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A COMPANY which wants to build a small gas-fired power plant near Goring will not have to conduct detailed research on the impact on its surroundings.
Dozens of residents have objected to the proposal by Balance Power Projects for four generators and a large battery in a field by the Thames Water sewage plant off Wallingford Road.
They say it would cause air pollution, pose a noise nuisance and spoil views of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty..
But South Oxfordshire District Council, the planning authority, says these arguments don’t require further investigation before it considers the application next month.
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The Rame Protection Group will have their judicial review considered by the High Court on Wednesday (Feb24). It relates to a decision by Cornwall Council’s east sub-area planning committee to grant planning permission last year for a farmer to build a new home on the Rame Peninsula. Chris Wilton’s planning application to build a new four-bedroom family home on land he owns was granted under exception rules which allow homes to be built for agricultural workers. Mr Wilton, who is also chair of the local parish council, has previously said that his family had farmed the land for generations dating back 200 years.