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At the Annual Parish Council meeting in May 2000, a view was raised that my writings might be mistaken for the official minutes of our JPC meetings. The official minutes are written by the Clerk and RFO of the Council, and are not moderated by anyone prior to their approval at a subsequent meeting. Copies of the official minutes are available on this website.

Any matter raised in this page is solely commentary on activity in our three parishes and may also contain information, which has not yet passed before the full JPC, in which I believe electors may have an interest, all written from the perspective of the JPC Chairman who is responsible to all three parishes.

John Murphy
Chairman JPC

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LAND BETWEEN BARFORD BYPASS
AND THE RIVER :

All is progressing well now. If you would like to be involved or contribute in any other way to this project do contact either Cllr Mrs Wendy Barlow (624296) or myself – it really is worth it and a lot of fun.

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RECREATIONAL FACILITIES :

The Working Party is progressing slowly on this. Please do respond to this item when we conduct our survey and/or open day.

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WDC NEW LOCAL PLAN :

The next stage, to determine sites where such development, housing, commercial and infrastructure should go, will be completed before next monthand then go out for eight weeks consultation. Please review the proposals and let both WDC and the JPC know your views on them. UPDATE: - This has now slipped back to the end of May!

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LAND AROUND BARFORD HOUSE –
SHARBA HOMES :

Planning Application W11/1533. The next stage is for WDC to determine this application once it has received all the responses from the various Statutory Consultees and fully reviewed the situation. At the time of writing a very large number of responses had been submitted to WDC making various valid comments and the case officer suggests that this will lead to significant amendments which will have to come out to further consultation. This suggests that this matter is unlikely to be determined before June this year.

The housing consists of a mix of market and affordable homes ranging in size from 2-5 bedroom designs. The Sharba Homes documentation is available at WDC offices, libraries, online at www.warwickdc.gov.uk and also downloaded onto the Barford Village Shop café computer.

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SHERBOURNE NURSERIES SITE, WESTHAM LANE :

The JPC has had a presentation by Mr Adrian Clack of Taylor Wimpey, a major housing developer, introducing their proposals for developing part of the old Sherbourne Nurseries site. Details are currently very vague but their option extends to the whole of this site right up to the Barford Bypass, may include approximately 55 houses and is mostly likely to provide access through demolishing the old police house on Wellesbourne Road.

Timescale for this site is currently indeterminate but if their initial investigations are favourable they may be coming back to consult the JPC/residents in the near future. Watch this space…

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JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS 2012 :

Things are falling nicely into shape. Wasperton will be holding a village picnic and planting a Royal Oak, the latter funded by the JPC. Sherbourne hopes to be staging a Jubilee Tea Party. Barford will start the day with dedicating the Riverside Walk and planting a Royal Oak (funded by the Barford Heritage Group) on the riverside land, followed by a Jubilee picnic on the Village Green whilst unveiling a new permanent flagpole (funding TBC).

Later there will be a procession (children in Royal/Jubilee fancy dress!) up to a beacon (funded by WRW Community Forum) at Middle Watchbury Farm followed by a torch-lit return. Please watch the notice boards and fliers through your letterbox for final details nearer the date.

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JPC FINANCE AND COUNCIL TAX :

The good news was that JPC, WDC and WCC kept their Council Tax requirements at the same level as last year – The less good news is that the Police authority have required an increase – so there will be a small rise in the Council tax this year.

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IMPORTANT REMINDER :

From Cllr Wendy Barlow who is leading the Parish Council Market and Affordable Housing Needs Survey

This has now gone out and certainly in Barford the return rate is excellent. The returns will now be confidentially and professionally analysed and hopefully by next month we will have results to report and information which will inform our future response to planners and planning applications.

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MEMBERS' ATTENDANCE RECORDS :

The Chairman of the JPC has asked that a record of JPC members' attendance be published on the website.

Click here to download record of attendance at meetings of the JPC from May 2007 to 2010 (PDF file, 14k).

Click here to download record of attendance at meetings of the JPC from May 2010 to March 2011 (PDF file, 12k).

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NEXT JPC MEETING :

The next JPC meeting will be held on Monday 14th May 2012 in Barford Memorial Hall at 7:30 pm.

There is a session for “ Public Participation ” early in the agenda after our essential housekeeping matters which must as a matter of legality take priority. “Public Participation” is a short period set aside solely to hear comments and questions from members of the public. No special presentational skills are needed and councillors will hear you in an informal and welcoming way. We are always pleased to have matters and opinions brought to our attention. We cannot usually enter into detailed discussion with the public at the time but if possible may be able to supply an immediate answer, OR will decide, at a later time or date, whether and what action may be appropriate.

Alternatively, if you do not wish to attend in person, you may submit “your views” for formal attention of the JPC by and the matter will be taken to the next JPC meeting and you will get a formal response.

An agenda for each meeting will be posted in advance on all the villages’ notice boards. Residents may also feel free to email myself (see below), or contact any of the Parish Councillors or the Clerk, James Johnson.

There are also “drop-in surgeries at Barford Village Shop every first Saturday of the month from 10.30-12.00 noon .

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John Murphy, Chairman JPC
April 2012

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