Archive for October 2012
Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor: overwhelmed by planning applications
Spare a thought for Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor which has been overwhelmed with planning applications to build more than 300 new homes. Villagers say they simply don’t have the infrastructure to cope with such a huge increase in population.
Read MoreWallingford retirement village and CABI HQ ‘inappropriate invasion’
We have written to the Secretary of State, Eric Pickles, to ask him to rethink a decision to build a retirement village and care home near Wallingford which was approved by South Oxfordshire District Council’s (SODC) Planning Committee last week.
Read MoreNeighbourhood plans
The Localism Act, which came into force in November 2011, introduced provisions for neighbourhood planning. But what’s it all about and what does it mean for communities in Oxfordshire? There are three main elements to neighbourhood planning: 1 Neighbourhood Development Plans – these are very localised versions of Local Plans and will include polices on…
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