Posts by Andy_Smith0001
Protect the Windrush Valley
A 270 house development is putting the landscape of the the Windrush Valley under threat, although the developers don’t even want to do an environmental impact assessment. The Windrush Valley Protection Group would like your help.
Read MoreCan you breathe?
South Oxfordshire is consulting on plans to improve air quality acrosss the District, especially in Henley, Wallingford and Watlington where pollution has reached levels identified by the government as potentially harmful to health.
Read MoreCPRE disappointed at suspension of Cherwell District Council EiP
Our media statement in response to the suspension of the Examination in Public of Cherwell District Council’s Local Plan.
Read MorePublic Inquiry needed for Strategic Economic Plan
Our open letter to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg asks for a Public Inquiry into the draft Oxfordshire Strategic Economic Plan, before it is is approved by Government.
Read MoreCPRE calls on local authorities to reject SHMA
CPRE Oxfordshire has called on local District Councils to reject new housing figures after a report reveals they are over 2.5 times the Government’s own projections.
Read MoreCPRE Oxfordshire launches new campaign to challenge SHMA figures
CPRE Oxfordshire is today (Thursday 15 May) launching a new campaign – Protect Rural Oxfordshire (PRO) – to challenge the Oxfordshire Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA), which suggests that 100,000 houses are needed in Oxfordshire by 2031, up from an earlier estimate of 54,700.
Read More1,000 houses proposed at Alvescot Downs
An application for over 1,000 houses has been submitted at Alvescot Downs, Carterton. The site was rejected in the draft Local Plan but the Council’s current lack of 5 Year Housing Supply could see it sneak through.
Read MoreSolar Farm in Oxford Green Belt
CPRE has written to the Secretary of State asking him to call in an Inspector’s decision to grant permission for a solar farm at Bletchingdon, which would be the first within the Oxford Green Belt.
Read MoreVale Green Belt at serious risk – ACT NOW
The Vale of White Horse draft Local Plan is proposing 1,700 houses at seven sites in the Green Belt. But it is also suggesting taking nearly 20 more sites out of the Green Belt to make development easier in the future. How many holes can you put in a belt before it falls apart?…
Read More‘Staggering’ Oxfordshire housing figures
A new piece of research has suggested that Oxfordshire needs 100,000 more houses by 2031 – an increase of nearly 40%! Please let your District Councils know that these figures are not sound, not achievable and not wanted!
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