Archive for October 2018
Government Response to Ox-Cam Arc is devastating blow for local democracy and our countryside
The Government acceptance of recommendations from the National Infrastructure Commission to develop the Oxford-Cambridge Arc despite no formal public consultation, environmental assessment or parliamentary inquiry having taken place, is a ‘devastating blow for local democracy and the countryside’, says CPRE.
Read MoreOxford-Cambridge Arc puts Birmingham sized area of countryside at risk
27,000 hectares of farmland and woodland threatened by Oxford-Cambridge Arc, according to CPRE analysis The Government is set to accept a recommendation from the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), this Monday (29 October), to build 1 million new homes between Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge.
Read MoreOxford North development: jobs come before Oxford’s housing need
The Oxford North project, previously known as the Oxford Gateway, is proposed to be built on 64 acres of land between Wolvercote roundabout, the A34 and the Peartree roundabout.
Read MoreWe Love Rural Oxfordshire: a rural community film project supported by CPRE Oxfordshire
Thanks to an initiative by CPRE Oxfordshire communities throughout the county have been inspired to make a film celebrating their local area and explaining why it needs protecting from development.
Read MoreAbingdon Reservoir: Have Your Say, Thames Water Launch 2nd Public Consultation
Thames Water has been forced into higher leakage reduction targets, but says the Abingdon reservoir is now needed even sooner than it thought before. Consultation closes 28 November.
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