SOME readers may today be getting a sinking sense of deja vu. Just two years ago in May 2019, people across South Oxfordshire were celebrating after they ousted the ruling Conservatives from their district council and installed. a rainbow coalition of Liberal Democrat and Green councillors. The left wing parties had rocketed to power largely on the platform that they were going to challenge massive housebuilding proposals for the district and tear up the Tories’ Local Plan. What was it that Robert Burns said about ‘the best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men.?’ Within a year, the Government’s Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick told the council that if they even tried to overturn the Local Plan that he would block them from doing so and get the then-Tory led county council to take over their duties.
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THE former head of learning at the River & Rowing Museum in Henley has spoken out against plans to introduce more office space.
Christina Parker, who held the role from 2009 to 2012, has formally objected to the museum’s application to South Oxfordshire District Council.
It wants to change the use of the learning space to make it suitable for commercial, business and office purposes.
The museum, which is a registered charity, intends to let the space to a local architectural practice and use the income to help it recover from being closed for much of the past year due to the pandemic.
A PARISH council has objected to plans for a four-bedroom house after it claims developers felled ‘mature trees’ without a licence. Plans for a four-bedroom ‘family’ home, on the triangular portion of land south of the CALA Homes Carmel Meadows development in Crowmarsh Gifford near Wallingford, is currently in the consultation period. On the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) planning applications website it reveals plans submitted by Fair Life Development Ltd to build an additional family home; however, it has objections and concerns from both Crowmarsh Parish Council and the County Archaeological Services. The target decision date for the planning application is June 2, but trees in the area neighbouring the Carmel Meadows development have already been felled.
David and Victoria Beckham have revealed their latest plans to develop their sprawling Cotswolds home with a store for their fleet of tractors and lawnmowers.
Plans show the couple want a large machinery shed at their £6 million bolthole on the Great Tew Estate will help with their hobbies of gardening and farming.
But they also need space for the large array of tools to help them tend to their sprawling lawns, tennis courts, treehouse and even a huge lake they have won planning permission to build.
The football legend, 46, and Spice Girl, 47, submitted the plans to West Oxfordshire District Council earlier this month.
A PARISH council has objected to plans for a four-bedroom house after it claims developers felled ‘mature trees’ without a licence. Plans for a four-bedroom ‘family’ home, on the triangular portion of land south of the CALA Homes Carmel Meadows development in Crowmarsh Gifford near Wallingford, is currently in the consultation period. On the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) planning applications website it reveals plans submitted by Fair Life Development Ltd to build an additional family home; however, it has objections and concerns from both Crowmarsh Parish Council and the County Archaeological Services. The target decision date for the planning application is June 2, but trees in the area neighbouring the Carmel Meadows development have already been felled.