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Schedule for the process from September 2019:

1. Submit to WPC for approval
2. Submit to SODC
3. Publish by SODC and start of 6 weeks Consultation
4. Consultation completed
5. The Wheatley Neighbourhood Plan, together with the outcome of the Consultation, submit for examination
6. Report from Examiner
7. Addition: Consultation on SODC proposed deviation from the Examiner’s recommendations
8. Referendum on the final (as of April 2021) version of the Plan (organised by SODC)
9. After the Referendum (held 06 May 2021)
10. Confirmation of referendum by SODC
11. Review of Plan by SODC and WNP
12. Design Guidance and Codes for the village
13. Updated Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
14. Review of Plan and SEA published by WPC for 6 weeks pre-submission consultation
15. Preparation of Basic Conditions Statement (BCS)
16. Post pre-submission consultation update of Plan
17. Draft Review WNP published by SODC and start of 6 weeks Consultation
18. Post Consultation update of plan with SEA/BCS from WPC to SODC for Examination
19. Consultation by SODC on Draft Review WNP
20. Report from The Examiner
21. Pre Referendum Presentation and Q&A sessions – see below
22. Referendum on Review Version of WNP – see below
23. Hand over to the Parish and District councils

Article in February/March 2024 edition of ‘Wheatley News’

Update as of 25 November 2023:

23 November Referendum – WNP Review ACCEPTED

Yes – 514
No – 72
Void – 1

With a 16.39% turnout

Statement from WPC:

“Wheatley Parish Council is please to announce that the local referendum to accept the enhancements to the Wheatley Neighbourhood Plan produced a positive result. Both Wheatley Parish Council and South Oxfordshire District Council, as the local planning authority will soon be able to use the revised plan and new design codes in their planning discussions and decision making processes. 

Wheatley Parish Council is grateful to the Neighbourhood Plan Committee, led by John Fox and Roy Gordon for getting us to this point and for their work over the last eight years. 

Wheatley Parish Council will continue to follow the developments of the Joint Local Plan between South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils and will consider when further reviews may be necessary, in the coming months or years.”

Update as of 08 November 2023:

21 August – after viewing WNDP sites, considering individual case statements and studying key documents, Examiner Andrew Ashcroft stated he was ‘…satisfied that WPC and its advisers have pursued this issue in a thorough and professional way.’  ‘I recommend to SODC, that subject to the incorporation of the modifications set out in this Report, the Wheatley Neighbourhood Development Plan Review should proceed to referendum…in Wheatley-Holton Neighbourhood Area.’

03 November Information made public by WPC, concerning forth coming referendum, on following poster: WNPposterWPC2023

For latest details of SODC Wheatley Neighbourhood Plan you can also go to / click on: http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/Wheatley-NP

To come:

16 November – Merry Bells, Wheatley at 5, 6, and 7 pm Presentation and Q&A sessions

18 November – Merry Bells, Wheatley at 9, 10, and 11 am Presentation and Q&A sessions

23 November – Neighbourhood Plan Area (Wheatley and Holton) Referendum on Examiner’s Report – WNDP Review

Update as of 23 January 2023:

Here is a letter received from SODC concerning their Consultation on the Draft Review WNP which runs from Thursday 19 January to 11:59 pm Thursday 2 March 2023 SODCConsultationJan_Mar2023

The letter includes the following:

• how to view documents
• how to comment
• next steps
• notes on the use of personal data

Update as of 01 December 2022:

WNP responses to questions raised by the public during pre-submission consultation WNPR Community Responses, June-July 2022

Update as of 10 June 2022: 

WNPR Statement of Significance WNPRStatement of Significance_02

Update as of 01 June 2022:

The Wheatley Neighbourhood Plan Review (WNPR) is about to go to the next stage with the Regulation 14 pre-submission consultation from 3 June to 22 July. For more/ updated information see the following:

May 2022 Leaflet delivered to all households in Wheatley and Holton WNPRleafletMay2022

Design Guidance and Codes for the village WNP_document_v13
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Appendix 5_WNPR SEA Environmental Report 010622 (2)
Wheatley Neighbourhood Plan WNP_document_v44_REVIEW_03

Comments are invited by 22 July 2022

Email :   wnpresponses@gmail.com
Letter to: WNPR, Wheatley Parish Council Office, 89 High Street, Wheatley, OX33 1XP
                WNPR, HPC Office, Home Farm House, Holton OX33 1QA

Update as of 04 February 2022:

20 May Following an Independent Examination and a positive referendum result Wheatley Neighbourhood Plan was ‘made’ by SODC

11 November Publication of ‘WNP Final Decision Statement’ by SODC. To see statement / other details follow the link noted under ‘Update as of 17 June 2021:’

May – December Collaborated review of made plan completed by SODC and WNP

January ‘Design Guidance and Codes’ document received from AECOM  220201-Wheatley DDC_V2_LR

Update as of 17 June 2021:

The official referendum results were as follows:

• Votes in favour of adopting the neighbourhood plan (YES vote): 1359
• Votes against adopting the neighbourhood plan (NO vote): 189
• Turnout : 42.79%
  

For more information go to: https://www.southoxon.gov.uk/south-oxfordshire-district-council/planning-and-development/local-plan-and-planning-policies/neighbourhood-plans/emerging-neighbourhood-plans/wheatley-neighbourhood-plan/

Further information 30 April 2021:

This Question will be put to Referendum voters:
‘Do you want SODC to use the Neighbourhood Plan from Wheatley to help it
decide planning applications in the NP Area ?’
A ‘Yes’ vote requires a majority of one. A ‘No’ vote requires the same.

The Localism Act 2011 allows Review of an NP once it has been
‘made’ (validated) by a Referendum ‘Yes’ vote. The new Local Plan LP2035
[December 2020] allows what the Examiner removed, to be replaced,
(2 x Enhancements at Wheatley eastern end.) Mistakes will be amended,
updates made, and after public reflection, Consultation will be held.
An Examiner will then check the ‘Reviewed’ text to approve.

Update as of 23 March 2021:

Referendum to be held 6 May 2021

Lead up To Referendum: SODC Public Consultation (Jan-March 2021) on restoring the sections of WNP removed by Examiner in February 2020, had 14 respondents, mostly favourable. SODC had second thoughts and abandoned the idea altogether (see https://www.southoxon.gov.uk/south-oxfordshire-district-council/planning-and-development/local-plan-and-planning-policies/neighbourhood-plans/emerging-neighbourhood-plans/wheatley-neighbourhood-plan/ ).

The Examiner made many amendments and modifications to WNP, and what he issued in 2020 remains the text for Referendum in May 2021. For technical reasons he removed two WNP Enhancement sites [the Bungalows Community and Ms Tombs’ Field]. Both require Green Belt adjustment with Local Plan support, but the Examiner felt it would be too long before a Local Plan was in place for WNP to make major, but merely ‘hopeful’ proposals without one. (LP 2035 appeared in December 2020, almost a year later.) He did however leave the Enhancement of Littleworth hamlet and the cross-village Green Route in the text for Referendum. Most importantly, in Para 7.81 of his Report he stated ‘The two Enhancements which need Green Belt adjustment are too dependent on an LP which does not exist at the time of this Examination… Nevertheless, work on these allocations [Enhancements] could be updated once an NP has been adopted [made]’.

The following is the text from the poster supplied by SODC (posters for notice boards in the villages of Wheatley and Holton):

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Wheatley Neighbourhood Plan

Referendum

Thursday 6 May 2021

Voters can vote at the polling station, by post or by proxy. For information about registering to vote (deadline 19 April) and voting options please see:

www.southoxon.gov.uk/elections

South Oxfordshire District Council has published the specified referendum

documents on its website. These are:

• Wheatley Neighbourhood Development Plan

• Summary of the representations submitted to the Independent Examiner

• Statement that the draft plan meets the basic conditions (decision statement)

• Independent Examiner’s Report (appendix 2 of decision statement)

• Information Statement and Information for Voters

These documents can be inspected on the Council’s website.

Go to www.southoxon.gov.uk/wheatley-np

If you need help accessing the referendum documents, please call the District Council’s neighbourhood planning team

on 01235 422600 or email planning.policy@southoxon.gov.uk.

Please help spread the word about the elections to those shielding or without access to the internet.

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Update as of 15 January 2021:

The Examiner proposed that certain sections would be deleted from the submission version of the Wheatley Neighbourhood Plan. The South Oxfordshire District Council are now proposing to retain these sections as follows :

• retain Section 10, which includes policy GBBA1
• retain the following elements of section 11:
  • policies SPES1, SPES3, and SPES4
  • Supporting text of paragraphs 11.1 – 11.7, 11.12 – 11.13, 11.14 – 11.15, and 11.17 – 11.19

The consultation on the SODC proposal to deviate from the Examiner’s recommendation is now open and will last for a seven-week period from Friday 15 January until midnight on Friday 5 March 2021. 

All relevant documentation is available on the Wheatley Neighbourhood Plan page on South Oxfordshire District Council’s website at southoxon.gov.uk/wheatley-np 

Paper copies of the document are available to view by appointment only. Please contact Michelle Legg, Clerk for Wheatley Parish Council, by emailing clerk@wheatleyparishcouncil.gov.uk or calling 01865 875 615 to arrange to view the documents.

If you know anyone you think would be interested in this consultation, who is isolating or does not have access to the internet, we would appreciate your help in telling them about it. Please ask them to call the District Council on 01235 422425 or email haveyoursay@southandvale.gov.uk to discuss the proposals and get support to access the consultation materials.

Update as of 03 June 2020:

11 February Andrew Ashcroft, Examiner, reported on Draft WNP noting proposed modifications.

17 February WNP committee responded to Examiner’s draft modifications. All the modifications were accepted.

28 February Examiner’s Report published. The Examiner praised the quality of the WNP and recommended it for Referendum.Wheatley Neighbourhood Development Plan – Examiner’s Report

05 March Whitehall released emerging LP 2034 to SODC conditionally.

06 March WNP Chairman and Vice-chairman met J.Howell MP concerning outside obstacles (state of emerging LP 2034 and OBU appeal).

08 April – by this date WNP Vice-chairman Roy Gordon and SODC Advisers had incorporated/implemented and published the Examiners modifications in WNP version 42. See in following link: http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/sites/default/files/WNP_document_v42%20REFERENDUM%20VERSION%2008042020.pdf

15 April WNP wrote to Robert Jenrick about OBU appeal but too late to be recorded in his verdict of 23 April. combined DL IR and R to C_Oxford Brookes University.pdf (1)

01 June WNP Committee Brief Update to WPC (virtual) meeting. WNP brief update to WPC 01 June 2020.

Update as of 16 January 2020:

Examination of WNP – completion is subject to the progress of the SODC Local Plan and the decision on the OBU appeal.

08 January WNP was notified of a letter from Robert Jenrick (Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government) sent to the leader of SODC, 07 January – see the following link:  http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/sites/default/files/20200107%20Letter%20from%20the%20Secretary%20of%20State%20South%20Oxfordshire.pdf    

The letter reminds SODC of the Housing Minister’s previous letter, 09 October, directing SODC ‘not to take any step in connection with the Adoption of the [Local] Plan, while I consider whether to give a direction in relation to the Plan…My officers are working to gather evidence to support me to make a decision…(Letter P1, Para 1.]

Following this notification WNP Chair and vice-Chair (JF & RG) took advice and composed a letter to send to John Howell MP to ask for his intervention.

14 January The letter was sent to John Howell Howell0001 along with a copy of the letter from Robert Jenrick.

Update as of 13 December 2019:

20 November Examiner put 14 questions to WNP for Clarification – mainly on Policies but with some textual explanations too, and for wider comment. 12 December was the deadline but with extra offered if required. It was decided not to task the Committee with the work, which would have been unwieldy. Chair and vice-Chair (JF & RG) took on the task.

09 December RG and JF discussed their (independent) draft responses with SODC Advisers R. Rios and R. Tobutt for 3 hours. Examiner’s new deadline of 20 December for collating the two drafts into one gratefully accepted.

Update as of 30 November 2019:

In October All required documents/information were passed on, by SODC, to the appointed examiner Andrew Ashcroft.

19 November Andrew Ashcroft arranged a ‘Clarification Meeting’ with representatives from SODC, WPC, and WNP.

Update as of 01 November 2019:

18 October SODC consultation completed. Go to SODC website (link shown below) to see comments received, by SODC, during the publicity period.

Update as of 15 September 2019:

02 September WPC approval
03 September Submission to SODC
06 September Published by SODC and start of 6 weeks Consultation which finishes at 5 pm on 18 October 2019. To see all the documents submitted – the version of the Wheatley Neighbourhood Plan being WNP.01 – go to the following web page:
http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/services-and-advice/planning-and-building/planning-policy/neighbourhood-plans/wheatley-neighbourhood

Update as of 31 August 2019:

The Final pre-Submission Consultation 07 May – 21 June 2019 was duly completed (see Evidence Base/Public Consultation for details).

Approximately 160 in total attended 4 events. 104 written responses were received and all were analysed with reference to the Draft WNP text.

Report made to Wheatley and Holton Parish Councils concerning responses submitted (see Evidence Base/ ‘Chairman’s Reports/attendance Parish Council (WPC/HPC) meeting’ 1 July 2019 for details).

The number of Statutory Bodies contacted during this Final Public Consultation was 36. Twenty -six of these acknowledged receipt and / or responded (see Evidence Base for link to details). 

On 28 August 2019 a meeting of WNP Committee endorsed the Draft NP version.

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During 2019 there was a change in the political leadership of SODC resulting in the intervention of the Secretary of State and considerable delays to the preparation and adoption of the Local Plan LP2034. As a consequence, on 27 February 2020, the Examiner modified the already submitted WNP by removing three of the proposed Village Enhancements in eastern Wheatley. In the absence of an adopted Local Plan these proposals were considered inappropriate as they required Green Belt release. A fourth proposed Enhancement in Littleworth, requiring no Green Belt release, was not modified.  In December 2020, 10 months after Examination, SODC and the Secretary of State reached agreement and the Local Plan, now LP2035, was adopted. Following Examination, the WNP was submitted to Referendum on 06 May, 2021, and ‘Made’ by a large majority of Wheatley and Holton residents.

The SODC Local Plan LP2035, adopted in December 2020, conferred on made Neighbourhood Plans the ability to release Green Belt for development. So, with the support of SODC, the WNP Committee undertook a Review of the WNP during 2021. This Review now reinstates the three Village Enhancements that were part of the original proposals together with a new Design Guidance and Codes for development. The first draft of this Review (WNPR) has now been completed and the associated Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), required by NPPF policy, is at present being reviewed by statutory bodies. Once the SEA is completed then, together with the WNPR, they will be submitted to the residents of Wheatley and Holton for a Regulation 14 Pre-submission Consultation. Further information about this Consultation will be available in June 2022.

The evolution of the Neighbourhood Plan since January 2016 has required many meetings, discussions, workshops, reports, surveys and responses, as well as much research and listening. Documentation covering all of this has been placed in the Evidence Base below to demonstrate what has been needed/undertaken to reach pre-Submission Final Public Consultation, May-June 2019. All detail in this list as well as hard-copy archived evidence will be submitted along with Final Draft Wheatley Neighbourhood Plan to the Independent Examiner. After this any further applicable/required documentation/ updates will be added to this Evidence Base in the pursuit of The Wheatley Neighbourhood Plan. (Updated 6 February 2022)

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Contents

EB WNP Summary of Key Steps

EB WNP Committee Minutes

EB Chairman’s Reports/attending Parish Council (WPC/HPC) meetings

EB Meetings / Contacts with SODC

EB Meetings / Contacts with OCC

EB Brookes Information for Stakeholders

EB Workshop

EB Open Days

EB Conversations

EB Public Consultations

EB Responses from Statutory Bodies

EB Research / Surveys

EB Maps

EB Miscellany

EB Confidential Issues Register

EB WNP Summary of Key Steps

In the first months, January-July 2016, WNP Committee and its 5 Working Groups [Administration; Housing and :Land; Community and Business; Infrastructure; Communication] met at least monthly. The WPC Annual Meeting of 20 April 2016 formally opened the Neighbourhood process. On 01 June 2016, the Draft Local Plan Allocations changed: Oxford Brookes became a Strategic Allocation Site, while the Larger Village Allocation to Wheatley was dropped. In the readjustment period, it was decided to complete the Straw Poll of May-June 2016 and the Statutory Housing Needs Survey (contracted out to Community First Oxfordshire), together with a Community Opinion Survey appended by WNP.

From September 2016 the Committee met around every 6-10 weeks whilst the Housing and Land Use sub-Committee met more frequently. A Project Team including community representatives sent by Holton Parish, held 8 workshops (28 hours of discussion), November 2016-May 2017. A resulting First Draft Neighbourhood Plan (v.19) was tabled at the WNP Committee, 22 February 2017. After SODC published its Draft Local Plan 2033 [Preferred Sites 2] on 29 March 2017 the WNP Project Team held its 8th workshop (02 May 2017) and presented the First Draft Neighbourhood Plan to its Qualifying Body Wheatley Parish Council, and to Holton PC, on 08 May 2017. This draft was also sent to all the Statutory Bodies (one of which being SODC). Eight weeks of Public Consultation (extended from a statutory six weeks due to snap General Election) followed up to 30 June 2017.

In November 2017 WNP appealed to SODC Planning Committee to keep in its Draft Local Plan the ‘Enhancements’ in Wheatley proposed in our first Draft WNP. After observations that it was ‘a refreshing and positive use of a Neighbourhood Plan’, Councillors voted to retain it in the Draft LP. Also in November 2017 SODC stated the requirement on the WNP of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). This was authorised in December 2017 then contracted out in January 2018 to AECOM Ltd. It was presented to WPC and HPC in late August 2018 in which AECOM Ltd described the WNP Draft Plan as ‘backed by environmental considerations’, a major step in Plan acceptability.

2018 to April 2019 saw a period of intense discussion between SODC advisers and WNP Committee members, right up to the start of pre-Submission Final Consultation.  Other documents in support of the Draft WNP were either contracted or improved upon. Twice the WNP Committee gave its considered written responses to (1) Outline, and then (2) Amended Outline Planning Proposals from Oxford Brookes University Agents (GVA). Responses were also sought twice by SODC from WNP Committee, from Wheatley and Holton Parish Councils and from the WNP community, to the new Draft Local Plan 2034 prior to its Submission. After a purdah period leading up to Local Elections, 02 May, WNP Committee begins Final Public Consultation 07 May – 21 June 2019.

Six weeks and 4 days of Final pre-Submission Public Consultation, 07 May-21 June, 2019, saw publicity in 2000 Wheatley Newsletters with articles plus 2000 (unavoidably) amended flyers which also outlined in a single side the basics of a Neighbourhood Plan. Required Documents  at this stage (3/8) were the current Draft NP, plus two Appendices on Wheatley Character and Site Selection. A single email response address was publicised and Parish Office addresses for written responses. Hard copies of the 3 documents were available in both Parish Offices, both community centres and in Wheatley Public Library. SODC also advised we contact 29 ‘community supporting’ groups.

WPC were formally consulted at their meetings  07 May and 03 June; Wheatley Parish Annual Meeting hosted NP display and discussion; NP Committee visited new residents of Mill Green personally with a welcome to Wheatley and an invitation to Public Consultation events; similarly a visit was paid to The Bungalows;  Holton Parish Annual Meeting hosted the NP display and discussion; WNP held an Open Evening with addresses from Councillors, SODC Adviser, a display and discussions which included land interests and residents (50-60 attended); a day’s NP Surgery was also held (60+ attended).

36 Statutory Bodies were contacted with full documentation, (10 responded fully, 10 acknowledged, 16 ‘no response’). 3/112 written responses opposed the WNP, while 109 supported, while adding accompanying concerns. Shortly after the Final Consultation ended, SODC Planning Committee voted 8:0 with one abstention against the OBU proposal for 500 homes (28 November 2018). Some 40 villagers attended the meeting and councillors spoke. Following an appeal by OBU to the SODC  planning judgement a Public Inquiry was held 22 – 31 October 2019. The Secretary of State has reserved final judgement.

On 02 September, the Final Draft WNP with its 8 required Appendices (Wheatley Character; Site Selection; Housing Needs Assessment; Site Base Development Appraisal; Environmental Report; ER (non-tech. summary version; Basic Conditions Statement; Consultation Statement.) was presented to WPC for approval, then forwarded by WPC to SODC for their Public Consultation 06 Sept. – 18 Oct.

An Examiner, Andrew Ashcroft, has been invited to Examine the WNP and its documentation.

On 19 November 2019 Mr Ashcroft walked the WNP Map Area, and met WPC, HPC and WNP Committee members along with SODC advisors for 2 hours of  ‘Clarification’. In December he asked for more clarification about public response to NP text, then in February asked the Committee to respond to the modifications he believed were necessary for the WNP to meet the challenge of ‘outside obstacles beyond its control’, namely Whitehall’s retention of authority over emerging LP 2034 and the absence of any result for the OBU 500 homes appeal. Once WNP Committee had responded, after its meeting on 17 February,  to Mr Ashcroft he published his Examiner’s Report on 28 February. He praised the quality of the WNP and recommended it for Referendum. In March SODC officers and Roy Gordon, vice Chairman WNP Committee, worked together to integrate and implement the Examiner’s required changes leading to  the production of  WNP version 42 (pre Referendum)  by 08 April 2020. [ref: http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/sites/default/files/WNP_document_v42%20REFERENDUM%20VERSION%2008042020.pdf].

On 23 April 2020 OBU Appeal for Outline Planning Permission was upheld by Secretary of State for Housing.

In the June/July 2020 edition of the Wheatley Newsletter WPC as Qualifying Body for WNP,  placed an article saying that it could not identify legal reason why the Appeal should not be granted. It also pledged to reinstate the Village Enhancement Plan [VEP] into the WNP, once Local Plan LP2034 has been adopted. It also insists that Holton PC and Wheatley PC be kept in full consultation about the OBU development and pledges to scrutinise the Air Quality Concerns of the community brought to its attention.

On 01 June 2020 WNP Committee Reported to WPC for its (virtual COVID 19 lockdown) monthly meeting.

The Covid 19 pandemic (late 2019 to beyond February 2022) led to a delay in having the Referendum. This eventually took place on 06 May 2021 with 87.8% of votes in favour of adopting the neighbourhood plan (42.79% turnout). The Examiner modified WNP was then ‘made’ by SODC, and following the adoption of the SODC Local Plan in December 2020, this paved the way for a review of the WNP including the reinstatement of the enhancements removed on the Examiner’s advice. The Draft Review was completed by the end of 2021. To update and help shape/influence local development the document ‘Wheatley Design Guidance and Codes’, commissioned by WNP Committee from AECOM via Locality, was appended to the Draft Review WNP in January 2022. On 01 June 2022 the latest versions of the WNP Review, Strategic Environmental Assessment, and Design Guidance and codes documents were placed on the WNP website for viewing in preparation for the pre-submission consultation 03 June to 22 July. (Updated 02 June 2022)

EB WNP Committee Minutes

• 19 January 2016 [Election and Volunteering] EB WNP Committee Minutes, 1, 2016. 01. 19
• 27 January 2016 EB WNPVCommittee Minutes, 2, 27 January 2016 (1) (1)
• 16 February 2016 EB WNP Committee Minutes, 3, 16.2.16
• 22 March 2016 EB WNP Committee Minutes, 4, 2016.03.22
• 14 April 2016 EB WNP Committee Minutes, 5, 14 April 2016
• 6. 28 April 2016 EB WNP Committee Minutes, 6, 2016.04.28
• 7. 17 May 2016 EB WNP Committee Minutes, 7, 2016. 05. 17
• 8. 8 June 2016 EB WNP Committee Minutes, 8, 2016.06.08
• Special Meeting / Catch Up Day / 2 July 2016 – New Strategic allocation – OBU Site
• 20 July 2016 EB WNP Committee Minutes, 9, 2016.07.20
• 7 September 2016 EB WNP Committee Minutes, 10, 2016 09 07
• 27 October 2016 EB WNP Committee Minutes, 11, 2016 10 27
• 13 December 2016 EB WNP Committee Minutes, 12, 2016 12 13
• 22 February 2017 EB Committee Minutes( 13) 22.2.2017 (1)
• 19 April 2017 (to move Emerging Draft WNP towards Public Consultation) EB Committee Minutes (14) 19. 4. 2017 – V1
• 5 July 2017 Wheatley NP Committee Minutes( 15) 5.7.2017 – V1
• 27 July 2017 Wheatley NP Committee Minutes( 16) 27.7.2017 – V1
• 31 August 2017 Wheatley NP Committee Minutes( 17) 31.8.2017 – V1
• 4 September 2017 Wheatley NP Committee Minutes( 18) 4.9.2017 – V1
• 4 December 2017 Wheatley NP Committee Minutes( 19) 4.12.017 – V1
• 8 February 2018 WNP Committee Minutes 20 8 Feb 2018
• 27 March 2018 Wheatley NP Committee Minutes( 21) 27.3.2018 – V1
• 30 July 2018 Wheatley NP Committee Minutes( 22) 30.7.2018 – final
• 20 November 2018 Wheatley NP Committee Minutes( 23) 20.11.2018 v1 WNP_slides_for_20Nov18_v1 (1)       WNP – Actions and Parked Issues 20 Nov 2018 Committee Meeting
• 11 December 2018 no minutes taken this is the agenda WNP_slides_for_11Dec18_v1    WNP Committee meeting (24) 11 December 2018
• 22 January 2019  WNP_slides_for_22Jan19_v2   WNP Committee Meeting 25, 22 Janary 2019 
• 12 March 2019 WNP_slides_for_12Mar19_v2   WNP Committee Meeting (26), pre-Final Pub.Con.,12 March 2019
• 29 April 2019 WNP_slides_for_29April19_v2    WNP Committee Meeting, 27, 29 April 2019
• 4 July 2019 WNP Committee Minutes (28)2019 07 04
• 28 August 2019 Wheatley NP Committee Minutes (29)28.8.2019
• 17 February 2020 Wheatley NP Committee Minutes(30) 17.02.20 v1-1
• 21 June 2021 Wheatley NP Committee Minutes(31)21.6.2021

EB Chairman’s Reports / attendance Parish Council (WPC/HPC) meeting

The following entries are for meetings of the WPC (unless otherwise stated). The reports attached were presented/sent to WPC and HPC. Initially the WPC meetings were bi-monthly this changed to monthly starting on the 5th June 2017. The minutes of the WPC meetings can be found at : http://wheatleyparishcouncil.gov.uk/?s=minutes

• 7 March 2016 WNP Committee First Report to WPC Mar 16
• 20 April 2016, Annual Wheatley Parish Council meeting, WNP had platform and display. WNP Annual Parish Meeting 20 Apr 2016
• 9 May 2016 WNP WPC meting 09 May 2016
• 4 July 2016 WNP Parish Council Report July 2016
  
• 5 September 2016 WNP Report to WPC, September 2016
• 7 November 2016 WNP Report to Wheatley and Holton Parish Councils for Sept-Oct 2016 (2)
• 9 January 2017 WNP Report to WPC, HPC,January2017_v02 (1)
• 6 March 2017 WNP Report to WPC and HPC March 2017[5628] (2)
• 13 March 2017 Confidential meeting called by WNP to warn both Parish Councils of difficulties with SODC Planning officers over WNP draft and to share SODC arm-twisting dilemma WNP Two-Parish-Confidential-Meeting-13-March-2017
• 4 April 2017, Road Map & Update, WPC/HPC, WNP Committee, Volunteers WNP Road Map for Parish Councils, JF, April 2017
• 3 May 2017, Annual Wheatley Parish Meeting, WNP Display and Participation in QQ Panel.
• 8 May 2017, WPC and WNP initiate 8 weeks of Public Consultation (ending 30 June) at WPC meeting WNP Report to PCs, May-June 2017
• 25 May 2017, Annual Holton Parish Meeting, WNP Display, Platform time & warm welcome WNP Holton Report 25 May 2017 (1)
• 5 June 2017 EB WNP (now monthly) Report to WPC and HPC, 05 June 2017
• 3 July 2017 WNP Report to WPC and HPC July 2017
• 4 September 2017 WNP Report to Parish Councils September 2017
• 2 October 2017 WNP Report to WPC etc, October 2017
• 6 November 2017 WNP Report to WPC etc, November 2017
• 4 December 2017 WNP Report to WPC and HPC for November 2017 (28 Nov 2017)
• 8 January 2018 WNP to WPC and HPC, January 2018 Report
• 5 February 2018 WNP WPC meeting 05 Feb, 2018
• 5 March 2018 WNP Monthly Report to W & H Parish Councils, March 2018
• 9 April 2018 WNP Report to WPC and HPC April 2018
• 3 May 2018, Annual Wheatley Parish Council meeting,  display and Q & A.
• 24 May 2018, Annual Holton Parish Council Meeting, display and Q & A.
• 4 June 2018 Nothing new to say so no report from WNP.
• 2 July 2018 WNP to WPC Report July 2018
• 3 September 2018 WNP Parish Council Report Aug 2018
• 1 October 2018 Nothing new to say so no report from WNP.
• 5 November 2018 WNP Report to WPC 5 Nov 2018
• 3 December 2018 Update given about Brookes Site planning application.
• 7 January 2019 WNP Report to Parish Councils, January 2019   WNP Extra Briefing 07 January to WPC, copy to HPC
• 4 February 2019 WNP comments to LP 2034 – Evidence Base WNP_comment_summary_LP2034_reg
• 4 March 2019 WNP Monthly Report to WPC, March 2019
• 1 April 2019 WNP_April_2019_Report_to PCs
• 13 May 2019 WNP Report to Parish Councils, May 2019
• 3 June 2019 WNP June 2019 Report to WPC (Qualifying Body) and HPC
• 1 July 2019 WNP_WPC&HPC_report_July_2019     WNP_Public_Consultation_Analysis_2019_v02           WNP_Public_Consultation_Responses_2019_v02
• 2 September 2019 The Final Draft of the WNP was handed over to the WPC and approved.
• 7 October 2019 WNP_WPC_Report_7Oct2019
• 4 November 2019 see minutes for summary of report given at meeting.
• 2 December 2019 John Fox reminded WPC about mapping out the Green Route which is already outlined in two WNP statutory documents. In 2018 OCC assured WNP that they will support it fully.
• 01 June 2020 Report submitted for (virtual COVID 19 lockdown) meeting. WNP brief update to WPC 01 June 2020.
• 27 April 2021 Report submitted for (virtual COVID 19 lockdown) Annual meeting WNP Committee Annual Report, April 2020 -21-1
• 5 July 2021 WNP Report to WPC Plenary Meeting, 05 July, 2021
• 06 September 2021 Update /report: WNP exploring professional Design Guidance & Codes for village developments and/or Historic England protection for the 50 1927 tudorbethan homes.
• 10 October 2021 Nothing new to say so no report from WNP.
• 01 November 2021 Update/report: Consultation with Historic England ‘slow’, but AECOM (town planning consultants), contracted to provide Design Codes, have been surveying the village.
• 06 December 2021 Update /report: AECOM have surveyed the village and are working on Draft Design Guidance/Codes for discussion with WNP/WPC/SODC, and in Public Consultation at WNP Review Referendum later this year.
• 10 January 2021 Update /report: WNP communication with Historic England taken up by WPC. AECOM Draft Design Code is developing quickly and would best meet whole village needs.
• 07 February 2022 Update /report: WNP introduced AECOM’s completed Report on Wheatley Design Guidance and Codes, to be appended to the Review Neighbourhood Plan for Referendum later this year. Historic England Listing was put aside, but at least WNP has revived the memory of the radical health revolution and green awareness behind the 1927 tudorbethan homes on their elevated site.

Published Parish Newsletter Reports: ‘Wheatley Newsletter’ – delivered to all households in Holton and Wheatley and available on following link https://wheatleyparishcouncil.gov.uk/wheatley-newsletter/

April 2016 – June 2016 – August 2016 – October 2016 – December 2016

February 2017 – April 2017 – June 2017 – August 2017 – October 2017 – December 2017

February 2018 – April 2018 (report submitted but mistakenly not published – see WPC report)

June 2018 – August 2018 – October 2018 – December 2018 – February 2019 – April 2019 (including flyer concerning forthcoming Public Consultation) WNP Flyer March 2019_REG

June 2019 – August 2019 – October 2019 – December 2019 – February 2020 – April 2020 no physical copy of Newsletter available because of the COVID – 19 issue find electronic version at https://wheatleyparishcouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020-04-05-WEB.pdf   Update: a physical copy was later produced and delivered to all households.

June 2020 – December 2020 – February 2021 – April 2021 – June 2021 –  October 2021 – December 2021 – February 2022 – April 2022 – June 2022 no report in actual  booklet but a separate  sheet inserted about the coming pre-submission consultation WNPRleafletMay2022 – August 2022 – October 2022 – December 2022 – February 2023 – April 2023 – June 2023 – August 2023 – October 2023 – February  2024

EB Meetings / Contacts with SODC

[A District Councillor sits on WNP Committee; another District Councillor represents Holton. Update: as of May 2019 there was no District councillor on the WPC committee]

EB SODC 1, 31 May 2016, Planners, PCs and NPs. ‘Secret & Confidential’ Preferred Sites – no minutes available just an announcement.

EB SODC 2, 16 Feb & 08 June 2016 NP Adviser attended at request of WNP Committee. Heavy questioning. See WNP committee minutes of 16 Feb and 8 June 2016.

EB SODC 3, 24 Jun 2016 Follow up 4 WNP reps at SODC with Adviser for clarifications. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

[August, SODC NP Adviser stood down]

EB SODC 4, 7 September 2016 WNP Committee question Planners x 2, 70 minutes, on Discrepancies EB SODC 4 WNP and Holton PC Chair question Plan Officers, 07 September 2016, summary.

EB SODC 5, 7 October 2016. Still seeking clarification WNP chair attended Brightwell meeting, with other NPs, SODC Chairman & RCOH Consultant. See WNP committee minutes of 27 October 2016 WNP at Combined NPs meeting – SODC and Indep Adviser Oct 2016

EB SODC 6, 6 December 2016. Meeting, at request of WNP, with SODC Chairman, Planning Officers & new Adviser EB SODC 6, WNP meet with SODC Chairman and new adviser, 06 Dec 2016

EB SODC 7, 20 January 2017. SODC set up meeting with county NPs. The Henley MP also attended. Nil to report save genteel ‘networking’.

EB SODC 8, 6 March 2017, 2 Planners, NP Adviser & 3 WNPs on draft WNP: surprise discussion. Nothing to report but led to emergency meeting of WPC/HPC 13 March 2017

EB SODC 9, 28 March 2017, large meeting (Confidential), to launch Preferred Sites 2, LP33, on 29/03. See SODC website via link: http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/services-and-advice/planning-and-building/planning-policy/emerging-local-plan

EB SODC 10, 10 August 2017, WNP and NP Advisers 4 hr Workshop (minuted) – 10-08-2017 Meeting minutes and WNP_slides_for_10Aug_CIL

EB SODC 11, 11 December 2017, Screening Statement on the need for a SEA Wheatley NDP SEA Screening Authorisation

EB SODC 12, 20 March 2018. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 13, 10 April 2018. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 14, 24 April 2018. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 15, 10 May 2018. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 16, 19 June 2018. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 17, 18 July 2018. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 18, 1 August 2018. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 19, 22 August 2018. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 20, 12 September 2018. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 21, 20 September 2018. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 22, 2 October 2018. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 23, 8 November 2018. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 24, 16 January 2019. WNP_Notes_SODC_Meeting_16Jan19 revised

EB SODC 25, 21 January 2019 SODC roadshow at Merry Bells Wheatley concerning LP2034. Many members of WNP committee/associates made comments on LP2034 WNP comments to LP 2034 – Evidence Base  Formal response from WNP 12 February 2019 WNP CommitteeResponse_LP2034

EB SODC 26, 18 April 2019. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 27, 7 August 2019. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 28, 2 October 2019. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 29, 15 October 2019. No minutes recorded just discussion on progress and what to do next.

EB SODC 30, 16 October 2020 WNP Committee Response to Public Consultation by Inspector of Draft LP 2034 LP2034_consultation_WNP Oct. 2020 Response_reg_02 Committee Draft.docx_1-1 (3)

December 2020 Further progress on the WNP was held up because of COVID, and various processes such as the situation with the SODC Local Plan – this was helped when LP2053 was adopted this month.

05 January – 05 March 2021 SODC consultation on “Deviation from Examiner’s Recommendation” was set up, following adoption of LP2045 and BEFORE WNP went to referendum, when SODC considered the reinstatement of the parts removed. This consultation was abandoned due to concerns that the reinstatement might be unsound legally.

06 May 2021 Referendum held – organised by SODC

20 May 2021 Following an Independant Examination and a positive referendum result Wheatley Neighbourhood Plan was ‘made’ by SODC

August 2021 SODC publish final version of WNP (once minor corrections, factual updates etc included)

EB SODC 31, September 2021 Start of collaboration on Draft Review WNP with SODC

EB SODC 32, 20 September 2021 SODC confirms funding available via Locality to commission AECOM to prepare Design Guidance and Codes as part of the WNP Review.

EB SODC 33, 26 October 2021 SODC provides advice and comments on WNP proposal to “safeguard” a Green Route in the village. A route has been outlined and from the pre-submission consultation we will see if it is supported.

11 November 2021 Publication of ‘WNP Final Decision Statement’ by SODC.

EB SODC 33, December 2021 Collaborated review of made plan completed by SODC and WNP

EB SODC 34, 07 January 2022 SODC confirms that WNP Review will need to be accompanied by a Modification Statement (this is the justification for the Review).

EB SODC 35, 11 January 2022, Draft of WNP Review submitted to SODC for “screening”.

EB SODC 36, 18 January 2022 SODC confirms that WNP Review will need a Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA). AECOM contacted and needs assessed.

EB SODC 37, 07 February 2022 SODC confirms funding approved via Locality for SEA and AECOM commissioned. Also, SODC confirms that WNP Review will need a Basic Conditions Statement (BCS – WNP to apply to Locality for funding) and a Consultation Statement (this is a report on the results of the pre-submission consultation which need to be held once all the WNP Review documents are ready).

EB Meetings / Contacts with OCC

EB OCC 1, 19 January 2018 first meeting with OCC WNP meeting with OCC, Traffic Infrastructure, 19 January 2018

EB OCC 2, 21 September 2018 email of questions sent to OCC. This is response letter OCC_Letter on Wheatley draft Neighbourhood Plan 9 October 2018

EB Brookes Information for Stakeholders

[initial Conversation and Correspondence, Chair WNP with OBU Estates, 11 & 18 Aug. – available on request]

• Full meeting 28 September 2016. No minutes just to note attendance of meeting.
• Full meeting November 2016. No minutes just to note attendance of meeting.
• Full meeting 6 February 2017 [March 2017, OBU invite WNP to meet with Bilfinger, Agents for OBU]. No minutes just to note attendance of meeting.
• Full meeting 8 May 2017 (Bilfinger / WNP first meeting after Workshop). No minutes just to note attendance of meeting
• Progress Update Meeting for All 25 July 2017. No minutes just to note attendance of meeting.
• WNP Committee response to GVA’s Outline proposal for the OBU site, February 2018 (see ‘SODC Planning Consultation Feb. 2018) WNP Committee Response to GVA Proposal Feb 2018 (2)_rg
• WNP Response to amended OBU proposal WNP Response to Brookes Proposals, October 2018
• Response directly to SODC website Response from Andrew Johnson to GVA.OBU 29 Oct 2018

The text below supersedes what is noted above following reappraisal of the evidence held by the WNP Committee in November 2019.

• 11 August 2016 Letter received by WPC / WNP from OBU Estates Director to propose first Stakeholders meeting at OBU, 28 September 2016.
• 28 September 2016 Meeting, 12 attendees (OBU 4; WPC 2; HPC 3; WNP 2; Waterperry 1). OBU had discussion with SODC, at SODC request, built area only; OBU estimate 300 houses on built area or 600+ for a development with flats. Local attendees ‘all expressed concerns re infrastructure and traffic’. WNP vice-Chairman RG made informal meeting notes. OBU to send record of their presentation to WPC clerk.
• 5 November 2016 Environmental Impact Assessment for ‘approx. 750 units’, sought by OBU via SODC, for March 2017. WPC / WNP were informed.
• 15 November 2016 WNP received fine-printed ‘REPORT’slides’ 28 September’ including OBU summarised response to community questions.
• 6 February 2017 Second Meeting between OBU and Stakeholders.
• 4 April 2017 WNP received ‘REPORT ‘slides’ 06 February’ including OBU summarised response to community questions. OBU publicise workshop for 8 May 2017.
• 7 May 2017 WNP send Draft First WNP to OBU (J. Hodinott acknowledged), at start of WNP Public Consultation, 08 May – 30 June (8 weeks due to snap election).
• 8 May 2017 OBU ‘workshop’ 10 – 12; plans shown; 5 WNP members attended: no follow-up.
• 20 June 2017 Consultation and Exhibition event, OBU. To gather response to proposals. 22 June direct response to 20 June Exhibition from CH, WNP Committee Member. ResponseToOBV_GVA_CH_June2017
• June 2017 GVA/OBU Response to First Draft WNP, during WNP Public Consultation 08 May – 30 June. GVA Response points summarised and discussed in WNP Committee Meeting 05 July 2017 [Minuted].
• July 2017 WNP Committee full written response to 20 June Stakeholders meeting. WNP_Comments_OBU_PublicConsultation_July2017
• 25 July 2017 OBU/GVA 2 hour meeting to discuss responses sought at 20 June meeting. 2 WNP members attended.
• February 2018 WNP Committee response to GVA’s Outline proposal for the OBU site, February 2018 (see ‘SODC Planning Consultation Feb. 2018) WNP Committee Response to GVA Proposal Feb 2018 (2)_rg
• October 2018 WNP Response to amended OBU proposal WNP Response to Brookes Proposals, October 2018
• 29 October 2018 Response directly to SODC website by WNP Committee member Response from Andrew Johnson to GVA.OBU 29 Oct 2018

February 2022 – For further information on the situation concerning OBU go to page ‘Oxford Brookes Wheatley Site Update’.

EB Workshops

In addition to all the meetings, research etc. going on 8 workshops were also set up and completed. These involved 28 hours of discussion, were attended by the WNP Project Team (8) and 1-2 out of four (4) ‘ambassadors’ nominated by Holton P.C. and were held in Wheatley URC Chapel. The dates and presentations for each workshop follow

• 22 November 2016 WNP_slides_for_22Nov16_v2
• 29 November 2016 WNP_slides_for_29Nov16_v2
• 7 December 2016 WNP_slides_for_7Dec16_v3
• 12 January 2017 WNP_slides_for_12Jan17_v7
• 19 January 2017 WNP_slides_for_19Jan17_v3
• 26 January 2017 WNP_slides_for_26Jan17_v4
• 16 February 2017 WNP_slides_for_16Feb17_v1
• 2 May 2017 – The final Workshop discussed the de-Green Belting of eastern Wheatley as proposed by SODC in LP2033, 29 March 2017. Public Consultation began on 8 May 2017 WNP_slides_for_2May17_v4

EB Open Days

All open days were held at the Merry Bells (village hall) Wheatley unless otherwise stated. 

• WNP, 7 May 2016, on first Wheatley allocation of 180 homes, proposed in 2015, 100+ attended
• WNP with SODC 13 July 2016, on Brookes site new proposal (1 June), 100+ attended (44 written responses, HCAD 3).
• WNP 17 June 2017, part of Public Consultation 08 May – 30 June on Draft WNP, 260+ attended
• WNP 25 May 2019, during Pre-Submission Consultation period. Open evening held at Wheatley Primary School. Presentations given by current and former SODC councillors (Alexandrine Kantor and Toby Newman) for Wheatley. Councillor Gray for Holton (though unwell) was consulted. Landowner agents were also present. A display was laid on. Some useful discussion of concerns followed the presentations. Approximately 55 attendees.
• WNP 15 June 2019, in the last week of the Pre-Submission Consultation period. WNP ‘Surgery’ held 10:00 – 15:00 with display and discussion/ questions. Considerable interest was shown. Approximately 65 attendees.

EB Conversations

EB Conversation 1, [pre-WNP. JF present], Flood & Drainage C. with Thames Water, 23.10.2015 WNP–Flood-and-Drainage-with-Thames-Water-23-Oct-2015

EB Conversation 2, Flood and Drainage Committee (Roger Bettes), January and March 2016  WNP-Flood-and-Drainage-Committee-Mar.-2016

EB Conversation 3, Wheatley Park Academy Head of Chair of Governors, 23 May 2016 WNP-with-Wheatley-Park-Academy-Head-and-Chair-of-Govs-23-May-2016

EB Conversation 4, Sustainable Wheatley group & individuals expertise, July 2016 WNP sustainable wheatley

EB Conversation 5, August  2016 WPC and HPC chairs met with WNP representatives to discuss collaboration between the two parishes.

EB Conversation 6, Wheatley and Littleworth W.I. Sept. 2016 and WI written submission, Oct. 2016 WNP-Wheatley-Lworth-WI-Sept-2016-with-written-submission

EB Conversation 7, Wheatley Area Churches, 4 October 2016 WNP-Wheatley-Area-Churches-4-October-2016

EB Conversation 8, Age UK (Wheatley), November 2016 WNP-Age-UK-Wheatley-November-2016

EB Conversation 9, OBU 3rd Year Town Planning Students October – February 2016-17, see EB Research / Survey 21

EB Conversation 10, Oxford CE diocese – W. Primary Academy re land, buildings refurb, pupil capacity, community use / space links, 28 March 2017 WNP-Oxford-CE-Diocese-wide-ranging-28-March-2017

EB Conversation 11, Anne Lankester (Locality), Clinical Capacity (Surgery), 10 April 2017 WNP-Anne-Lankester-Clinical-Capacity-Group  WNP-Statutory-Body-re-Surgery-capacity-Draft-WNP-Pub.Con_.-May-2017

EB Conversation 12, Affordable Housing, Brookes, CPRE & Oxon NP’s Response to White Paper WNP-Affordable-Hsg-and-HWP-2017-FINAL-Joint-Response-docx

EB Conversation 13, St. Mary’s Church Guild, 23rd January 2018 WNP-St-Marys-Guild-discussion-23-Jan-2018

EB Public Consultations

EB Public Consultation 1, Straw Poll, May-June 2016  WNP-Straw-Poll-analysis-May-June-2016

EB Public Consultation 2, WNP / CFO Community Survey, Aug-Oct. 2016, a) Statutory Housing Needs Survey (SHNS) WNP-Housing-Needs

EB Public Consultation 3, WNP / CFO Community Survey, Aug – Oct, 2016, b) Community Opinion Survey (COS) WNP-Village-Opinions 

EB Public Consultation 4, Additional Village Opinions on Housing Needs, November 2016 (also in EB Research / Surveys) extra to ‘WNP Village Opinions’  WNP-Local-Views-on-Housing-extra-to-Housing-Needs-Survey-Nov-2016

EB Public Consultation 5, Statutory consultation May – June 2017, Holton and Wheatley Parish Councils  WNP Public Consultation with Wheatley and Holton Parish Councils, May-June 2017 Version 2

EB Public Consultation 6, May – June 2017, Archived Responses / Feedback WNP Open Day 17 June 2017

EB Public Consultation 7, Correspondence Feedback from Public Consultation 08 May – 30 June 2017, including Statutory Bodies and Landowners/agents Responses WNP May June Consultation, New List Responses and Hard Copies for Website, Nov 2017

EB Public Consultation 8, Wheatley and Littleworth W.I., written submission and internal ‘survey’, October 2016 – See EB Conversation 6

EB Public Consultation 9, Statutory Consultation Statement, WNP 2016-2018 [Drafted, but publication delayed until Strategic & Environmental Assessment report available]. The draft was never published however the final version  (completed August 2019) was submitted to the SODC and appeared on their website (September 2019) – here is a copy of this statement . Appendix 7_Consultation Statement

EB Public Consultation 10, Pre-submission Public Consultation 7 May – 21 June 2019. Flyer placed in Wheatley Newsletter and delivered to all households in Wheatley and Holton. The documents are those required, and made available for the public consultation. WNP Flyer March 2019_REG     WNP_document_v37    Appendix 1_Wheatley_character V4   Appendix 2_Site Selection V4  Wheatley NP – Env Report 190507    Wheatley NP – Env Report NTS 190507

EB Public Consultation 11, Response/analysis following Pre-submission Public Consultation 7 May – 21 June 2019 WNP_scan_CM_letter0001   WNP_Public_Consultation_Responses_2019_v02 WNP_Public_Consultation_Analysis_2019_v02

EB Response from Statutory Bodies

The collection of ‘Statutory responses to the Draft Neighbourhood Plans of  2017 and 2019’ are on the page accessed by this link  ‘Statutory Responses to the Draft Neighbourhood Plan.

EB Research / Surveys

EB Research / Survey 1, Small Businesses at Wheatley Business Centre, Nov. 2016 WNP-Small-businesses-Whly-Business-Centre-Nov-2016

EB Research / Survey 2, Houses Built in Wheatley after 1980, 24.3% (final total, 17 December 2016) WNP-Wheatley-homes-2017-1773-of-which-431-24.3-built-since-c.-1980

EB Research / Survey 3, WNP Straw Poll, May – June 2016, 453/750. Scouts/Volunteers Team distribute/collect. WNP-Straw-Poll-analysis-May-June-2016 

EB Research / Survey 4, WNP private analysis of 234 (unpublished/unanalysed) SODC Consultation responses to OBU proposal, July 2016. Evidence believed contaminated – see Note to Analysis WNP-responses-to-SODC-LP32-Q-7-July-2016-unpublished-abstracted-analysed-by-WNP-Jan-2017

EB Research / Survey 5, Local Views on Housing extra to Housing Needs Survey (also in Public Consultations) WNP-Local-Views-on-Housing-extra-to-Housing-Needs-Survey-Nov-2016

EB Research / Survey 6, Parking Issues as highlighted in Straw Poll May – June 2016 WNP-Straw-Poll-and-Parking-Issues

EB Research / Survey 7, Parking Survey Jan 2017, Park Hill verges WNP-Park-Hill-grass-verge-Parking-January-2017

EB Research / Survey 8, Parking Survey Jan 2017, London Road laybys WNP-Parking-London-Rd-Jan.11-12-13-2017

EB Research / Survey 9, Parking in High Street and Church Road, Spring 2017 WNP-Church-Rd-with-High-St-Parking-Spring-2017-DM-and-DH

EB Research / Survey 10, Parking Survey Nov ’16 – April 2017, with Village Centre Improvement group WNP-Village-Centre-Parking-Survey-with-HSIG-Nov-2016-May2017

EB Research / Survey 11, Vehicles London Road x 3 days 7.30 – 8.30, 11-13 Jan 2017 (informal, pen and paper) WNP-Vehicle-volume-7.30-8.30-London-Rd-11-13-Jan-2017

EB Research / Survey 12, Vehicles Hollow Way and Park Hill, 20 & 27 Jan 2017, (as above) WNP-Vehicle-volume-Hollow-Way-and-Park-Hill-2-days-20-and-27-January-2017

EB Research / Survey 13, HGV Restrictions in Wheatley WNP Research, HGV Restrictions affecting Wheatley Aug.2017

EB Research / Survey 14, Air Quality Research Old London Road EB Old London Rd Air Quality, responses from residents,October 2017

EB Research / Survey 15, Air Quality, Wheatley 2006-2017 (WNP with SODC, Oct-November 2016) WNP-Air-Quality-Wheatley-2006-2017-WNP-with-SODC-Oct-Nov-2017

EB Research / Survey 16, Air Quality Research Old London Road Evidence Base, Old London Rd Air Quality 2, WNP Correspondence with SODC April 2018.

EB Research / Survey 17, Wheatley Footpaths Committee and Primary parents, July 2016. WNP-Primary-Academy-qaire-results-1

EB Research / Survey 18, Pavements and Footpaths (Housing and Land Use Team) mapped Feb 2017 – See EB Map 2

EB Research / Survey 19, All Outdoor Spaces, Paul Willmott, May 2017 WNP and All Outdoor Spaces_RG_v3

EB Research / Survey 20, Tree P.O.s, OB Campus, (after OCC work 2000 & OBU work 2012) WNP_BrookesTreesJune2017v4Nov17

EB Research / Survey 21, OBU 3rd Year Town Planning, Degree Project on developing OBU site for WNP, October-February 2016-17. Three WN committee members met with the students (2 x degree Presentations), helped shape and judge their 3rd year – including village & OBU site tours. Also, on 29 March 2019 WNP Chairman joined 6 Wheatley Park 6th Formers and about 30 OBU Foundation Course students (The Built Environment) to study the role of an NP in Land Use and Local Planning. The OBU Campus at Wheatley/Holton was used as the main illustration. ‘Student enthusiasm during the morning was heartening.’ (See Statutory Consultation Statement (in EB Public Consultations) Section 4.6 ‘Involving Young People in a Neighbourhood Plan’)

EB Research / Survey 22, Noise levels at various places – documents cover time in September 2015 (donated research/survey), and June 2019 WNP – St Mary’s Close Action Group – Noise Measurements_Sep2015WNP Research, EB Traffic Noise, Mill Green and A40_2019   WNP – Mill Green – Resident Noise Survey_2019 – AJ

Update September 2021: Correspondence between Mill Green Resident Directors (RD) [4] of Development and Chairman WNP Committee, Dec 2020 – April 2021.

Their new RD role includes landscaping and site litter. Residents were also all visited in house by house by WNP Committee members [2019] and invited to the July 2019 Public Consultation, pre-submission of Draft WNP to Examination. Residents are pursuing Taylor Wimpey (TW) over Noise and linked Pollution.

TW have agreed on more hedges and trees for the A40 Embankment, but the wooden fence needs a more sound-proof therefore more expensive replacement [‘acoustic shield’ as was allegedly discussed in preliminary planning discussions with residents].

Solicitors are requesting that SODC adopt both fence and embankment as their responsibilities.

EB Research / Survey 23,  An initial survey carried out July 2019. This  followed a suggestion from a Wheatley resident who had observed the area had become  a very good wildlife site – noting in particular the presence of many orchids.    WNP_WHE15_WHE17_biodiversity

EB Research / Survey 24, January 2022 ‘Wheatley Design Guidance and Codes’ document received from AECOM.   220201-Wheatley DDC_V2_LR

EB Maps

EB Map 1, WNP Neighbourhood Map, agreed January 2016. http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Wheatley%20neighbourhood%20plan.pdf

EB Map 2, WNP Pavements and Footpaths (Audrey Parsons) Feb 2017; WNP Pavement Map v2

EB Map 3, WNP Sites maps WNP_ CONSERVATION AREA & LISTED BUILDINGS    WNP_ LAND SITE DESIGNATION   WNP_OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY SITE – WHE25

EB Map 4, OCC Protected Trees, Brookes site, Holton (TPOs, Species and Sources: Audrey Parsons. See EB Research / Survey 20)

EB Map 5, November 2019 ‘The Wheatley Heritage Trail’ was unveiled. WheatleyHeritageTrail

EB Miscellany

EB Miscellany 1, WNP Terms of Reference, 3rd & Final Version, 6 February 2016 EB Miscellany, 1, WNP Committee Terms of Reference, 2016.02.08

EB Miscellany 2, WNP Compliance Plan, 27 April, 2016 EB Miscellany, 2,WNP Compliance Plan 2016.04.27

EB Miscellany 3, Negotiations with CFO 13 April 2016; Fruitful EB Miscellany, 3. WNP and CFO meeting, 2016.04.13

EB Miscellany 4, Data Protection DataProtectionForWNP_May2018 and WNP Privacy Policy May 2018

EB Confidential Issues Register: Chair and vice-Chair sign for Inspector/Examiner only.