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Fans of high drama would have been disappointed at last night’s Community Development Committee Meeting. What promised to be a flashpoint - redrafting their terms of reference - turned into a commitment to common cause.

A cleverly drafted agenda first had committee members reporting on significant progress. Then it came to agreeing the TOR. There were minor amendments, followed by a unanimous vote to send it to the Parish Council for approval.

At a well-attended and well-run meeting, Chilbolton Parish Council’s Planning Committee began the process of preparing their response to Test Valley Borough Council’s draft plan consultation. The plan allocates 65 homes to be built in Chilbolton.

At a meeting this Wednesday, the Community Development Committee will discuss, and potentially agree, terms of reference for the CDC that challenge those agreed by Chilbolton Parish Council only two weeks ago.

Once again, flyers have popped up around the village, this time encouraging residents to attend the next Community Development Committee meeting in the Village Hall on Wednesday 27 July at 7pm.

Southern Water have this morning announced that starting from 9am on Monday 21 Jul 2025 there will be a hosepipe ban. Customers on their Priority Services Register with medical or mobility needs including Blue Badge holders, and those on their WaterSure tariff are exempt.