Cerney News Announcement
September 2004

BLEDISLOE CUP
SEE INSPECTOR’S REPORT

ZEBRA CROSSING
The Parish Council at its latest meeting held on 8 September at the Village Hall decided, after a vote, to ask GCC Highways to consider the installation of a zebra crossing in High Street. The Parish Council voted 8 in favour, 1 against and 1 abstention. The motion was therefore carried.

FLOODING
The Parish Council agreed to support residents throughout the village but especially those a the ends prone to flooding in their quest to find a solution. A recent application to build houses in Berkeley Close was objected to for the following reasons. The Parish Council is profoundly concerned that permission to build was being sought on this site. Thames Water plc, the Environment Agency, Cotswold District Council and Fosseway Housing should demonstrate that the original problems of sewerage and surface water disposal had been addressed. The public open space on the plan is not an effective replacement for the existing play area next to the scout hut. The Parish Council agreed to request a Condition, if permission was granted, that 40% of the dwellings should be allocated as affordable housing. In reply to a series of questions to the above 4 agencies, of particular concern was the admission by Thames Water plc that conclusions from the study of the severe flooding in 2000–2001 are not yet available and any solutions which may be proposed will need to be carefully considered. The CDC should not consider any planning application in this area until the report is complete. As Thames Water plc will not adopt the sewage infrastructure presently managed by Fosseway the housing association should be encouraged to upgrade its inadequate drainage system with some of the proceeds from the sale of the land in Berkeley Close. The Parish Council agreed to support Mr & Mrs Chapman and the other residents of Berkeley Close at every opportunity in their quest to find a solution. There was further concern at the amount of new applications in the Parish which if granted would add to the already overloaded system.