WHAT'S WRONG WITH WESTON OTMOOR?
"What's right with it?" is an easier and shorter question to answer - nothing! Weston Front have prepared a presentation on their objections to the proposed eco-town called Weston Otmoor. Weston Otmoor promises 15,000 new jobs, a solution to the local housing problem with affordable housing, a sustainable new eco-town lifestyle, neutral traffic impact and more.
But it's all pie in sky promises from Parkridge and as the posters state - IT' A BIG ECO-CON! Click here for Powerpoint (ppt) presentation based on the one given at the public meeting on the 29th October. (large file so be patient!) Or here for pdf format.
The Shape of Things to Come* - queuing to get in to Weston Otmoor?
There'll be plenty more of this if Weston Otmoor gets built!
*The film "Things to Come" was partly filmed on Weston on the Green Airfield
Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast last month was another huge success - our thanks to Bernita and her crew for organising this event. For some of us, it's the only time we're allowed to eat a good English breakfast!!!
WESTON FRONT NEWSLETTERS -
January 2009 - read on-line
LATEST NEWS
All Quiet on the Weston Front? Now the waiting! April 30th was the deadline for people and organisations to submit the responses to the Consultation process. See here for Weston Front response document. We now have to wait for the Government to make a decision - a decision that may be published in late June, or July, or maybe not until the new session of Parliament!
Cherwell D.C. Executive knocks Weston Otmoor for six At a crowded meeting of the Executive last night, CDC confirmed that Weston Otmoor would be a disaster for Bicester and Kidlington but warned that as far as the Government were concerned it was still very much an option. See report and 10 Point Plan for NW Bicester
Parkridge counters support for NW Bicester With Oxfordshire C.C. meeting at the end of the month to make a decision on whether to support the NW Bicester eco-town proposal, Parkridge have written to County Councillors with a 13 page document spelling out what they see as the negative aspects of NW Bicester and how Weston Otmoor will deliver everything that NW Bicester has to offer and more. Weston Otmoor - "like a phoenix ready to rise out of the ashes of assessment reports" |
Weston Front Judicial Review
Judge decides initial consultation adequate
Consensus from both sides - a close call!
Judgement in Full - now available
See Summary of Judicial Review proceedings
BARD LAUNCH APPEAL
Bard have launched an appeal to the Judicial Review decision
Cherwell Fire Warning Shot at Government
The legal department of Cherwell District Council have sent a letter to the Government indicating that in their view the approach to site identification and sustainability appraisal of the policy overall and site selection is fundamentally misconceived. See copy