Oxford Local Plan – Initial Hearings, May/June 2024

The draft Oxford Local Plan 2040 continues to promote an aggressive growth agenda that will offload housing onto its surrounding Districts and the Green Belt, whilst prioritising its own city centre sites for employment. This approach has been challenged by CPRE Oxfordshire, Need not Greed Oxfordshire and South Oxfordshire, the Vale of White Horse and…

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Rooftop Solar Audits – is your community interested?

houses with rooftop solar panels

CPRE Oxfordshire is seeking a small number of local communities to work with on delivering rooftop solar audits.   Initial expressions of interest by end of April please. Solar energy has an important role to play in the UK’s future energy supply but we need to ensure it is directed to rooftops, car parks and brownfield…

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