Launton Parish Council reporting . . .

Notes from the Parish Council meeting held on Thursday 3 July 2025 at 7.30pm in the Parish Hall.

The Chairman/ActingClerk was unexpectedly unable to attend the meeting due to being stuck in the queues for the closed Dartford Tunnel, so in the absence of the Vice Chairman the meeting was chaired by Jackie Webber. Many items that needed explanation from the Clerk or were not critically urgent were deferred to the next meeting. These notes relate only to items that were dealt with at the meeting.

Councillors present: Mr Glyn Austin, Mrs Jackie Hackett, Mrs Jaqueline Webber

Apologies: Mr Andrew Briant (Vice Chairman), Mr Simon Turner (Chairman and Acting Clerk)

In attendance: Cllr Gemma Coton (CDC), and 4 members of the public

Reports from District and County Councillors

Councillor Coton addressed the Council about the three competing plans for unitary councils to serve Oxfordshire.

Governance and Consultations

There are still vacancies for two Councillors, details of which may be found on the Parish Council website. At the time of writing it is hoped that a new Clerk will shortly be appointed.

Finance

The Finance Report is available on the Parish Council website.

Planning

All planning applications, which include the links to Cherwell’s Planning Portal, are put on the Parish Council website when they are received (www.launton-pc.gov.uk-inthe Agenda and Minutes section).

If a villager has concerns or comments about a planning application, they are welcome to come along to Parish Council meetings to bring them to the attention of the meeting. Villagers are also welcome to contact Councillors or the Clerk to make comments.

Guidance about how the Parish Council is able to respond is available on the Parish Council website at https://www.launtonpc.gov.uk/planning-applications/

Parish Hall

The roof replacement is finally complete! The Parish Hall Development Advisory Group is continuing to look into options for next steps for the Hall.

Agenda items and dates of the next meetings

The next meeting will be on Thursday 7 August 2025 in the Parish Hall, starting at 7.30pm. If you’d like to chat with a Councillor, do come along after 7.15pm.

Suggestions for agenda items for the 4 September meeting need to be with the Clerk by 21 August and items for the 2 October meeting by 18 September.

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