Welcome to Binfield Heath, a civil parish near Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire. It encompasses Binfield Heath village and the hamlet of Crowsley.
PARISH NEWS
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Many thanks to our invisible knitter for once again adorning the post box with a character creation!
We do hope you all enjoy the coming festive season and look forward to an exciting 2025 in our parish.
Sadly, the Village Society has been unable to run the carols get-together this year but we are hoping to re-instate this popular event next Christmas in front of the transformed Forge.
Binfield Heath Parish Council
Forging ahead with designs
The Forge team is getting to grips with the many tasks arising from the recent grant of planning permission to convert the old building to a community hub. Detailed design is being considered and prospective contractors will be invited to tender early next year.
The team is keen to draw on experience of hall management from similar community projects and recently met with a representative of Community First Oxfordshire, who provided some useful information to feed into the design process.
We look forward to keeping the village informed as plans come together and work on site commences in 2025. In the meantime, if you have any questions about the project or think you may be able to help, please do contact the team via binfieldheathforge@gmail.com.
Go to The Forge page of this website to see some of the plans in detail. Double-click on this link to see the full application: https://data.southoxon.gov.uk/ccm/support/Main.jsp?MODULE=ApplicationDetails&REF=P24/S2597/FUL#exactline
SODC rubber stamps our NP
The Binfield Heath Neighbourhood Plan was ‘made’ by the district council on 24 October 2024. The final decision report and the Binfield Heath Neighbourhood Plan have now been published on the Council’s website. It is now functioning as part of the Local Plan.
Attention now turns to using and monitoring the application of the Neighbourhood Plan.
One hundred and eighty-five people voted to support the Binfield Heath Neighbourhood Plan at the referendum on September 5, with only nine indicating they were not in favour. The referendum took place at Shiplake Memorial Hall.
Votes in favour of adopting the Neighbourhood Plan: 185 (95.4%)
Votes against adopting the Neighbourhood Plan: 9 (4.6%)
Turnout: 194 (34.4%)
The Neighbourhood Plan now becomes part of the South Oxfordshire District Council development plan and SODC will use it to help decide planning applications in the parish.
A big thank you from the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group to everyone who has contributed towards the success of the Plan, from ideas and support to votes. It gives local residents a stronger say in the future of the parish.
The Neighbourhood Plan can be downloaded using this link:
https://www.southoxon.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/1-NDP-DG-v1-Dx5-compressed-1.pdf
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Stay up to date
From this website you can keep up with events in the village with links to more information if you need it. This the fastest way to find out what's going on in your parish and backs up the latest newsletter which you can find on its own page. Here are some links to your day-to-day questions.
Which bin is it this week?
Green or grey? How to get a brown bin… what goes in which? This year’s full calendar can be found on the Parish Council page of this website. More information can be found on SODC’s website on https://www.southoxon.gov.uk/south-oxfordshire-district-council/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/when-is-your-collection-day/waste-collections-calendar/
Potholes and broken signs
These are both an increasing problem. If you are aware of a pothole locally contact fixmystreet.com and give the area and if possible the address and postcode. It's the fastest way to get results. Similarly, if road names or speed signs are damaged, also report them to fixmystreet.com
Roadside rubbish
Fly-tipped rubbish continues to be a problem from time to time. It has to be collected by District Council contractors at considerable extra cost to the taxpayer. If you see fly-tipping - or the results of it - report it online to admin.southoxford@biffa.co.uk
Planning applications
Comment on planning applications direct with SODC at the click of a button, without having to know the application number. Go to the Planning page of this website.
News mail-outs
Receive occasional news mail-outs from the Parish Council on matters that affect you . If you change your email address just sign up again with the new one. If you no longer wish to hear news from us in this form please let us know and we will delete your email details. Visit the village Facebook page to connect with friends and neighbours and join in the chat. Go to the newsletter page for the latest edition of the parish news from Marina Hart.
Contact us
For all enquiries regarding Binfield Heath Parish Council or related subjects please contact clerk@binfieldheath.org.uk