footpaths

Parish Council Minutes · Subject archive

9 Jul 1934 Declined an Ilmer halt shelter and applied for a Longwick halt Read minutes
8 Oct 1934 Railway halt refused; sought a bus service after a sub-post office opened Read minutes
25 Mar 1935 Considered Horsenden footpath obstruction and Ilmer footbridge repairs Read minutes
15 Apr 1935 Reappointed officers and considered Horsenden and Ilmer footpath obstructions Read minutes
15 Jul 1935 Issued a precept, replaced the treasurer and discussed Ilmer cottage rehousing Read minutes
30 Dec 1935 Noted Ilmer demolition orders and county advice on speed limits Read minutes
28 Feb 1936 Declined permanent allotment zoning and nominated parish constables Read minutes
23 Mar 1936 Ordered path and footbridge repairs and a parish notice board at Meadle Read minutes
27 Apr 1936 Reappointed officers and discussed a council-house site and Ilmer stiles Read minutes
29 Jun 1936 Pressed for council houses and reported dangerous corners at Bar Lane Read minutes
19 Oct 1936 Sought six aged persons' bungalows and a King George memorial collection Read minutes
14 Dec 1936 Called a Coronation parish meeting after collecting eight pounds for the memorial Read minutes
1 Feb 1937 Noted land for council houses and appointed an air-raid precautions representative Read minutes
19 Apr 1937 Appointed officers, school managers and air-raid wardens after declarations Read minutes
25 Apr 1938 Advertised Ilmer cottages for sale and sought footpath direction signs Read minutes
4 Jul 1938 Appointed Harper head warden and considered Ilmer pond and property sale Read minutes
8 Aug 1938 Speed limit and footpaths refused; no precept issued Read minutes
26 Feb 1940 Noted postponed elections, dealt with Meadle footpaths and nominated parish constables. Read minutes
18 Mar 1940 Cleared the Meadle footpath complaint and ordered Owlswick footbridge and Meadle stile. Read minutes
15 Apr 1940 Reappointed officers; noted Bar Lane flooding, Anderdon fence repair and new Meadle stile. Read minutes
28 Oct 1940 Ordered Kimblewick footbridge repairs and reported a dangerous Bar Lane shell hole. Read minutes
28 Mar 1944 Heard Ilmer Road and housing replies; considered Bledlow path and Barnes Field footbridge. Read minutes
13 Nov 1944 Ordered Bledlow path and footbridge repairs and sought an allotment stile repair. Read minutes
24 Feb 1947 Sought cesspool land, offered to take the war memorial and raised Ilmer Road. Read minutes
30 Jun 1947 Heard association report and ordered Owlswick footpath footbridge repairs. Read minutes
29 Sep 1947 Joined Buckinghamshire parish councils association and arranged Owlswick footpath stile repair. Read minutes
27 Sep 1948 Agreed war memorial tablet, declined association subscription and sought Ilmer and Meadle kiosks. Read minutes
30 May 1949 Re-elected officers, thanked Walker for war memorial names and sought Sunday Ilmer Halt trains. Read minutes
8 Aug 1949 Accepted the clerk's resignation, confirmed Williams as school manager and sought Ilmer Turn buses. Read minutes
14 Nov 1949 Favoured street lighting, requested a school-to-hall footpath and reported no playing fields. Read minutes
27 Feb 1950 Noted school-to-hall footpath forthcoming and street lighting deferred; issued precept. Read minutes
6 Oct 1950 Heard inconclusive bus-turning talks and declined a detailed footpath survey and civil defence. Read minutes
11 Jan 1951 Reported on boundary talks, reappointed charities trustee and planned sailors' whist drive. Read minutes
24 May 1951 Re-elected Harper chairman and Goodchild vice-chairman; formed a footpath subcommittee. Read minutes
9 Aug 1951 Heard the footpath survey report, discussed the school's future and paid accounts. Read minutes
1 Oct 1953 Issued a ten-pound precept and sought a tree cut back from a footpath. Read minutes
20 Jan 1954 Accepted two footpath objections and complained about Princes Risborough post office staffing. Read minutes
19 Oct 1955 Appointed Walker charity trustee and Symons treasurer; accepted a Meadle footpath diversion. Read minutes
20 Mar 1956 Asked the county surveyor to repair the footbridge on footpath twenty-two. Read minutes
10 Oct 1956 Awaited the Meadle footpath closing order and requested a south-end village post box. Read minutes
5 Dec 1956 Declined further Hungarian relief, reappointed Tapping trustee, and reported a dangerous footpath overbridge. Read minutes
25 Sep 1957 Agreed to display a civil defence poster and deferred the stile on footpath 3. Read minutes
15 Jan 1958 Asked Mr Peirce to repair footpath 3's stile and noted Stockwell Lane's road condition. Read minutes
15 May 1958 Appointed Mr Chivers clerk, named school managers, and reported an electric wire on footpath 21. Read minutes
2 Oct 1958 Raised Meadle footpath 21 obstruction, the pond infill, and a needed roadside gutter. Read minutes
12 Feb 1959 Sought a Red Lion to Wellington footpath, wrote on Meadle Pond, and needed twenty pounds. Read minutes
24 Sep 1959 Appointed Monks Risborough charity representatives and again pressed for the Red Lion footpath. Read minutes
20 Mar 1961 Sought street-name signs and Chestnut Way footpath completion, and appointed school managers. Read minutes
29 May 1961 Re-elected officers, raised Meadle bridleway 29 signs, and reported Ilmer Road's poor surface. Read minutes
30 Oct 1962 Reported ploughed footpaths, Meadle pond willows, and an Ilmer church sign. Read minutes
3 Feb 1964 Permitted a roadway across Ilmer Green, heard drainage plans, and appointed school managers. Read minutes
17 Aug 1964 Protested bus cuts, ploughed footpaths, and deferred a Meadle pond pumping-station sale. Read minutes
21 Apr 1975 Objected to 66 houses at Bell Farm, applied for a precept of £250, and deferred the school playing-field path. Read minutes
9 Jun 1975 Elected W.G. Underwood as chairman and objected to a commercial advertisement on the railway bridge. Read minutes
14 Jul 1975 Pressed Eton College to restore the Ilmer bridleway and commented on an extension at 2 The Green, Ilmer. Read minutes
6 Oct 1975 Declined a dial-a-bus scheme and declined to contribute to Horsenden churchyard maintenance. Read minutes
10 Nov 1975 Appointed Mr Restall to the Princes Risborough Charities and pursued the Bell Crescent site. Read minutes
2 Feb 1976 Heard Roy Cutler Homes had appealed the Bell Farm housing refusal and pressed for the Ilmer bridleway to be reinstated. Read minutes
20 Jul 2010 Agreed to arrange a meeting with the police and residents after reports of anti-social behaviour and a gun being fired in the playing field. Read minutes
16 Nov 2010 Co-opted Graham Walters to fill the Casual Vacancy, objected to 380-400 dwellings proposed at Park Mill Farm, and agreed to remove the rotten climbing frame. Read minutes
14 Dec 2010 Welcomed newly co-opted Cllr Graham Walters and set the 2011/2012 precept at £16,500.00. Read minutes
19 Jul 2011 Agreed a proposed diversion of footpaths 3 and 4, and considered new planning applications including an orangery at Meadle and a care home extension. Read minutes
20 Sep 2011 Heard a presentation from a WDC planning officer on the Delivery & Site Allocations document, which named the Green at Ilmer among the parish’s protected green spaces. Read minutes
18 Oct 2011 Agreed to plant 6 replacement trees on the Playing Field and heard a report on the HS2 campaign; considered a non-material amendment at Old Orchard, Ilmer Lane. Read minutes
21 Aug 2012 Reported the Bridlepath from Owlswick to Ilmer overgrown and a replacement signpost missing two of its three signs; discussed options to reduce speeding on Thame Road. Read minutes
20 Nov 2012 Agreed to install more speed warning signs and slow markings on Thame Road, and began assembling contact details for the Parish Emergency Plan. Read minutes
15 Apr 2014 Agreed to weed-kill the Playing Field after the Village Fete, donate Parish Paths Clearance funding to the Chiltern Society, and advertise the councillor vacancy for co-option. Read minutes
18 Nov 2014 Resolved to keep pressing for the school footpath to stay open, agreed a small Woodland Trust tree pack for the Playing Field, and set 2015 meeting dates. Read minutes
16 Dec 2014 Resolved to apply for Neighbourhood Area designation and consult residents on a Neighbourhood Plan, and confirmed inclusion in the first tranche of BCC Devolved Services. Read minutes
19 Mar 2019 Discussed playing field drainage quotes ranging from £9k to £84k, and confirmed CIL funding for Longwick School's Outdoor Classroom and Playground Refurbishment. Read minutes
21 May 2019 Elected Cllr McPherson as Chairman and Cllr Richards as Vice Chairman, agreed the Kompan MUGA purchase and CIL funding for kissing gates and the pre-school, and objected to a planning application at Orchard View Farm. Read minutes
18 Jun 2019 Agreed to fund additional Owlswick traffic calming measures recommended by TfB and heard that the Village Hall changing-room proposal was in abeyance pending further communication with the Trust. Read minutes
16 Jul 2019 Committed CIL funding to the MUGA, outdoor fitness equipment, kissing gates, the pre-school, Longwick School and Village Hall changing rooms, and appointed Alex Barter as councillor. Read minutes
15 Oct 2019 Reviewed integrated traffic calming proposals and the Village Hall redevelopment plan, while declining a request from Ilmer residents for grass collection. Read minutes
19 Jan 2021 Approved a grant for Longwick School's Chromebooks, agreed a CCTV quote for the playing-field shelter, and set the 2021/22 precept unchanged at £30,250. Read minutes
16 Feb 2021 Approved £9,570 of CCTV costings for the playing-field shelter and a VAS match-funding application, and donated £400 to the Chiltern Society. Read minutes
16 Mar 2021 Reviewed 193 responses to the traffic-calming questionnaire, approved a three-year insurance renewal, and discussed anti-social behaviour under the playing-field shelter. Read minutes
28 Apr 2021 Approved the CCTV policy and end-of-year accounts, and agreed the Council's last virtual meeting would move to Longwick Village Hall from May following a High Court ruling on remote meetings. Read minutes
15 Jun 2021 Approved the AGAR governance return, a £2,250 grant to Longwick Preschool, and around £3,500 for new playground equipment. Read minutes
20 Jul 2021 Longwick School presented three funding proposals worth up to £50k each for a sensory garden, forest school and family support space; considered a request to install a defibrillator in Ilmer. Read minutes
18 Jan 2022 Approved £11,677.65 of funding for the Toll Bar Corner junction improvement and reviewed sites for the Buckinghamshire Local Heritage List. Read minutes
15 Mar 2022 Approved release of a £35,000 grant to Longwick School and considered Year 6 pupils' suggestions for the village, including a foodbank and community garden. Read minutes
17 May 2022 Re-elected Cllr McPherson as Chairman; approved the AGAR and objected to two new planning applications, including a dog-walking field behind the playing field. Read minutes
21 Oct 2025 Approved comments on the Draft Local Plan, funded Ilmer entrance bollards and signage, and launched a public consultation on a possible community padel tennis court. Read minutes
18 Nov 2025 Approved a defibrillator for Meadle, £36,350 of bridleway resurfacing works, and football goalposts for the playing field, while discussing the 2026/27 draft budget. Read minutes
16 Dec 2025 Set the 2026/27 precept at £41,086 (a 4% increase) and approved £14,500 of footpath resurfacing works, following a police update from PC Powell on local policing arrangements. Read minutes