The Parish Council and SODC’s Planning Committee both objected to the proposed development of housing by Kler Group on the field at the corner of Fieldside and Didcot Road.
Kler appealed and a public enquiry was held in Didcot in November 2017. After four days of arguments the inspector had the final decision on whether the development would be given consent or not.
Despite all the efforts of the Parish Council and SODC’s barrister the housing development has been given outline consent together with full consent for a new access off Didcot Road.
The Parish Council, our consultants and residents who spoke at the enquiry put forward a Continue reading
Residents may have noticed new road safety signs around the village. Designed by pupils at Long Wittenham Primary School the signs have been located along village roadsides urging drivers to take extra care and slow down.
The adverse weather resulting from Storm Eleanor has prompted UK Power Networks to advise the following:
Consultants are still examining routes along the main road between Clifton Hampden and Long Wittenham for a proposed cycle path, potentially costing up to half-a-million-pounds, and hope to have a detailed design and report ready by the Spring.
Residents are reminded that waste and recycling collections will change over the Christmas and New Year period.
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Wittenham Clumps would be damaged if a new link road to the proposed Oxford-Cambridge expressway is built, says the Earth Trust. The charity which manages the Clumps, Little Wittenham Wood, surrounding farm land and forestry, says one of the three proposed link roads from the A34 to the expressway would cut across land designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
The result of the public enquiry into Kler’s proposed development of the land at the corner of the Didcot Road and Fieldside is expected in mid January. In the meantime Chris Brotherton and his colleagues at Thomas Homes are making good progress on the planning application to develop the community hub and supporting housing on Mr Weavers’ land off the Didcot Road opposite Saxon’s Heath.
Oxfordshire County Council is to be asked to carry out a road safety audit on the junction of Didcot Road and High Street near The Cross in Long Wittenham.