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August 27th: Cutteslowe wind turbine plans put on hold.

Partnership for Renewables and Oxford City Council are putting the Cutteslowe wind energy project on hold, due to aviation issues. Investigation for the Horspath project will continue as PfR consult further with the MoD.

A planning application for a temporary monitoring mast at Horspath to gather wind data is expected following further consultation with the MoD.

• For more information see our "Wind Energy" page here.

August 26th: EiP Hearings into Oxford Core Strategy to resume on 14 September.

Following the revocation of the South East Plan (or RSS), the City Council was asked by Inspector Pratt to respond to a number of issues by 20 August. The City Council has now submitted its response and it has also prepared a Housing Background Paper, in response to the Inspector’s letter of 24 July. Other examination participants have also responded to the Inspector, including CPRE Oxfordshire.

The Inspector has now confirmed that the hearings are to be resumed on 14 September. The Inspector's agenda is to follow.

• For more information see our "Oxford Core Strategy" page here.
  

August 19: Public Inquiry into Thames Water's proposed reservoir concludes.

The closing submissions to the two-month public inquiry into Thames Water's plans for the South East for the next 25 years, including a proposed reservoir near Abingdon, concluded on 19 August.

CPRE Oxfordshire, which was represented at the Public Inquiry, and which made a closing submission, hopes that the Environment Secretary will rule out the reservoir.

The Planning Inspector's decision is expected later this year.

• For more information see our "Reservoir" page here.

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