Historic England (HE) has decided to protect an archaeologically important part of the site proposed for the Community Hub. The Hub includes plans for a new school, pre-school, village hall and forty homes.
Following an archaeological survey, some of the land specified in the revised Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) has been scheduled by HE, including an area upon which the Parish Council wants to build the Hub. This process has taken over six Continue reading
Vanderbilt Homes has submitted another amendment to its planning application for the housing development on the corner of Fieldside and Didcot Road.
This is another ‘discharge of conditions’ which means it deals with one of the conditions specified by the planning inspector when the outline planning permission was granted for the site in January 2018.
Specifically, Vanderbilt has provided an “Arboricultural Method Statement” which details Continue reading
Three village events have become casualties in the drive to slow down the spread of Coronavirus.
The Annual Parish Assembly at which village groups and organisations present reports was cancelled yesterday (12th March). The Good Neighbours Group meeting on the same day was postponed. The Lunch Club called off the March meeting and all future lunches until further notice.
The Chairman of the Parish Council Gordon Rogers said: “Reluctantly the council decided Continue reading
In view of the likely announcement by the Government of further measures to combat the spread of Coronavirus, tonight’s Annual Parish Assembly has been cancelled.
It is hoped that it will be re-scheduled later in the year when the current crisis has passed.
For more information, contact the Parish Clerk at longwittpc@hotmail.co.uk.
Would you like your village to be a clean and tidier place? Do you have items you no longer need that are clean and reusable? Are there items that you would find useful to have? Then come along to the Village Litter Pick and Swapshop on Saturday 28th March at the Village Hall from 10am till noon.
Litter Pick:
You will be provided with Hi Viz jackets, gloves, rubbish bags and litter picking tool. You Continue reading
Vanderbilt Homes submitted the ‘Reserved Matters’ planning application for its housing development on the corner of Fieldside and Didcot Road in November last year. The application covered issues such as landscaping, layout and design, scale, and market and affordable housing mix.
Following a wealth of adverse comments by statuary bodies, the Parish Council and many residents, Vanderbilt has now submitted revised plans. These can be view on the South Continue reading
Here’s the latest on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) Local Plan from our District Councillor Sam Casey-Rerhaye:
You may have seen the latest letter from the Secretary of State for Housing to SODC. It is on the council website here:
www.southoxon.gov.uk/news/2020/2020-03/south-oxfordshire-local-plan-update
He has for a second time prevented South Oxfordshire from debating issues on the Local Continue reading
With the longer days and better weather, the village’s Community Speedwatch team hopes to be out in the village with the Community Speedwatch equipment over the coming few weeks.
The data that is collected, on vehicle speeds in general, will support the case for more direct measures, such as siting a mobile camera van in the village. But more volunteers are needed to operate the Speedwatch.
If you are concerned about speeding in Long Wittenham, please consider helping out. For Continue reading
A reminder that this year’s Annual Parish Assembly will take place on Thursday 12th March at 7:30pm in the Village Hall and all residents are invited.
This is an opportunity to hear from the Chairman of the Parish Council, District and County Councillors, community groups and other organisations in the village about their achievements over the past year and plans for the next twelve months. Continue reading
The Parish Council has been asked to distribute the following information to residents.
In May 2020, Oxfordshire Youth, the county’s leading Youth Organisation, will be hosting a spectacular event not to be missed. Sponsored by BLENHEIM, it will shine a light on Oxfordshire’s outstanding, hard-working and talented children and young people (age 8-21) who deserve to be celebrated. Continue reading
