THE CHARVIL neighbourhood plan exhibition, held on Saturday, February 5, revealed four key areas of concern for residents.
The four areas highlighted were green space, traffic and transport, community hub, and housing.
These were uncovered from a survey conducted in the village last summer by the parish council’s neighbourhood plan committee, which received 400 responses.
Rob Jones, committee chair, said that around 50 people attended the event to learn about the committee’s findings.
The village hall was used to display posters showing the committee’s analysis of answers given to their questionnaire. The committee also led two presentations which included the importance of having a village plan to manage future development of the parish.
“There were lots of questions around all of the key issues we had identified,” he said.
“Examples include provision of a health hub for the village, the flood risks on the east side of the parish and the creation of a cycleway to Twyford to address some of the traffic problems along the Old Bath Road and A4.”
The event was also attended by Conservative councillor for Charvil, Cllr Sam Akhtar, and parish councillors Cllr Jane Hartley, Cllr Mike Heath and Cllr Pat Sutlieff, who answered questions and spoke to residents.
The neighbourhood plan committee is seeking people to join the themes working groups to help identify plans and policies to underpin the development of the village over the next 15 years.
Charvil residents who are interested can contact parish clerk Miranda Parker by emailing: Miranda.Parker@Charvil.com
