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Flood-hit residents to meet officials
21/07/14
RESIDENTS of a flood-hit street in Watlington will have a chance to air their concerns at a meeting with Environment Agency and council officials. The Goggs, a cul-de-sac, was flooded for weeks from early February after a stream behind the houses ...
Residents say no to 82 homes at Lea Meadow
08/09/14
RESIDENTS have criticised a developer’s plans to build 82 homes in Sonning Common. Bewley Homes has submitted a planning application to develop land at Lea Meadow, a 10-acre site south of the Herb Farm in Peppard Road. The development would ...
£45,000 refurbishment of children’s playground
13/10/14
THE £45,000 refurbishment of a Wargrave playground could start this month. Wargrave Parish Council is to update the facility at the recreation ground off Eastview Road with new equipment. The majority of the work is expected to be paid for ...
Chickens disallowed
20/10/14
A FAMILY’S request to keep chickens on their allotment in Wargrave has been rejected. They wanted to have a coop with two birds at their plot off Recreation Road. But Wargrave Parish Council refused permission due to lack of space and the ...
Tool shed at council allotments cleared
29/09/14
THE tool shed at Wargrave allotments has been cleared ahead of refurbishment. Wargrave Parish Council is to meet with the allotments society on Monday to discuss the next move. Councillor Tim Jones, who chairs the council’s buildings ...
Loan boosts skate park construction
THE construction of a skate park in Sonning Common is set to begin thanks to a £15,000 loan. Sonning Common Parish Council has agreed to provide the final sum needed to build the £100,000 facility at Bishopswood sports ground. The ...
Plot rent rise
THE cost of renting an allotment from Sonning Common Parish Council is to increase by 16 per cent. Each of the plots, which are in Gallowstree Common, will cost £30 a year to rent from October 1 compared with £25 at the moment.
Re-elected
09/06/14
RICHARD BUSH has been re-elected as chairman of Wargrave Parish Council. Andrew Luckwell was re-elected as vice-chairman.
Amenities sign plan
16/06/14
A SIGN could be put up in Benson pointing people to village amenities. The parish council is considering the idea depending on the cost. Chairman Jon Fowler said the sign would feature different symbols, such as a knife and fork ...
Residents split over relief road
02/06/14
SHOPS, traffic and the environment are some of the most important issues to be addressed in Watlington’s neighbourhood plan. That is according to the initial feedback from public consultation on the plan. Housing appears to be ...
Residents stage protest over grass parking area
RESIDENTS staged a sit-down protest at plans to convert a grass verge into parking bays. They tore wooden posts out of the ground and sat on them to stop contractors from carrying out the work at Wayside Green in Woodcote. ...
Housing sites plan drafted
THE first draft of the Sonning Common neighbourhood development plan has not been completed, as reported in last week’s Henley Standard. In fact, the plan working group has published the first draft of individual site ...
Developer opposed
PLANS to demolish a house in Goring and build three in its place have been recommended for refusal by the parish council. Croft Developments, of Eastfield Lane, Whitchurch, is behind the proposed development at Manor ...
Plan to turn verge into parking spaces put off
A GRASS verge in Woodcote might not be turned into a parking area following protests from residents. The parish council has agreed to put the £4,000 plan on hold and discuss alternatives with objectors. It had ...
Council backs down in parking row
30/06/14
PLANS to build parking bays on a grass verge in Woodcote have been amended following protests from residents. The parish council has agreed to make changes to the scheme after meeting objectors to discuss ...
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