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Preferred options for South Oxfordshire - have your say
Written by CPRE Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire District Council has launched a consultation on its development choices to 2026, including a 3,500+ new settlement at Chalgrove Airfield, a 10% increase in the size of larger villages and a 5% increase for smaller villages. Consultation runs until 19 August.
A new Oxford City report has revealed its proposals to build over 11,000 houses in the Oxford Green Belt, to the North and South of the City.
Savills submits a Scoping Opinion for a 3,500 house development in the Green Belt south of Oxford.
Despite concerns over traffic congestion, air pollution and threats to the Green Belt, the Northern Gateway area of Oxford has been allocated for development. Developers are now consulting on their initial proposals.
With land under pressure, increasing the density of housing is one obvious solution, and it doesn't have to mean cramped surroundings...
Development pressures on Kidlington, one of the UK's largest villages, are building. But seeing the Green Belt as an opportunity, not a problem, could help to guide a positive vision. See CPRE's response to the Masterplan consultation.
Do you live in West Oxfordshire and have an interest in the local landscape and/or planning issues? If you could spare an hour or two a month to help our local committee, then we would love to hear from you!
An audio walk around Bicester's Green Spaces
Written by CPRE Oxfordshire
Give your ears a treat and listen to this fabulous audio walk around two of Bicester's much loved Green Spaces, featuring members of the Save Gavray Meadows campaign. Feel inspired? If you live in Cherwell, please sign the petition to protect Gavray Meadows.
Consultation on Kidlington and Banbury Masterplans
Written by CPRE Oxfordshire
Cherwell District Council is seeking your views on the Masterplans for Banbury and Kidlington. Consultation closes 13 April.
