiting at any time restrictions at Church Road at Kingham.

To determine what speed limit changes should be made following consideration of public consultation responses.

The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the proposed introduction of 20mph speed limits in Ipsden (including Hailey).

Recommendations approved.

Noted.

Cabinet received the report and will respond in due course.

6 Cabinet response to report from People Overview and Scrutiny Committee– Home to School Transport Working Group

Annalisa Miller

Jo Evelyn

10 Air Quality Strategy

Peter West

See Annex

The minutes were approved and signed as a correct record.

There were none

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Phillips

To seek approval of the OCC Air Quality Strategy.

Recommendations accepted.

To note and seek agreement of the report and any recommendations.

Recommendations approved.

To approve Oxfordshire County Council’s acceptance of its appointment as Responsible Authority for the Oxfordshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy, subject to the associated funding being considered by officers as sufficient and the Regulations and Guidance implementable and approve the Governance Structure for the Oxfordshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy.

Recommendations approved.

Report on variation to the capital programme for approval (as required).

Recommendations approved.

To consider Member appointments to a variety of bodies which in different ways support the discharge of the Council’s Executive functions.

The recommendations were amended as follows:-

a)    Future Oxfordshire Partnership Infrastructure Advisory Group – the appointee should read Duncan Enright instead of Liz Leffman” Councillor Leffman is Chair of the Advisory Group and therefore a member of the Group in that capacity. Councillor Enright will take the position of OCC representative.

b)    Additional appointment – “Champion for Future Generations” – Cllr Charlie Hicks.  Champion for Mental Health and Loneliness to be appointed.

c)     County Councils Network – Cllr Michael O’Connor to replace Cllr Mark Lygo

and approved.

To seek approval of the Statement of Reasons and Orders Plans and approval to make the Compulsory Purchase and Side Road Orders.

RESOLVED to:

a)    Confirm that the acquisition of the land identified on the map attached to this report (Annex B) (“the Order Map”) being the map accompanying The Oxfordshire County Council (Highways Infrastructure – A40 Access to Witney) Compulsory Purchase Order 2023 (“the CPO”) is necessary for highway purposes;

b)    Approve the CPO, the Order Map, The Oxfordshire County Council (Highways Infrastructure – A40 Access to Witney) (Side Roads) Order 2023 (“the SRO”), the plan accompanying the SRO (“SRO Plan”) all substantially in the form annexed to this report but to delegate to the Director of Transport and Infrastructure following consultation with the Director of Law & Governance, authority to modify them as necessary;

c)    Authorise the Director of Law & Governance to make The Oxfordshire County Council (Highways Infrastructure – A40 Access to Witney) Compulsory Purchase Order 2023 pursuant to Sections 239, 240, 246 and 260 of the Highways Act 1980 (as amended) and Part II and III of Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 for the purpose of acquiring the land and interests shown on the Order Map and described in the Schedule to the CPO (or such lesser area of land should this in his opinion be appropriate) to facilitate the improvement of the A40 by the construction of two new west facing slip roads and other necessary related highway improvement works and mitigation on such land and to affix the Common Seal of the Council to the CPO and to the Order Map;

d)    Authorise the Director of Law & Governance to make The Oxfordshire County Council (Highways Infrastructure – A40 Access to Witney) (Side Roads) Order 2023 pursuant to Section 14 of the Highways Act 1980 (as amended) to enable the stopping up of highways and the alteration and improvement of existing highways, and giving authority to the acquisition of necessary land pursuant to the CPO and to affix the Common Seal of the Council to the SRO and to the SRO Plan;

e)    Authorise the Director of Law & Governance to remove from the CPO any plot (or interest therein) no longer required to be acquired compulsorily, to amend the interests scheduled in the CPO (if so advised) and to request that the Secretary of State makes any modifications to the CPO prior to confirmation as may be appropriate;

f)      Approve the draft Joint Statement of Reasons (Annex A) for the CPO and the SRO, substantially in the form annexed to this report, but to Authorise the Director of Law & Governance to amend and finalise the draft Joint Statement of Reasons as necessary prior to its submission to the Secretary of State;

g)    Authorise the Director of Law & Governance to advertise the making of the CPO and the SRO and to submit the CPO and SRO to the Secretary of State for Transport for confirmation, together with authorising the Director of Law & Governance to take all other relevant action thereon to promote the confirmation and/or publication of the CPO and the SRO;

h)    In the event that any Public Inquiry is convened to consider objections to the CPO and/or SRO and/or planning application (by way of a call-in decision), to authorise the Director of Law & Governance, in consultation with the Director of Transport and Infrastructure to prepare and submit such evidence as is necessary in support of the CPO and/or SRO and/or planning application, including enlisting the assistance of outside consultants, legal advisors and Counsel to assist in the preparation and presentation of such evidence.

i)      As soon as the CPO and the SRO have been confirmed and become operative, to authorise the Director of Law & Governance to comply with all associated requirements in respect of personal, site and press notices of confirmation and to make, seal and give notice of a General Vesting Declaration (or declarations where more than one is required) under the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 and/or to serve Notices to Treat and Notice of Entry in respect of those properties to be acquired compulsorily;

j)      Authorise the Director of Transport and Infrastructure in consultation with the Director of Law & Governance to negotiate terms with interested parties for the purchase by agreement or payment of compensation in accordance with the Compensation Code in respect of any interests or rights in or over any land included in the CPO and, where appropriate, to agree terms for relocation;

k)    Authorise the Director of Property in consultation with the Director of Law & Governance to complete the acquisition of such interests or rights and execute their legal transfer to the Council;

l)      In the event that compensation for the acquisition of land cannot be agreed between the relevant parties, to authorise the Director of Law & Governance to make a reference to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) for determination of such compensation together with such other questions as may be necessary to determine, including the engagement of appropriate external legal advisors and surveyors and other experts, as required; In the event that any question of compensation in relation to the acquisition of land is made by way of a reference to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (whether by the claimant or the Council), to authorise the Director of Law & Governance to take all necessary steps in relation thereto, including advising on the appropriate uses and compensation payable and issuing the appropriate certificates;

m)  Be notified of the Statutory Blight regime that requires the Council to respond to claims for Statutory Blight pursuant to Part V, Chapter II and Schedule 13 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended);

n)    In respect of Statutory Blight, delegate authority to the Director for Property Services in consultation with the Director of Law & Governance to agree appropriate terms in accordance with statutory provisions; and

o)    Underwrite the Scheme costs up to a figure of £6.638m and to forward fund any unsecured and/or conditional developer contributions to the Scheme (as may be secured through planning obligations pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 (as amended)) up to this underwritten sum, as may be necessary in order to enable the Scheme to have certainty of funding and so as not to create any untimely delay in Scheme delivery.

Paper setting out final arrangements for engagement.

Recommendations accepted.

Recommendations agreed.

Council received the report from Cabinet.

Council requested officers to move the date of the February Council meeting from 13 February 2024 to 20 February 2024 to avoid it being held in the school mid-term break, unless any legal problems were identified with such a change.

Council noted the revised report and Annexes 2 & 3 and the recommendations were agreed.

Council noted the following appointments notified by the political group leaders:

BOB HOSC:

Cllr Elphinstone to replace Cllr Edosomwan

Corporate Parenting Committee:

Cllr Brighouse and Cllr Lygo appointed

Future Oxfordshire Partnership Scrutiny Panel:

Cllr Hicks to replace Cllr Baines

Horton HOSC:

Cllr Levy has replaced Cllr van Mierlo

People OSC:

Cllr Edosomwan to replace Cllr O’Connor

Performance & Corporate Services OSC:

Cllr Hicks to replace Cllr O’Connor

Place OSC:

Cllr Coles to replace Cllr Baines

Oxfordshire County Council & Teachers' Joint Committee:

Cllr Pressel to replace Cllr Brighouse

Cllr Levy replaces Cllr van Mierlo on BOB HOSC and Horton HOSC

Recommendations agreed.

Council received the report from the Leader of the Council.

The Leader noted one change from the published report: to replace “Equalities” with “Inequalities” in the portfolio title and list of responsibilities.

Councillor Alison Rooke was elected Vice-Chair for the 2023/24 Council Year.

Councillor Felix Bloomfield was elected Chair for the 2023/24 Council Year.

Petition

Themis Avraamides presented a petition on buses using narrow streets in Woodstock.

Speaker

Richard Parnham on Item 5 Minutes

The Chair announced that for the ninth year in a row, residents in Oxfordshire have topped the table nationally when it comes to recycling, reusing and composting.

Oxfordshire County Council has again been named the best performing county council waste disposal authority in England. In 2021 - 22, residents recycled, reused or composted 58.2 per cent of their household waste, according to the latest government figures.

There were no declarations of interest.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Banfield, Corkin, Gant, Ilott, van Mierlo, Walker and Webber.

The minutes of the meeting held on 28 March 2023 were approved and signed as a correct record with the following amendments:

Added to the Attendance: Councillor Trish Elphinstone

Minute 11/23, on Page 3 at the end of the third paragraph:

Insert “Member” before “should resign.”

Minute 13/23, on Page 8 insert after the second paragraph:

“In response to a supplementary question from Mr Parnham, Councillor Gant said that he would provide a  written response giving the date that the Council first became aware that pollution levels on Hollow Way and Oxford Road / Between Towns Road may have been breached, according to provisional city data”.