Category Archives: Parish Council
Date Fixed for Kler Inquiry
A date has been set for a public inquiry into the Kler Group’s plans for 36 houses on the field at the corner of the Didcot Road and Fieldside. The inquiry will be heard between the 14th and 17th November … Continue reading
Neighbourhood Plan Referendum
Below are details of the forthcoming referendum for the Neighbourhood Development Plan and a summary of the Plan itself. It is purely factual as the Parish Council is not allowed to campaign during the run up to the election. The … Continue reading
More Time Sought For Quarry Objections
Long Wittenham Parish Council and others objecting to plans for a huge quarry near Clifton Hampden are asking Oxfordshire County Council for an extension to the third consultation period which closes on 3rd August. The council, Burcot and Clifton Hampden, … Continue reading
Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 13th July
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (13th July) at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. Download the agenda here.
Neighbourhood Plans Vital To Fight Developers
Neighbourhood Developments Plans or NDPs are vital in the battle against developers trying to exploit the national housing crisis says the author of a new book on village life. Retired journalist and now parish councillor Tom Fort was speaking in … Continue reading
Didcot Expansion Approved
Plans for more than 1800 homes in Didcot have been approved by South Oxfordshire District Council raising fears of more traffic passing through neighbouring villages. Croudace Homes and Reading University, the owners of the land north-east of the town, have … Continue reading
Village Map Updated
Residents will be pleased to hear that the Village Map which hangs outside the Village Hall has been updated. The 1.18 mtr x .84 mtr laminated map details street and property names to aid visitors and delivery companies and has … Continue reading
Kler Planning Application Update
Long Wittenham Parish Council has laid out its opposition to plans for 36 homes on land off Fieldside known locally as Challis farm. Kler – the company behind the plans – has appealed against South Oxfordshire District Council’s delay in … Continue reading
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Inspector Backs Neighbourhood Plan
Thursday 7th September 2017 is the likely date when villagers in Long Wittenham will vote in a referendum on the parish council’s Neighbourhood Plan (NP). South Oxfordshire District Council still has to consider and accept the independent examiner’s report and … Continue reading
Parish Council Meeting – Thursday 15th June
The Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting this coming Thursday evening (15th June) at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. Download the agenda here.