Posts by Nemone Caldwell

CPRE Oxfordshire have teamed up with local climate and nature action charity, Greener Henley, for a special Green Screen event at the Regal Picturehouse, Henley, on Wednesday 19 November, featuring the acclaimed new documentary Power Station — followed by a lively panel discussion on local renewable energy and community action. Power Station follows artist-activists Hilary…

West Oxfordshire District Council has launched a 7-week Reg 18 “Spatial Option” public consultation as part of the development of their Local Plan 2043. The consultation runs from 2nd November to 22nd December and can be found here. They are holding a number of face-to-face consultation events and we encourage our members to go along to…

CPRE will be presenting at the final open hearing for the Botley West Solar Farm proposal on 10 October 2025. This marks the last opportunity for organisations and members of the public to share their views on the application. Our statement will focus on key areas of concern — including the continuing lack of data…

The Joint South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse Local Plan 2041 has hit a major hurdle. Following the Inspectors’ hearings this summer, we’ve just learned that the Plan has been recommended for withdrawal for failing to meet its Duty to Cooperate. This is very disappointing news. CPRE Oxfordshire had supported the Plan, which proposed…

We were delighted to welcome the National CPRE Board to Oxfordshire in September for their awayday, giving us a valuable opportunity to highlight both the challenges and the successes we are seeing across the county. The day began with lunch at the inspirational FarmEd, where co-founder Ian Wilkinson shared the story behind the project and…

CPRE Oxfordshire has submitted further responses to the Planning Inspectorate as part of the ongoing examination into the proposed Botley West Solar Farm. Our concerns centre on two key issues: the lack of transparency in soil data provided by Blenheim Estate, and the threat to Oxfordshire’s most productive farmland. Missing Soil Data Blenheim Estate has…

Thames Water has revealed that costs for the controversial proposed Abingdon Reservoir have soared from £2.2 billion to between £5.5 billion and £7.5 billion, a tripling of the original figure. This startling increase will fall largely on bill-payers across the region. Thames Water attributes the sharp rise to new geological and hydrological investigations, which revealed…

CPRE Oxfordshire has responded to West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2041 consultation and while we welcome many of the intentions set out in the draft, we believe important changes are needed if the Plan is to protect our countryside and communities effectively. You can see our full response on the 2025 Consultation Responses section of the…