Open Spaces Committee Meeting
20:00, Monday 23rd November 2020
The Open Spaces Committee is responsible for the general maintenance of all the land, buildings and equipment owned by the Parish Council including parks, woodland and open spaces. This includes litter and dog waste service collection; benches and seats maintenance, grass and hedge cutting; tree maintenance; daily play ground equipment inspection and maintenance; boundary fence and gate maintenance; upkeep of all building owned and maintenance of all associated signage.
The Open Spaces Committee is also responsible for the maintenance of the Holy Trinity Closed Churchyard and the War Memorial, over 500 footway street lights, over 70 allotment plots over two sites, six brick bus shelters and 1 metal shelter.
| Position | Councillors |
|---|---|
| Chairman | David Thompson |
| Vice Chairman | Andy Baldwin |
| Members | Vacant John Horton Milly Roberts Jane Baker Judy Weaver |
| Open Space Area | Councillor |
|---|---|
| The Warren Roberts Ride: small grassed area with trees |
Andy Baldwin |
| Entrance to Cedar Park School Cedar Avenue Cedar Avenue/Shepherds Lane: grassed area in front of 123/135 Cedar Avenue |
Andy Baldwin |
| Holmer Green Road Open Space inc. part of Footpath HAZ/11 | Andy Baldwin |
| Hazlemere Recreation Ground Rose Avenue Recreation Ground |
John Horton |
| Holy Trinity Churchyard War Memorial Lowfield Way: grassed area in front 22-42 Lowfield Way Holmoak Walk: grassed area adjacent to houses |
Milly Roberts |
|
Curzon Avenue: small grassed area by shops |
Alan Cecil |
| Fallowfield: grassed area adjacent to garages Beechfield Way: grassed area adjacent to houses |
Alan Cecil |
| Queensway Allotments The Dell Allotments Queensway (12 acres) Sanctuary Wood |
Judy Weaver |
| Footpath (HAZ/) | Location | Councillor |
|---|---|---|
| 1, 6 and 8 | Around Hazlemere Recreation Ground (Maintained by Hazlemere Parish Council) | John Horton |
| 2 | Beechfield Way (Maintained by Buckinghamshire Council) | Alan Cecil |
| 3 | Holy Trinity Church car park, Manor Road, St Johns Road to Kingswood (Maintained by Buckinghamshire Council) | Vacant |
| 4, 5, 15, 16, 17 and 18 | Grange Farm (Maintained by Buckinghamshire Council) | John Horton |
| 7 | Western Dene to Sawpit Hill (Maintained by Buckinghamshire Council) | David Thompson |
| 9 | Beech Tree pub to Kingswood (Maintained by Buckinghamshire Council) | Vacant |
| 10 | Barnes Lane to Manor Road (Maintained by Hazlemere Parish Council) | Vacant |
| 11 | Behind Ralphs Retreat, Marys Mead, Toms Turn, Cedar Park School to Cedar Avenue (Maintained by Hazlemere Parish Council) | Andy Baldwin |
| 12 | Queensway to Penn Road (Maintained by Hazlemere Parish Council) | Judy Weaver |
| 13 | Oakengrove Lane (Maintained by Buckinghamshire Council) | Alan Cecil |
| 14 | Putnam Lane (Maintained by Buckinghamshire Council) | Milly Roberts |
The following areas' grass cutting are now maintained by the Parish Council instead of Buckinghamshire Council, there will be eight cuts in a year.
Please see the maps to ascertain the exact areas being maintained which are outlined in red.
Brackley_Road_North_and_South.pdf
Centre_Walk_Beechfield_Way.pdf
Grass Cutting
The following areas' grass cutting are now maintained by the Parish Council instead of Buckinghamshire Council with 8 cuts per annum.
Wyc_grid_ref_SU8894_EL_area.pdf
Wyc_grid_ref_SU8895_Green_Street_area.pdf
Wyc_grid_ref_SU8896_Cedar_Park_West.pdf
Wyc_grid_ref_SU8994_Rose_Avenue_School.pdf
Wyc_grid_ref_SU8995_Rose_Avenue.pdf
Wyc_grid_ref_SU8996_Cedar_Avenue.pdf
Wyc_grid_ref_SU9094_Rose_Avenue_west.pdf
Wyc_grid_ref_SU9095_Curzon_Avenue.pdf
Hedges
The Parish Council has also taken on cutting hedges/trees shrubs which are a danger to road users/pedestrians on the same areas outlined in green. Landowners must be identified and written to requesting urgent works to be carried using standard letters; should the works not be completed then Buckinghamshire Council will undertake legal enforcement.