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High Street Temporary Closure
The Parish Council was informed today of a temporary emergency road closure on the High Street whilst Openreach customer reconnection works are carried out for public safety reasons. The off peak closure and will operate from 10th to 14th August … Continue reading
Household Enquiry Form
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has asked the Parish Council to inform residents that shortly, every home in South Oxfordshire will receive a yellow letter (a ‘Household Enquiry Form’) requiring residents to confirm everyone over the age of 16 who … Continue reading
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Vanderbilt Homes Amendments
Vanderbilt Homes has submitted another set of amendments (dated 24th July) to its planning application for the housing development on the corner of Fieldside and Didcot Road. There are twenty-three new documents. The deadline for comments has been set as … Continue reading
Neptune Wood Meadow Closed
The meadow next to Neptune Wood is now closed during August and early September to prepare the field for grazing. The owners of the wood and adjoining field, the environmental charity Earth Trust, suspended the closure of the meadow in … Continue reading
Planning Application
The Parish Council has been advised by South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) of a new planning application within the environs of the village. The application is for the removal of an unsafe derelict timber framed agricultural barn at Willingtons Down … Continue reading
Village Map Update
The Village Map, a copy of which hangs outside the village hall, was originally produced in 2012 and last updated in 2017. The Parish Council has decided to update it and print a new one. A number of amendments have … Continue reading
OCC Approves New River Crossing
Oxfordshire County Council’s (OCC) Cabinet has approved plans for the new road and river crossing linking Didcot with the Culham Science Centre. The decision will bring millions of pounds worth of highways improvements to the Didcot area. The Cabinet’s move … Continue reading
Didcot Garden Town Newsletter
Residents who are not already subscribers will want to read the latest edition of the Didcot Garden Town Newsletter. This special edition contains information about the Didcot Gateway project to create a residential-led development opposite Didcot Parkway train station. See … Continue reading
Speeding Signs
Several villagers have raised concerns about safety along a stretch of Little Wittenham Road and at the bend approaching the triangle in Northfield Lane where there is no path. Some residents in Saxons Heath have also complained about the speed … Continue reading
Road Closure – Lady Grove 17th August to 7th December
The Parish Council has been advised by the Traffic Regulations Team at Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) that it will be necessary to close the B4016 Lady Grove from 17th August 2020 for mandatory gas main replacement works which are anticipated … Continue reading