12 OXHILL PARISH PLAN ACTION PLAN Value statement Actions Lead By when Success criteria/ evaluation 1 Oxhill residents want to be sure that the elderly are well supported and have access to community support when needed. Formation of working group to assess needs, consider suggestions and formulate plan Parish Council delegated lead 6 months Elderly people feel well supported by the community. 2 Oxhill young people need to have access to a range of activities provided as locally as practicable. Formation of working group To clarify wishes and formulate proposed actions to meet need. Parish Council delegated lead 6 months Young people have access to leisure activities as close to home as practicable 3 Oxhill residents want to retain the close connection with the countryside that has always existed and that supports the flora and fauna. Planning policy and planning decisions should consider the Parish Plan and VDS and protect the close connection with the countryside Maintenance of green spaces, hedges. The Village Design Statement (VDS) should be basis for further work OWLS Parish Council Residents SDC On going Maintained character of Oxhill 4 People who live in Oxhill should be confident that measure to reduce the risk of potential or actual flooding are in place. Foul water overflow should not happen Parish Council to undertake further work to clarify the nature and extent and causes of flooding. necessary this will be in collaboration with other agencies 2 To deliver Whatcote Rd project on schedule and with successful outcome. Parish Council Affected residents WCC Flood Team Severn Trent Water. Ongoing Reduced risk of flooding for affected properties 5 Development in Oxhill should reflect the requirements of the Stratford District Council Core Strategy and meet the target of 10-25 properties between 2011 and 2031. Growth should be gradual and individual development schemes should be of a that does The Parish Council and SDC to support the recommendation contained within the Parish Plan and associated VDS and take them into account when consulting on planning applications. Parish Council SDC On Developments conserve and maintain character of Oxhill
APPENDIX 2 Least like about Oxhill Many responders recorded that they could not find anything to record Subject area No. of comments Example comment Traffic and 21 Speeding from vehicles Fast cars downhill from A422 Speeding cars using the village as a rat run vehicles using Oxhill as shortcut. Heavy traffic Tractors using Oxhill as short cut Cars using Oxhill as a ‘rat run’ The constant heavy traffic on Whatcote rd vibrates the house. Delivery vehicles and their disregard for our verges Spraying of fields 2 Spraying of fields with chemicals and human effluent Removal of hedges 1 People removing hedges & making garden an open car park Isolation 4 It’s a long way from shopping, commercial, leisure facilities, motorway, station etc. 2 cars needed & fuel costs high. Commute to work but this is more about our jobs than Oxhill. Difficulty of finding help with small handyman jobs in house, garden and with computer problems Pub 9 Peacock not welcoming to drinkers only – prefer eaters Good food, poor service and attitude Noise from late night drinkers at pub Local pub predominantly a restaurant – although very good food. Expensive pub Occasional late night noise from the pub Lack of a drinking pub Emergency Services 2 Fear response time from emergency vehicles Disinterest from local police Development 9 Fear and uncertainty of excessive development Weak planning controls. Threat of development in centre of village Planning regulations being ignored Threat of inappropriate development Risk of losing views Whats on 1 Difficult to find out about local activities and events. No comprehensive list