Highlights: Planning Conditions for the hall include providing 2 EV charging stations, the location for which has to be decided and confirmed with ELC before the hall build can commence. SORELL report that the deadline for representations to ECU regarding Springfield solar farm is 4th August.

Meeting minutes 7.7.25

Highlights: Land purchase for the hall is moving to final stages, with all terms now agreed. Tender documents for the hall build have been sent out to 5 contractors!

Meeting minutes 3.6.25

Highlights: Energy Projects Partnership Manager Beth Landon joined our meeting to talk through her role as main communication link between all the renewables developers. Tender documents have been reviewed in fine detail between OCA and CSY. Looking to submit tender in late May or early June.

Meeting minutes 13.5.25

Highlights: Land purchase looking at final details, such as responsibility for boundary fences. CSY are preparing tender documents for the village hall to send out to potential building contractors.

Meeting minutes 8.4.25

Highlights: OCA – Significant progress on winding up OCA to transfer all assets to OCA SCIO. This will be the last OCA AGM.

Meeting minutes OCA 4.3.25

Meeting minutes OCA SCIO 4.3.25

Highlights: Brief meeting immediately following the AGMs. The committee voted to retain the existing people in the roles of Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary.

Meeting minutes 4.3.25

Highlights: Work on the village is currently on hold to some degree, pending progress with the land purchase. OCA members met with people that led on the building of Abbey St. Bathans village to compare notes – very productive!

Meeting minutes 5.2.25

Highlights: AGM preparations. Latest village hall cost estimates from the QS are much higher than 2 years ago. Approach from here agreed is to approach builders for more reliable cost estimates.

Meeting minutes 15.1.25

Highlights: All current Trustees of the “old” OCA have now signed and agreed, allowing us to wind up OCA and move fully to OCO SCIO. Our new QS has come back with revised costs for the village hall, which are reduced but still need further input. We have been informed by our solicitor that the land purchase should be tied up before the end of this year.

Meeting minutes 5.11.24

Highlights: RES gave a presentation to the Committee about the new energy storage facility proposed for a location near Branxton Farm. Updated village hall drawings from CSY were review with a view to resubmitting to ELC Planning.

Meeting minutes 2.4.24