Street lighting upgrade for Headington: schedule of works

LED street light

Oxfordshire County Council has secured funding to upgrade street lights across the county. Some of these in streets north of London Road have already been replaced, but we now have a schedule for the rest.

Initially the lights will appear brighter but they will save energy consumption.

A site survey will be carried out first to note any likely problems, and the lamps will be installed one unit at a time. There will be one van and 8 operatives on site and some parking areas may need to be suspended for short periods while the lamps are upgraded.

Balfour Beatty and the County Council street lighting team will send out letters to residents in affected roads nearer the time

SCHEDULE OF WORK

Week commencing 10th July

  • Bickerton Road
  • Gardiner Street
  • Latimer Grange
  • Norton Close
  • Piper Street
  • Stapleton Road
  • Wilberforce Street
  • Windsor Street

Week beginning 17th July

  • Bateman Street
  • Kennett Road
  • Langley Close

Week beginning 24th July

  • Perrin Street
  • St Anne’s Road
  • Stephen Road

Week beginning 31st July

  • All Saints Road
  • Latimer Road
  • Lime Walk
  • New High Street

Week beginning 7th August

  • York Road

Obstruction caused by deliveries to Tesco

Residents in Stephen Road have understandably complained that lines of sight to London Road are sometimes obstructed by lorries delivering to Tesco and that this is a safety hazard. Sometimes the lorries park on double yellow lines or cross-hatching.

Lorry delivering to Tesco

Tesco Customer Services have sent the following reply to councillors:

I have been chasing this up with the store and Muller. Shift leader (redacted) has been helping us with this. It was explained to the driver a lot of times not to park where he was parking, but with no avail. [The shift leader] (redacted) contacted Muller and everything was explained. The drivers manager is now being spoken to and this problem is being dealt with. You should see the difference in the parking. 

Please let us know if you see this happening again as we now have a contact at Tesco to get this resolved.

Common People Festival

We have asked City Council officers for a report back on the Common People Festival as we realise that the noise levels appeared louder this year. They confirm that

  • they did check the noise levels both inside the Park and in surrounding areas, the volume was within set limits but an unusual combination of wind in the wrong direction and windows open on a hot day meant more noise than usual travelled into the Headington residential area
  • there were armed police on site following the incident in Manchester. All incidents (minor) were dealt with straightaway
  • there were sniffer dogs at the event so drug security was tight
It seems that the organisers and agencies managed the event as well as could be expected.

Meeting for residents of Latimer Grange 13th June All Saints Church House at 7pm

Residents have told us that meetings at Latimer Grange for tenants are no longer being held currently.

We shall therefore hold an informal meeting to ensure their issues and concerns are being dealt with.

MEETING FOR RESIDENTS OF LATIMER GRANGE

Tuesday 13th June from 7:00-8:30 pm

All Saints Church House, New High Street (upstairs room)

This meeting with councillors is primarily to address unresolved issues raised by Latimer Grange tenants but anyone unable to get to our ward focus meeting on 30th May is welcome to come along! No need to book, and admission is free.

Headington Ward Focus meeting Tues 30/5 at 6pm Headington Baptist Church

NEXT WARD FOCUS MEETING

The next public meeting for residents who live in Headington Ward will be on

Tuesday 30th May

Headington Baptist Church Hall, Old High Street

from 6:00-7:30 pm

Ward Focus meetings are run on a drop in and out basis and are free of charge. There is an open session where residents can raise issues of concern. There’s no need to book.

If you would like to contact your Lib Dem city councillors for advice on any issue please contact

Access to Headington works

Following Ruth’s email sent to the new Cabinet Member for the Environment, things seem to be moving really quickly on the Access to Headington front.

We have received updates from the County Council which show an imminent closure of the junction between Headley Way and the lower section of Staunton Road/Jack Straws Lane while works are carried out in and around the JR roundabout.

Temporary Traffic Regulation Order – S14 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

Temporary Road Closure – at Headington, Staunton Road

In the interests of public safety it will be necessary for Oxfordshire County Council to close a section of Staunton Road (at its junction with B4495 Headley Way, whilst essential major road improvements works are carried out

A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is being made to implement the temporary closure and will operate from 19 June 2017 till the anticipated completion date of 30 October 2017.

(The maximum duration of a TTRO on a road is 18 months, or until completion of the works, whichever is the earlier.)

Notice of intention to make the Order will be published in the local press.

Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works supervisor.

A copy of the drawing showing the extent of the closure and the alternative routes for traffic is shown below.

 

Plan showing temp closure site

 

Latimer Grange bin collections

We’ve acted on complaints from residents that the waste collection was missed on Wednesday 17th May – the bins have now been emptied today.

It seems that the initial complaint by the estates officer on Mon 22nd was not logged and another resident complained on Wednesday. We asked the council to make an extra visit today before the weekend and this was done this morning.

Up and coming events in Oxford

 

  • Friday 26 – Monday 29 May, Hebborn’s Fun Fair, Blackbird Leys Park, 1 to 10 pm. Family Fun Fair including games, rides & entertainment. www.hebbornamusements.co.uk
  • Saturday 27 May, Bonn Week Bürgerfest, Broad Street, 12 to 4 pm. Celebration of 70 years of friendship between the twin cities Oxford and Bonn with performances, food & drink and family activities.  www.oxford.gov.uk/bonnweek2017
  • Sunday 27 May, The Oxford Singers busk for Cancer Research UK, Bonn Square, 10 am to 5 pm. Acapella singing and charity collection. www.oxfordsingers.org
  • Saturday 27 May, Saturday Series Orienteering Event, Cutteslowe Park, 10 am to 2 pm. Small scale orienteering event by the Thames Valley Orienteering Club specifically aimed to attract newcomers to the sport. www.tvoc.org.uk/index.php
  • Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 May, Common People Festival, South Park, 10 am to 11 pm. Common People is back in South Park with a great line-up and the best from the local music scene. www.oxford.commonpeople.net
  • Wednesday 31 May, World No Tobacco Day, Bonn Square, 10 am to 4 pm. World No Tobacco Day is a global Stop Smoking Campaign to encourage those who consume tobacco in any form, to refrain from doing so for at least 24 hours.www.solutions4health.co.uk
  • Wednesday 31 May, Wild Park & Gardens, Hinksey Park, 11 am to 3 pm. Find out what you can do for local wildlife conservation. www.bbowt.org.uk
  • Saturday 3 June, Oxford Pride, city centre, from 12 pm. Celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer life in Oxfordshire! Parade from Catte Street to the main event at Oxford Castle Quarter and street party on Paradise Street. www.oxford-pride.org.uk
  • Saturday 3 June & Sunday 4 June, Headington Festival & Sports Day, Bury Knowle Park, 1 to 5 pm. Annual community event with activities for the whole family, including a funfair. www.headingtonaction.org
  • Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 June, West End Fayre, Middle Fisher Row, 10 am to 7 pm. Two day outdoor food & drink fayre promoting local businesses.
  • Sunday 4 June, Oxford City Cricket Mela, Cowley Marsh, 10.30 am to 9 pm. A free community cricket themed day promoting cricketing opportunities in the city.www.oxford.gov.uk / www.oxfordshire.cricket.co.uk

Latest decisions made by officers on planning applications in Headington

17/00435/VAR  REFUSED    Land Between 7 And 9 All Saints Road

Removal of conditions 7 (External Staircase) , 8 (Sustainability), 10 (High level windows) and 12 (Contaminated Land) of planning permission 15/02281/FUL.

 

17/00639/FUL  PERMITTED   137A London Road Headington

Change of use from Estate Agent (Use Class A2) to Hot Food Takeaway (Use Class A5).

17/00637/FUL  PERMITTED   50 Windmill Road Oxford

Demolition of existing conservatory and extension. Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.