Posts by Andy_Smith0001
CPRE opposes Charlbury Solar Farm
CPRE believes a proposed Charlbury Solar Farm would be an unacceptable blight on an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and a waste of valuable agricultural land.
Read MoreHS2 Mitigation Plans – not enough noise!
CPRE Oxfordshire has criticised HS2’s Draft Environmental Statement (ES) for not including enough information on key issues, including noise, vibration and light pollution.
Read MoreIndependent Review for Port Meadow
Oxford City Council has announced an Independent Review into the University accommodation development at Port Meadow. CPRE Oxfordshire welcomes this news as a long overdue step.
Read MoreHS2 Mitigation Plans – Make your views known!
HS2 is consulting on its draft Environmental Statement. But what’s the deal on noise, light and other issues? Plenty of room for improvement in our view, but we need public pressure to change things, so tell them what you think! DEADLINE: 11 July.
Read MoreNew Solar Farm Policy
CPRE Oxfordshire has published its updated policy on solar farms, opposing them because of the damage they do to the landscape and the loss of valuable land. With an increase in applications across the county, now is the time to take action.
Read MoreThames Water Draft Management Plan
Low targets on plugging leaks and installing meters could increase risk of reservoir near Abingdon. Have your say now!
Read MorePort Meadow development nominated for Carbuncle Cup
We aren’t the only ones who think the Oxford University development at Port Meadow is ugly. It has been nominated for the 2013 Carbuncle Cup award for bad architecture. Add your vote now!
Read MoreContamination risks ignored at Port Meadow development
Campaigners have discovered that a contamination study of land at Port Meadow, where Oxford University is completing controversial new accommodation blocks, has not yet been properly carried out even though it should have taken place before building work began.
Read MorePort Meadow – meeeting with planning minister
Last week CPRE Oxfordshire’s Michael Tyce met Nicola Blackwood MP and Nick Boles, the planning minister, to discuss the planning fiasco of the Castle Mill development at Port Meadow.
Read MoreVale’s Draft Local Plan – our response
Vale’s Draft Local Plan: housing and infrastructure are our chief concerns
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