28 April 2015 – Agenda

SUMMONS TO ATTEND A
MEETING OF THAME TOWN COUNCIL

TO: All Members of Thame Town Council

VENUE: Upper Chamber, Thame Town Hall

DATE: Tuesday 28 April 2015

TIME: 7.30 pm (maximum two hours)

Cllrs D Bretherton, D Butler, N Champken-Woods, A Dite, N Dixon (Deputy Mayor), D Dodds, M Dyer, L Emery, H Fickling, V Humphries, P Lambert,
D Laver, J Matelot Green (Town Mayor), M Stiles and T Wyse

Graham Hunt
Clerk of the Council

Date: 22 April 2015

AGENDA

1 Apologies for Absence

2 Declarations of Interest

To notify of any items that appear in the agenda in which there may be an interest that has not been recorded in the Member’s Register of Interest.

3 Civic Announcements

To receive the report of the Mayor and any such communications as the Mayor may wish to lay before the Council.

4 Public Participation

To consider applications from members of the public to address the Council (5 minutes maximum), in respect of any item of business included in the agenda. Applications to speak must have been received by the Committee Administrator no later than 5pm on the last working day preceding the meeting.

5 Land North of Oxford Road
P14/S3841/FUL – Amendment No. 2 & 3

Erection of 203 dwellings, with new allotment plots, public open space, new pedestrian and cycle routes, construction of internal access roads, foul water pump station, surface water attenuation, ancillary enabling works, together with the formation of new vehicular and pedestrian access points (As amended by plans and supporting documentation received March and April 2015 and further amended by Site Plan SM539-SL02 Revision E and Garage Plan Stn-Gar 05 accompanying agent’s email of 15 April 2015).

To make a recommendation to South Oxfordshire District Council.

6 Lord Williams’s Upper School, Oxford Road
P15/S0761/FUL

Proposed extension to an existing Science building. The extension is for 11 new teaching spaces and necessary ancillary spaces.

To make a recommendation to South Oxfordshire District Council.

7 Report from County Councillor N Carter

To receive the report of County Councillor N Carter (5 minutes maximum).

8 Reports from South Oxfordshire District Councillors

To receive reports from Cllrs D Bretherton, D Dodds and A Midwinter (Maximum of 5 minutes each).

9 Notices of Motion

To consider any motions in the order in which they were notified.

10 Questions (under Standing Order 11)

A Member may ask the Mayor any questions concerning the business of the Council.

11 Minutes

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on:

a) 17 March 2015
b) 7 April 2015.

12 Policy & Resources Committee

To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the meeting on 21 April 2015.

13 Community, Leisure & Recreation Committee

To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the meeting on 14 April 2015

14 Planning & Environment Committee

To note the minutes of the Planning & Environment Committee held on:

a) 10 March 2015
b) 31 March 2015
c) 14 April 2015

15 Schedule of Meetings

To approve the Schedule of Meetings 2015-16.

16 Stones Close Allotment

To consider providing financial support.

17 Retail Impact Study

To comment on the draft scope of work.

18 Sports Facility Strategy

To approve the Strategy.

19 Rugby Club

To approve the signing and sealing of the loan agreement.

20 Skate Park

To approve the signing of the terms of the Capital Grant Award Agreement from South Oxfordshire District Council.