Issue - meetings

The committee considered the community governance review CGR-E, on a proposal to amend the parish boundary south of South Hinksey to include the former Westwood Hotel site, currently in Kennington parish.  The committee also considered an additional proposal to include the boundary of the property The Copse within South Hinksey parish. 

Councillor Emily Smith, a local ward member, made a statement in support of the proposed boundary change at The Copse and of no change to the boundary at the Westwood Hotel site. 

South Hinksey Parish Council had submitted the proposal for the boundary changes.  Kennington Parish Council had objected to the transfer of the Westwood Hotel site into South Hinksey parish but had not responded before the committee meeting in relation to the proposed boundary change at The Copse. 

The committee noted that, of the four responses received, all strongly supported the committee’s draft proposal to make no change to the parish boundary at the Westwood Hotel site.  The committee supported the officers’ recommendation on this. 

Officers had also recommended that the whole of the garden known as The Copse should be included within South Hinksey parish boundary.  The committee agreed with the officers’ recommendation.  

RESOLVED: to

(a)       include the whole of the garden known as The Copse within South Hinksey parish; and

(b)       make no change to the parish boundary at the Westwood Hotel site.