Posts by Helen Marshall
New Botley West Solar Consultation
The developers behind the massive Botley West industrial solar proposal have launched a new ‘targeted’ consultation, running until Sunday 28 July. The overall proposed landtake is huge, covering more than 1,000 hectares of land in Cherwell, West Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse, largely within the Oxford Green Belt. The consultation outlines a range of…
Read MoreCPRE Oxfordshire Branch AGM – Sat 29 June
2.30pm, Saturday 29 JuneSt Edmund Hall, Oxford OX1 4AR Please join us to hear all the latest news and views on CPRE Oxfordshire’s campaigns and activities over the last year and what we have planned for the future. After the AGM, we are delighted that our speaker will be Professor Rosie Hails, Nature and Science Director at…
Read MoreOxford Local Plan – Initial Hearings, May/June 2024
The draft Oxford Local Plan 2040 continues to promote an aggressive growth agenda that will offload housing onto its surrounding Districts and the Green Belt, whilst prioritising its own city centre sites for employment. This approach has been challenged by CPRE Oxfordshire, Need not Greed Oxfordshire and South Oxfordshire, the Vale of White Horse and…
Read MoreSummer Open Gardens 2024 – Stanton St John, Wed 5 June, and Woolstone, Sat 6 July
Stanton St John – Wed 5 June and Woolstone – Sat 6 July Book tickets here or find out more on our Events page
Read MoreRooftop Solar Audits – is your community interested?
CPRE Oxfordshire is seeking a small number of local communities to work with on delivering rooftop solar audits. Initial expressions of interest by end of April please. Solar energy has an important role to play in the UK’s future energy supply but we need to ensure it is directed to rooftops, car parks and brownfield…
Read MorePetition launched to stop Thames Water’s costly mega-reservoir. PLEASE SIGN & SHARE.
Secretary of State called on to prevent next big water company scandal A petition has been launched this week to stop Thames Water’s costly Abingdon mega-reservoir and force the company to focus on fixing its leaks instead. See: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/p/stopTWreservoir Please sign & share! CPRE Oxfordshire and GARD (Group Against Reservoir Development) are calling on the…
Read MoreWant rooftop solar? Tell the Government EXTENDED to 27 March
Good news! The Government has launched a consultation on changes to building regulations, including proposals to make rooftop solar mandatory on most new buildings. CPRE Oxfordshire believes rooftop solar is by far the best way to meet our solar energy needs whilst protecting the countryside, for food, for nature and for people. Please support our…
Read MoreWanted: Student Planning Ambassadors
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MONDAY 6 NOVEMBER Are you a planning student at Oxford Brookes University? If so, check out this unique opportunity… CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) Oxfordshire is looking for four student planners to support our local volunteers in speaking up for the countryside and responding to development applications. This is a fantastic…
Read MoreOxfordshire Nature Campaign gains momentum: Sign the E-Petition Today
In the face of a pressing biodiversity, climate and health crisis, Oxfordshire’s environmental community is rallying together to make a resounding call for the inclusion of nature on every political agenda. Yesterday, RSPB released the findings from their latest State of Nature report, reconfirming that the UK is one of the worst countries in the…
Read MoreAbingdon Reservoir: It’s back and it’s bigger. Please act now!
Thames Water has announced that not only will it continue with its proposals for the Abingdon Reservoir but that it intends to revert to its earlier plans for a 150 billion litre reservoir. That’s 50% larger than the proposal Thames Water consulted on earlier this year, which received overwhelming criticism from the public, MPs and…
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