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| Autumn 2009 issue of Oxfordshire Bulletin now available! February 8th: 9.5 million cash boost for NW Bicester eco-development. Housing Minister John Healey has today backed the country’s biggest ever green home building programme, with four areas sharing £60m cash to build over 600 new homes to the toughest ever environmental standards, one of which is NW Bicester, which is set to recieve 9.5 million thanks to a successful bid by Cherwell District Council last year.
January 28th: First major national survey of the environmental state of Green Belt land and the benefits it provides for people and wildlife is published today by CPRE and Natural England. Natural England and the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) have joined together today to publish Green Belts: a Greener Future. This is the first major national survey of the environmental state of Green Belt land, and the benefits it provides for people and wildlife. Together, Green Belts cover 13% of the land surface of England and 30 million people live in or next to a Green Belt. New research, presented in this report, concludes that the Oxford Green Belt, established over fifty years ago, and covering 66,868 hectares, is a vital environmental asset.
January 14th: Date set for Warneford Meadow Town Green Judicial Review. The Judicial Review into the Inspector's Report, which recommended that the Warneford Meadow and Orchard should be registered as a Town Green, is listed to be heard on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 February 2010.
January 11th: Procedural Meeting on City's Core Strategy postponed. The Procedural Meeting on the City’s Core Strategy scheduled for Monday 11th January has been postponed. According to the City, this was due to the current and expected adverse weather conditions, and due to the numbers expressing a wish to participate at the Meeting, and the range of views expressed, the Inspector was of the view that additional time is needed. The meeting will now take place on Tuesday 9th February at 11.00 am in the Assembly Room, Oxford Town Hall.
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