On the Bovis Homes website the company devotes one webpage to how buying a Bovis home is good for the environment. So maybe we should […]
Developments
Articles re. developers seeking to build new estates.
Adderbury Milton Road Estate approved
The government’s ‘Build Anything Anywhere’ strategy trundled over the local wishes of Adderbury this week with approval being granted for 65 dwellings with associated access, […]
Miller Homes Appeal Date – 4th March 2014
A date has been announced for an inspector led appeal by Miller Homes regarding the Tadmarton Road Development. It’s Tuesday 4 March 2014 at 10.00am […]
Reply on behalf of David Cameron
I wrote to the prime minister as Neighbourhood Plan Coordinator saying how disappointed we were that our efforts at creating a Neighbourhood Plan had been […]
Which Field Next? Updated Maps
If you think it’s too late to bother with a Neighbourhood Plan because the recent appeals have been granted the only thing we can say […]
BBC iPlayer coverage of Developments
Sorry – Too late – It’s not on iPlayer any more. BBC South covered the fact that the Gladman and Frampton developments will now go […]
No Judicial Review on Bloxham Developments
News Release issued by Chief Executive’s Office, Cherwell District Council, Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury, Oxon OX15 4AA No further action over planning appeals The Government’s […]
Diggers on-site at Gladman field
We all know that the Gladman Barford Road development was approved on 23rd September 2013 subject to a six week period during which CDC have […]
Pickles on Bloxham!
You can hear Mr Pickles explaining that he has agreed to another two estates because Bloxham can’t just say it doesn’t want any housing. Each […]
Parish view of the ‘Pickles Estates’
Parish views about the Pickles Estates decisions.
Bloxham has taken it’s fair share of new housing.
Politicians need to decide whether or not they want localism.
Infrastructure improvements – like proper traffic solutions – should be part of the planning process: not a vague afterthought!
Housing – A look at Mr Pickles decision-making
One minute should be all it takes you to work out how Eric Pickles decides the results of recovered planning appeals?
We are not going to tell you the answer. You’ll know if you manage to get inside Eric’s mindset!
Tadmarton Rd goes to inspectors hearing…
On August 19th Millers lodged an appeal against the CDC rejection of the Tadmarton Road site. This has now wended its way to the Inspectors […]
In a Pickle
The following is taken word for word from the government’s own website at the launch of ther localism bill in which Eric Pickles is quoted […]
Tony Baldry: Developments – Update 2
The meeting was moved from the Parish Rooms to the Church in order to accommodate the residents who turned up to hear Tony Baldry clarify […]
Gladman and Frampton sites approved
Today the Secretary of state announced his decision on the developer appeals by Gladman (Barford Rd) and Frampton. (Milton Road.) His answer was that the […]
Pickles developments decision – 24-Sept 2013
The decision as to whether Gladman and Frampton are allowed to add yet another two estates to the south-west of Bloxham are apparently due to […]
Miller Homes Appeal
This is from the online Bloxham Broadsheet online not the Parish Council. One might have expected Miller Homes to await the outcome of the Frampton […]
Bourne Lane decision delayed
We understand that the decision on the Bourne Lane Development at Hook Norton, which was due to be announced tomorrow (July 4th), will now be […]
Tadmarton Rd Estate Plans Rejected
The fact that it was well past 10:00 pm did nothing to lessen the approval of Bloxham residents who continued to pack the Council Chamber […]
We are not alone!
Campaign to Protect Rural England has raised concerns about whether the new planning system is capable of securing development the country needs and preventing damaging […]
Join us – CDC Offices – 13th June 2013
This is from Bloxham Parish Council. KEEP BLOXHAM RURAL – INFORMATION and DATES FOR YOUR DIARY. Planning Application by Miller Homes 13/00496/OUT of up to […]
Right of Way?
Right of Way – For many decades now, villagers have been using the waste land once known as “ The Square ” as a short-cut. […]
Deddington development turned down
Bloxham is not the only local village to be the subject of an avalanche of speculative developers. A proposals to build 85 homes to the […]
Gladman / Frampton Decision – 23rd Sept 2013
The Planning Inspectorate has announced that the Secretary of State will be making a decsion on whether or not to grant planning permission for the […]
Gladman and Frampton Appeals News
The Gladman and Frampton appeals have been taken out of the hands of the inspector and passed to the secretary of State to make the […]








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