Current news
This month the Government has written to Oxfordshire’s local planning authorities giving them just seven weeks to suggest suitable locations for major new settlements. Our view? This is Alice’s Adventures in Planning Land....
Oxfordshire County Council Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Part 2 – Site Allocations
Issues and Options Consultation – Deadline 4pm Wednesday 3rd October 2018
The Cherwell LP Part 1 Review Examination in Public will start with a One Day Pre-Hearing Meeting purely focused on whether the proposed level of unmet need can be considered sound and if so, whether it meets the exceptional circumstances test to justify release of Green Belt.
CPRE Oxfordshire is looking for a new Chairperson to help co-ordinate our activity in West Oxfordshire.
New population estimates from the Office of National Statistics have highlighted the inaccuracies in Oxfordshire’s housing figures.
Oxfordshire Growth Board 3 Year Housing Land Supply Consultation, deadline 12th July
The Oxfordshire Growth Board is hoping to negotiate a bespoke arrangement with Government on housing land supply rules.
Walking the Bryson Line
A group of Anglo-Americans, inspired by author and ex-CPRE President Bill Bryson, are walking the length of the country raising money for charity – and celebrating the landscapes of Oxfordshire.
Plans for large-scale housing development at Harwell, Dalton Barracks and Fyfield will be examined by a Planning Inspector, with hearing sessions now announced for July and September.
Oxfordshire's housing & population
If we are being asked to give up our precious and irreplaceable land, then evidencing the need is critical. This article takes a look at some of the statistics behind the headlines and asks 'Where will all the people come from?'
