Planning

Great Wolf Appeal – Allowed

It is with disappointment that we write to say that the Inspector has allowed the building of the Great Wolf Resort. Notwithstanding the objection of a significant section of the Cherwell area including 35 villages and the unanimous objection of the Cherwell Planning Committee, it has been deemed that the development will be good for us in the long run.

Can we thank you for your support, encouragement and financial support during the campaign against Great Wolf. The volunteers who raised over £90,000. for our campaign worked tirelessly and did absolutely everything they could to raise money.

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Regards

Weston on the Green Parish Council

Kirtlington Parish Council shares the dismay that all will feel about this result.

MID-CHERWELL NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN SUCCESS

90% of those voting in the Referendum voted YES.

The average turnout across the neighbourhood plan area was 25%.
A total of 1,365 people voted, out of 5,514 eligible to vote.

As a result, the MCNP is now a part of
the statutory development plan for Cherwell.

Thank you to all those who voted and particularly those who helped make this happen.

Further details can be found here.

Oxford to Cambridge Expressway Announcement 12 Sept 18

Corridor B chosen for the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway

A plan to link together fast-growing technology hotspots took a further step closer to fruition today (12 September 2018) as Roads Minister Jesse Norman announced the chosen central corridor for the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway.

After detailed scrutiny and review by Highways England, of the 3 options A, B and C, Corridor B was judged to offer greater benefits to the region – outperforming the other options by providing better links to jobs, education, leisure and health services.

The expressway, with options to pass either west or east of Oxford, is also expected to take up to 40 minutes off the journey between the A34 south of Oxford and the M1.

Building the new link close to the east/west rail link will also offer more options for the commercial development of up to 1 million new homes, in line with proposals by the National Infrastructure Commission, and encourage more people to travel by train rather than by cars.