1. When adopted, the Neighbourhood Plan will become part of the local Development Plan, forming the framework against which Radley planning applications will be decided for the next 15 years.
1. Introduction of self, speakers and panel
2. Welcome to everyone and thanks for coming.
3. Introduction/ welcome to anyone from the Vale and the developers
4. Statement of what a Neighbourhood Plan is

2. Steps taken so far..…. Still to come..…. July 15 – area designated
October 2015 – open meeting
Winter 2015/16 – topic groups
May 2016
Draft policies published
Exhibition
Household survey
December consultation draft published
Revise Plan to take account of consultation
Submit revised Plan to VOWH
Independent examination
Referendum
Adoption

3. The Neighbourhood Plan and the strategic housing sites
Need to respond to plans for the 3 strategic housing sites immediately, even as we work on finalising the Neighbourhood Plan
Outline planning application for the North Abingdon site already lodged: deadline for comments is 15 February
Pre-application exhibitions on the North West Radley and South Kennington sites last Friday and (NW Radley) tomorrow: applications expected in the Spring
The Neighbourhood Plan includes policies for each of the sites, listed on an A4 sheet available for collection as you leave.
Please use your voice to support the policies.

4. Programme for this afternoon
3.00 pm Introduction: Priscilla Dudding 3.10 pm Community facilities: Sheila Smith/Martin Wilson 3.25 pm Radley Lakes Strategy: Mike Wilson 3.40 pm Infrastructure: Richard Dudding 3.55 pm Other issues: Priscilla Dudding 4.00 pm Open discussion 4.30 pm Close

5. Community Facilities Aims Proposals Improve existing facilities
Enlarge them to serve a larger village
Provide new facilities for the new development
Proposals
Village Hall, Children’s playground and Playing Field
Additional playground
Community shop
Allotments
Cemetery
Kennington shop and playground

6. Village Hall, playground & playing field
Plan
Continue at Gooseacre with improved or replacement building.
Set up joint working group of village hall committee and Parish Council to plan and implement.
Move to Church Road?
- a contentious issue!
NP survey results:
in favour of move 37%,
leave it where is 32%,
no strong view 31%
Difficult to build on Green Belt without clear majority

7. Community Shop Overwhelming support in NP survey
improve and expand  post office, café, more stock
but leave it close to where it is.
Parish Council will explore options with Shop Management Committee
Greene King site – landowner won’t cooperate
Allotment site – owned by Parish Council
- must find a larger alternative for allotments
- some housing to help with finance

8. Other Facilities
Children’s play area: provide a second area at north end of Whites Lane Development to complement existing Gooseacre playground
Cemetery: more land close to Church. Radley College will provide a site
Bowyer Arms: land is an asset of community value – retain it as a location for community facilities if future development is proposed
Allotments: seek additional space regardless of shop development

9. Kennington The South Kennington site should include
a children’s playground
a shop
The development should also contribute to refurbishing the Playfield Road Pavilion

10. in Conclusion
we propose to improve the existing facilities and also extend them for a larger village
we have followed the results of NP survey
we will try to ensure that replacements are ready before the old ones are closed

11. Radley Lakes Strategy
Beauty

12. Radley Lakes Strategy
…. and the HGVs!

13. Map of the Radley Lakes Area
Strategy

14. Feedback from the Community
Radley Lakes Strategy
Feedback from the Community
QUESTION:
“Do you support the proposed mixed-use strategy for the Radley Lakes Area, including the proposal to create a new link road towards Audlett Drive for use by lorries?”
RESULTS:
In favour 78%,
Against 14%,
No strong view 8%
Based on 457 returned questionnaires
= 45% response rate

15. Radley Lakes Strategy Better for the community
Master plan for quiet recreation and nature conservation
Better for the environment
Basis of “nature trust” and much needed green space
Better for business
Safer and easier access for HGV to existing sites

16. Radley Lakes Strategy

17. Infrastructure: three general points
The draft Neighbourhood Plan lists the infrastructure we believe is essential to make new housing development acceptable
The developers will accept much of what is needed, but some will be contested and require hard negotiation
If our proposals are to succeed your support is essential.

18. Primary school and health
Radley primary school to be expanded to give single form entry. Capacity for all for whom the nearest school.
Support Radley College promotion of high quality solution
St Swithun’s Kennington primary school has capacity for South Kennington site, but extra nursery provision needed
Developers to contribute towards extra GP surgery space.

19. Central village roads
White’s Lane (green) to be through route, with new junction (at A)
Foxborough Road/Church Road (red) to be for village services and bus
Thrupp Lane/road to Lower Radley (yellow) to be safe for walking

20. Traffic calming on Sugworth Lane and mini roundabout at foot (B)
North of parish roads
Pedestrian crossing to link South Ken housing site with mobile homes (A)
Traffic calming on Sugworth Lane and mini roundabout at foot (B)

21. Cycling, walking and connectivity
Objectives
Link the new housing sites with the existing communities
Easy cycling to the station
Schemes
Improvements to Sustrans Route 5 (A/B) and Path 8
New cycletrack from North Abingdon housing site towards station (C)

22. Radley station
Radley station use has grown hugely and will do so more with new housing
Risk of parking problems becoming worse – so need to make it easy to cycle, including more secure bike racks
Also need step- free access to the upline ( not easy) and a ticket machine ( should be easy)

23. Drainage and sewerage
New development sites to have run off no greater than green fields. Attractive use (ponds etc) should be made of Sustainable Urban Drainage
Development not to go ahead until proper survey of sewerage problems and remedial measures taken

24. Housing mix
Family
Starter
Down
sizer
Sheltered
In our May survey, we asked what housing Radley people are looking for
Housing provision on the new sites should take account of what the survey told us
More smaller homes than currently proposed
Provision for older people
Some bungalows
Provision for social renting and subsidised homes to buy
Provision for self build

25. Other policies Other important areas mentioned in Neighbourhood Plan
Green Belt: strongly opposed to any further incursions
Biodiversity: protection for existing trees, hedgerows, woodland, field boundaries, water courses and water bodies
Energy conservation: support for Local Plan policies