Posts by Julia Benning

Often the first you might know of a proposed planning application is when a leaflet lands with a thud on your doormat.  But if you have concerns, how on earth do you begin to respond? Here we talk to Cara, who lives in a small village in the north of Oxfordshire.   She tells us of…

We have 3 District Chair vacancies – South Oxon, Cherwell and the City. Make a difference to your countryside, and work with like minded people. CPRE fights for a better future for the countryside and our rural communities. Campaigning is carried out by county-based branches, which aim to influence decision making on a range of…

Become a frontline volunteer and help make sure that new development doesn’t concrete the countryside.  Do you care about: We are urgently looking for planning volunteers to help us make sure new development respects and supports our amazing local countryside. We can provide all the info and training.  You need to be: Whether it’s to…

South & Vale Local Plan 2041 – have your say by 26 Feb! South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse have issued their Joint “ Preferred options” consultation on the Local Plan 204. It is live to comment on until Monday 26th February and can be found here. CPRESouth Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse…

CPRE Oxfordshire supports GARD (Group Against Reservoir Development) in Public Inquiry demand for Thames Water’s mega-reservoir. CPRE Oxfordshire is backing GARD’s calls for a Public Inquiry and is also writing to the Secretary of State for the Environment to request this.  Thames Water has consistently failed to engage with the strong evidence presented to it…

The current consultation on the massive Botley West solar farm closes on Thurs 8 Feb – have your say! Information and a response form is available on the developers’ website here, or you can simply email your views to: info@botleywest.co.uk CPRE Oxfordshire’s response is available at the foot of this page. In it we raise…

Botley West developers look set to ruin Christmas for thousands of Oxfordshire residents. The developers behind the massive Botley West solar farm look set to spoil Christmas for many local people by putting their plans out for consultation over the festive period. Both CPRE Oxfordshire and the Stop Botley West campaign group specifically asked the…

Oxford Local Plan 2040 Reg 19 consultation – CPRE Oxfordshire Response This consultation has now closed.  You can see the CPRE Oxfordshire response in full below. A summary of our concerns and the policies we have challenged is included in the CPRE Oxon Response_Final document. This includes: We have also registered our support for proposed…

CPRE frustrated with developers exaggerating land’s development potential. Local opposition grows strong against a prospective planning proposal that will endanger an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Historic Woodland. The plots in question put forth by Barney Estates, have raised significant concerns among residents and conservation groups.  It aims to alter the 20-acre landscape of…