South Oxfordshire solar farm plan. Picture: Enso Energy A LARGE solar farm could soon be built on land near Oxford. Proposals for a solar farm and battery storage facility to the south west of Cowley Substation in Nuneham Courtenay have been submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council. Enso Green Holdings Limited, a joint venture between Enso Energy and the Green Investment Group, has put in the plans and say the site, off the A4074, could generate enough power for the equivalent of 13,000 homes each year. It would be built on 139 hectares, comprising the grid connection cable route to the Cowley Substation and six large adjoining fields.
Now developer hints at alternative drainage plan );
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PLANS to drain surface water from a new housing estate in Shiplake into a flood-prone brook may not go ahead after all, according to the developer.
Taylor Wimpey says it is now “exploring a number of alternative options” for the former Thames Farm site, off Reading Road, where planning permission has been granted for 95 homes.
The firm wanted to channel any run-off through a new pipeline into Lash Brook, on the village’s southern edge, and was told by South Oxfordshire District Council, the planning authority, to submit a flood risk assessment.
Neighbour can have extension despite councillor s objection );
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A WOMAN has been granted planning permission to extend her home in Henley despite opposition from a town councillor who lives next door.
Debbie Mason’s application for the single storey rear extension property in Elizabeth Road was approved by South Oxfordshire District Council, the planning authority.
Councillor Stefan Gawrysiak, her neighbour, spoke against the plans at meeting of the town council’s planning committee as a member of the public and took no part in its decison.
He said a window in the north flank would overlook the home he shares with his partner Catherine Notaras and there would be light spill into the couple’s bedroom. They would also be able to look into Mrs Mason’s kitchen.
‘Beware of covid over Christmas’ );
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THE leader of South Oxfordshire District Council is warning people to be cautious with their Christmas celebrations.
Although the area has been moved into tier 2, the number of cases of coronavirus had been coming down until the last week.
However, Councillor Sue Cooper warned that the pandemic was not over and urged residents to be on “high alert” with their plans for this month.
She said: “Because cases have reduced, pubs, shops, gyms and restaurants can re-open. We hope this paves the way for a merry Christmas and happy New year in South Oxfordshire, despite the difficult times we are living through.
Diner owner tries again after series of disasters );
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THE owner of a new Henley restaurant says the coronavirus almost drove him out of business.
Mathew Brumwell suffered a series of setbacks before and after he opened The Dub, an American-style diner with a British twist, in July when the first lockdown ended.
And when the second lockdown happened in November, he considered closing the business in Market Place, which replaced Mezo, a Mediterranean restaurant.
Instead, he persevered with the help of friends and family who invested in his venture and says trade has been “non-stop” since he was able to re-open when the second lockdown ended last week.