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Wednesday, 12th January at 7.30pm, Wolvercote Village Hall
Chaired by Peter Thompson, Oxford Civic Society
The Planning Inspector has agreed plans for the ‘Northern Gateway’, a 100-acre business park next to Wolvercote which will add 10,000 cars to the roads of North Oxford. This meeting replaces one postponed by the Wolvercote Commoners. Items:
• Inspector’s Report - An...
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The final Planning Hearings on the Oxford Core Strategy be held in front of Stephen Pratt, the Planning Inspector, from Tuesday 14th September 2010 at 10am until Friday 17th in the Assembly Room, Oxford Town Hall. Some days will begin at 2pm so check here for updates - we'll do our best to keep you informed.
The hearings are expected to last for four days. We would greatly appreciate your support...
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About 150 Oxford residents attended a meeting in Wolvercote on Thursday 25th March to debate the proposed ‘Evergreen 3’ rail project. The Board of Chiltern Railways Limited gave a complete presentation on the details of their proposal to build a privately funded line from Oxford Station to London via Bicester. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Evan Harris MP, and was organised as a result of...
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The Video of One Oxford's 'Question Time' with Oxford City Council leaders and candidates is now up on the One Oxford site at:
http://www.oneoxford.org.uk/node/4
QUESTION TIME
chaired by Chris Dalley
THE PANEL
Green Craig Simmons
Labour John Tanner
Lib Dem Stephen Brown
Conservatives Jonathan Gittos
Recorded on Thursday 22 April 2010 in the Assembly Room, Town Hall
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We went back to our Oxford roots yesterday with a very successful party in Wolvercote Village Hall. A huge number of people helped out and many thanks to all of them - pictures coming soon....
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CPRE have worked closely with us on our opposition to the Northern Gateway. They are running an Oxford Green Spaces Sponsored Walk, which we hope many of you will take part on Sunday June 27th from 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
The nine mile circular walk around Oxford has been created by CPRE Oxford to highlight the threats to many of the city’s much-loved green spaces.
The walk will stretch from North...
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On Tuesday, 9th February, Inspector Pratt held a Procedural Meeting about whether the examination of Oxford's core strategy, of which the 'Northern Gateway' is a part, could continue. Engage Oxford attended in strength to highlight the weaknesses in the process and Core Strategy. Since this was a procedural meeting we were asked not to repeat the strong evidence against the 'Northern Gateway'...
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The Public Inquiry into the Evergreen3 Proposal begins this Tuesday, 2nd November at The Oxford Conference Centre, Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1JD.
The Inquiry begins with Chiltern Railways Limited presenting their case for the new railway from Oxford to Bicester, connecting to the Birmingham to London Marylebone mainline, with the addition of a new commuter station, Water Eaton Parkway, adjacent...
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We were pleased that we were able to organise a useful public meeting on 11th January, despite the postponement of the planning meeting. Over 70 residents from across the city attended despite challenging weather and timing.
Dr Evan Harris, MP chaired the meeting very effectively and there were addresses on:
1) 'Challenge to the Regional Plan and what has happened there and the implications for...
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Today was the first of four days of hearings in front of Inspector Pratt who will determine the 'soundness' of the Oxford Core Strategy of which the Northern Gateway is a part.
Much of the morning was taken up with challenges to the continuation of the enquiry based on legal issues and the age and value of the forecasts behind the Strategy. The inspector ruled that the enquiry could continue....
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Thank you to so may of you for coming along to see us at the Oxford Green Fair
It was a pleasure to meet you all and we handed out armfuls of our new leaflets. We were pleased to sign-up many of you to our mailing list or as members of Engage and look forward to seeing you all again soon - Thank you for your support!
Sat 12 Dec : 29th Annual Oxford Winter Green Fair (Oxford) - 10:30am to 4:30pm...