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Oxfordshire Voice Spring 2019 Spring 2019 OXFORDSHIRE www.cpreoxon.org.uk VOICE Battle for the Green Belt Oxfordshire 2050: Remembering Alun The Oxford Civic Society CPRE Oxfordshire offers a Thornton Jones Debate Better Vision for Oxfordshire OXFORDSHIRE Chairman’s voice VOICE CPRE However, whilst total opposition is the Spring 2019 Oxfordshire’s main plank of our engagement, CPRE ‘Campaign has also to consider the mitigation of Contents to Protect what Government might force on us. 2 Chairman’s Report Rural England’ We are driven by the desire to do our 3 John Histon, Chair CPRE West continues best by local people whilst guarding Oxfordshire apace, but we the environment and preserving rural have needed Oxfordshire. 4 Members’ survey 2018 to be fleet 5 The Oxfordshire Way of foot to keep up with unexpected Emerging Local Plans continue to 6 Need Not Greed Update revisions and name changes imposed be a major concern. We have had behind closed doors and without important successes in the Vale in 6-7 Local Plan Round-Up warning by the relevant agencies. defeating a proposed allocation of 7 Battle for the Green Belt 1,000 houses in the North Wessex 8-9 Remembering Alun A classic example is the ‘Oxford-Milton Downs AONB and strengthening the Thornton Jones Keynes-Cambridge Growth Corridor’, District’s heritage policy. However, 10 Oxfordshire Plan 2050 now rebranded the ‘Ox-Cam Arc’. It the Oxford Green Belt remains under was clear from the outset that the considerable threat, much of it caused 11 Members events aspirational ideas emanating from by national legislation to fulfil the 12 Annual General Meeting Government, handed to the National so-called ‘unmet need’ of the City by Infrastructure Commission, then on neighbouring District Councils. CPRE is DIRECTORY to Highways England, had not been putting up strong resistance through Views expressed in the Voice are not necessarily thought through and were hardly consultations and public hearings to those of CPRE Oxfordshire, which welcomes likely to be realisable and certainly major Green Belt housing allocations independent comment. not desirable. A million houses on that would, in Cherwell District, Editor: Julia Benning Cover: Greylags with goslings at RSPB Otmoor. England’s green and pleasant land are coalesce Oxford/Kidlington/Begbroke/ Photo: Rob Bowker envisaged, seemingly for the most part Yarnton, and we are expecting a Articles, letters, comments and suggestions for to accommodate London commuters. similar fight in South Oxfordshire in articles are welcome. Please contact the Branch There is little likelihood that even the respect of Grenoble Road, Culham and Office below. Published May 2019 few obligatory ‘affordable’ houses, other sites. The emerging City Plan District Chairmen costed at 80% of the market price, will follow. CPRE’s main argument CPRE Oxfordshire Branch would be financially accessible to is that the City should use all its Peter Collins 01235 763081 many local people, let alone the ‘key vacant brownfield sites for genuinely [email protected] workers’ the proposed growth would affordable, sustainable development Cherwell: David Gilmour [email protected] require. of appropriate density, which could Oxford: Contact the Branch Office as below solve most of the City’s housing need There has never been any question at a stroke and save the Green Belt for South Oxfordshire: Professor Richard Harding 01491 836425 [email protected] but that CPRE, both locally and the enjoyment and well-being of local nationally, would oppose the whole people. Vale of White Horse: Mark Barnett [email protected] idea of a Growth Corridor. We are therefore seeking the appointment of We continue to be on the front foot West Oxfordshire: Jonh Histon [email protected] a Parliamentary Select Committee to in working with GARD (the Group question the entire set of proposals. Against Reservoir Development), BRANCH OFFICE Alongside the Oxfordshire Growth which opposes the gigantic proposed CPRE Oxfordshire, First Floor, 20 High Street, Board’s ‘Joint Statutory Spatial Plan’ Abingdon Reservoir on expert Watlington, Oxfordshire OX49 5PY (JSSP) – now the ‘Oxfordshire Plan technical and environmental grounds. (Registered office) 2050’ – CPRE Oxfordshire has prepared A strong case has been made for T: 01491 612079 E: [email protected] its own vision of the County’s future, meeting the expected need through a ‘rural manifesto’, to challenge the other means. Thames Water was www.cpreoxon.org.uk growth proposed. We are hoping this forced to hold a further round of Follow us on Twitter @CPREOxfordshire will give us more traction with MPs consultations in view of considerable and local authorities, as we have yet changes to their Water Resources and like us on www.facebook.com/CPREOxfordshire to have any real indication that the Management Plan. We now work with CPRE Oxfordshire is registered in England as Government or the Growth Board is other CPRE Branches to challenge Charity No.1093081 and Company No. 4443278. really listening to the public or key the justification of their plans which stakeholders. 2 CPRE Oxfordshire voice Spring 2019 relies on support from Affinity Water, itself providing water to millions of households across the South- John Histon – new chair of East. A particular urgent threat is to environmentally precious chalk CPRE West Oxfordshire streams which are a rare phenomenon in Europe. Finally, many thanks are due to our donors and supporters who ensured that we reached the fundraising target in our autumn appeal. This will help us significantly to finance our work on the Oxfordshire Plan 2050, to deliver our Rural Manifesto, and to establish a firm and ongoing presence with the Oxfordshire Growth Board and local MPs and Councillors. Peter Collins Chairman [email protected] The Chairman’s Report can be read, in its entirety, in the AGM papers included with this issue of Oxfordshire Voice and on our website. John is a chartered member of the he can add a new angle to the saying, Oxford Green Royal Institute of British Architects, ‘poacher tumed game-keeper’. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Belt Way Arbitrators now retired. CPRE appeals as being an organisation that has a philosophy of ensuring the He is a former partner in the country as a whole retains its very commercial Architectural Practices of individual regional characteristics. Yet Covell Matthews Partnership, Covell the body also strives to maintain an Matthews International and Covell urban and rural balance that is vital CC Shaun Ferguson Matthews Histon. Offfces of the group to the whole character of the diverse operated in London, Manchester, English scene. John feels CPRE accepts Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, the need for change and development, Reading, Burford, Abu Dabi, Jedda, but only carried out on a scale and Librevill and Lagos. character that maintains the essential rural scene, the country’s vital green Two volunteers are required for Havng spent most of his professional lungs – for future generations. Stage 8 - Hampton Poyle to Beckley life in commercial development, (8.2 miles) and Stage 9 - Beckley including housing, offices, industrial John has two daughters: Samantha, a to Thornhill (4.3miles). Volunteers redevelopment, retail centres and product designer. Sophie, an architect, would be required to walk the stage airports, John felt he should put and five grandchildren . He and his late at least once a year, ensuring any something good back into the wife Susan, a graphic designer, set up missing waymarks are replaced, environment of this country which home in Cheshire over 30 years ago trimming back any overgrown is under increasing stress from from Nassau Bahamas. vegetation and reporting any issues. developers of all types. He wants to Anyone interested should please ensure our children and their future They moved to Burford, 0xfordshire, 15 contact Gordon Garraway, CPRE generation will be able to enjoy an years ago. John’s sports and hobbies, Oxfordshire Rights of Way Advisor: improved quality of life, now greatly included yacht racing, carriage driving [email protected] endangered. With his great experience and, more recently, sculpture. or 01235 522958. of the commercial scene, John feels Join the debate. Join the campaign. Join CPRE 3 Public fears for countryside and environment over devastating Oxford-Cambridge development plan people’s health, and climate Three quarters (75%) of residents liv- change. ing in Oxfordshire believe that plans for major new development across While there is support for some the Oxfordshire-Cambridgeshire new housing across the Arc, region will lead to damage of the the majority of Oxfordshire local countryside and environment, residents (61%) do not support according to public polling published the scale of house building in March 2019 by CPRE. proposed. If any development does take clear support for greater transparency place, an overwhelming majority (88%) on these decisions and we challenge The poll, carried out by research of residents believe that the housing our MPs to respond appropriately.’ company Survation, interviewed needs of local people must take priority, Helen Marshall, Director CPRE 1,500 residents across Oxfordshire, and three quarters (71%) believe that Oxfordshire. Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, more social housing is most needed for Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire about the area. The Government has promised a ‘public the Oxford-Cambridge Arc development engagement exercise’ this summer. plan, which could
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