Current news
Challenging times for the Oxfordshire countryside....
NIC report on Ox-Cam says lots and nothing
Written by CPRE Oxfordshire
National Infrastructure Commission backs major new growth corridor, but no public consultation. More news in today's budget?
Public Inquiry needed for Oxford-Cambridge 'Growth Corridor' & 'Expressway'
Written by CPRE Oxfordshire
CPRE Oxfordshire is calling for a public inquiry into the Ox-Cam Growth Corridor and Expressway, so that decisions are open and transparent.
Oxfordshire's most outstanding landscapes under pressure from housing development
Written by CPRE Oxfordshire
New CPRE report highlights development pressures in Cotswolds, Chilterns and North Wessex Downs Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Cherwell Local Plan - Green Belt proposals fundamentally unsound
Written by CPRE Oxfordshire
LAST CHANCE! Cherwell District Council's consultation on proposals to build nearly 4,000 houses on Oxford's Green Belt closes at 5pm, Tuesday 10 October.
See CPRE Oxfordshire's response here.
Proposed “knowledge corridor” from Oxford to Cambridge threatens rural Oxfordshire
Written by CPRE Oxfordshire
Government is backing the idea of creating a “knowledge corridor” between Oxford and Cambridge, including a new "Expressway" and a significant increase in housing along the route.
West Oxon Local Plan Stage 2 Hearings 9-18 May
Written by CPRE Oxfordshire
CPRE & community groups will be appearing in front of an Inspector to seek improvements to West Oxfordshire's draft Local Plan, alongside mass ranks of developers! Why not come along and support us?
Reminder: Vale Local Plan consultation closes 4 May
Written by CPRE Oxfordshire
The deadline for comments on the Vale of White Horse District's Local Plan Part 2, including further allocations of housing and policies on a wide range of environmental issues, is 5pm, Thursday 4 May. Have your say!
With elections for the County Council taking place across Oxfordshire on Thursday 4 May, we've written to candidates asking for their support for the countryside.
