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Agenda

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 1NB. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services 

Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 62 KB

To approve the minutes of the meetings held on Monday 5 February 2024 and Wednesday 22 May 2024.

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2.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

3.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations from Members of the Committee on any items to be considered at the meeting

4.

Botley West Solar Farm - Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) - Relevant Representation pdf icon PDF 81 KB

Purpose

The purpose of the report is to explain the content of the council’s Relevant Representation and to highlight the key issues that are relevant to the DCO application and that should be subject to detailed consideration through the Examination.

 

Recommendation

That Development Control Committee resolves to:

1.            Endorse the contents of the draft relevant representation

2.            Authorise officers to make amendments following meeting in consultation with the Executive Member for Planning and the Chair of Development Control Committee

3.            Agree submission of the consultation response by the consultation deadline.

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5.

Request to enter into a legal agreement at Pudlicote Farm Chipping Norton pdf icon PDF 80 KB

Purpose

To consider a S106 agreement with the landowner at Pudlicote Farm near Chipping Norton in the Evenlode Catchment.

 

Recommendations

That Development Control Committee resolves to:

1.            Authorise the Head of Planning to enter into the agreement in respect of the proposed Pudlicote Farm Habitat Bank; and

2.            Authorise the Head of Planning in consultation with the Head of Legal to complete other such agreements as may be required to enable local habitat banks to be created.

 

 

 

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Public Engagement

In accordance with the Council’s public speaking rules, any members of the public wishing to make a representation on any of the applications in this agenda must contact [email protected] or telephone customer services on 01993 861000 by 12 noon the Friday before the meeting.

 

Three minutes is allocated for each of the following groups to address the committee:

 

·         Those objecting to the application

·         The relevant parish or town council

·         Those supporting the application, including the applicant

·         The ward member(s)

 

For item 4, Botley West Solar Farm, the Chair has agreed in principle to extend the time allowed to six minutes per group and to allow any Councillors who are not members of the Committee to speak under the ward member slot.