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70 Homes North of Milton Road Get the Go-ahead

admin — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:58:44 +0000

The VoWH planning committee has approved the Redrow development for 70 homes north of Milton Road in Sutton Courtenay. There appears to be no opportunity for appeal but we will explore every possibility. This is a decision that shows how the voice of local democracy has been reduced to less than a whisper. Over 200 objections were raised to the expansion of Sutton Courtenay around this location but this counted for nothing in the planning process. We can now expect Sutton Courtenay to have over 27% more people in the village in just a few years time with more than an additional 500 cars on our roads.

The poor level of the debate at the planning committee was illustrated by the comments from one of the councillors that this development would make the shape of the village around Milton Road nice and symmetrical on google maps. No consideration was given to the impact this would have on already severe problems of congestion on our local roadsor the fact that the green space around Sutton Courtenay is rapidly disappearing.

David Hignell from the Parish Council, Gervase Duffield from the District Council, Chris Doel Chair of KSCR and a local resident all spoke against the development. Margaret Turner of Harwell and Fiona Roper of Wantage, both of whom live in areas that have had similar development pressures, voted against along with Gervase. The rest of the committee were in favour, led by Jerry Patterson.

We have to note that Ed Vaizey, our local MP, has provided not one iota of useful support to our campaign to stop this unwanted and unwarranted development. The majority of the time he does not even bother to reply to correspondence on the matter. The Liberal Democrats on the Planning Committee have offered us no practical support either. We do thank the local Parish Councillors, especially Bill Hanks, and Gervase Duffield for the arguments they have raised against this development. County Councillor Richard Webber has also provided support.

Special thanks go out to all the people who have supported this campaign. Over 30 supporters made the effort to attend the Planning Committee meeting and over the last few months dozens of volunteers have helped with leaflet drops, letter writing and contributed thousands of pounds of their own money to fund the fight against this dreadful development. We shall continue this battle to stop Sutton Courtenay being damaged even further by the Pye development and the mega-warehouse plans.

KSCR

Time to Protest – Redrow application for 70 houses north of Milton Road recommended for approval next week

admin — Thu, 30 May 2013 06:00:51 +0000

In a letter dated Wednesday, May 29, the planning officer for the Vale of White Horse (VOWH) has recommended granting the outline planning application by Redrow Homes to build up to 70 houses off Milton Road – this is in addition to the 34 houses, also off Milton Road, already applied for by PYE Homes.

There is no appeal if this is approved by the planning committee!
Should this destructive application go ahead, then a further step has been taken to destroy our lovely village and make it a suburb of Didcot.

The VOWH planning committee will consider approving the planning application at a meeting on Wednesday June 5th, at 18.30 at:
Council Chambers
Abbey House
Abbey Close
Abingdon
OX14 3JE

We sincerely hope that you will join us in making our objections to these planning applications clear to the planning committee . KSCR will also a make a formal objection during the planning committee meeting.

We will be meeting “underneath the arches” by the Guild Hall in Abingdon from 18:00 this Wednesday 5th June to meet councilors as they arrive for the the Planning Committee meeting that will consider approving the application.

We really need and look forward to your support.

Thank you in advance!

Kind Regards

KSCR

Redrow Homes – Last day to file your objection

admin — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:00:14 +0000

Today is the last day you can file your objection to the Planning application to build up to 70 homes off Milton Road.

Click here to file if you have not already done so.

PS. Don’t forget to tell our MP, Mr Ed Vaizeye, how you feel about these applications, it may just concentrate his mind. you can write to him at vaizeye@parliament.uk

Kind Regards

KSCR Commitee

Only 3 days left – Redrow consultation ends on Wed 27th

admin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:00:43 +0000

The Vale of White Horse consultation period for the Redrow proposal to build up to 70 houses off Milton road expires on wednesday the 27th of March

If you have not done so already, please file your objection to this proposal with the VOWH before the deadline. We have had a fantastic response to the PYE application with approx. 105 residents filing comments/objections to this proposal. Let us make it even more clear to the VOWH how unwelcome the Redrow proposal is.

To file your objection, click here

Kind Regards
KSCR committee