Huscote Farm Planning Application Refusal Appealed

Council Decision To Refuse Large Scale Industrial Warehouse Site Across Ancient Farmland To Be Reviewed At Public Inquiry The ancient farmland at Huscote Farm is not earmarked for development in Cherwell District Council Local Plan and in fact it was specifically excluded by the planning inspectorate, despite this, an application was made for a large… Continue reading Huscote Farm Planning Application Refusal Appealed

Committee Vote To REFUSE Application That Would Destroy Ancient Farmland at Huscote Farm

Developers want historical farmland at Huscote Farm for large scale commercial development, despite it being outside of council Local Development Plan – their proposal is 10 warehouse units around 23m high (thats FOUR double decker buses) Although the area of Huscote Farm is not earmarked for development in Cherwell District Council Local Plan and in… Continue reading Committee Vote To REFUSE Application That Would Destroy Ancient Farmland at Huscote Farm

Huscote Farm – New Planning Application

Those with objections against proposals for large scale industrial development at Huscote Farm, near Nethercote, will need to re-submit objections to Cherwell District Council in order for them to be considered Developers want this historical farmland for large scale commercial development, despite it being outside of council Local Development Plan – their proposal is 10… Continue reading Huscote Farm – New Planning Application

Local Green Space – Why Banbury Lane in Nethercote

NETHERCOTE NEEDS YOUR HELP PLEASE!  Our proposal for Nethercote to be designated as a Local Green Space has been rejected due to the area being too vast.  We have therefore put together a revised proposition, proposing Banbury Lane in Nethercote to be afforded the designation.  This is in keeping with the feedback and other designations… Continue reading Local Green Space – Why Banbury Lane in Nethercote

HUSCOTE FARM PLANNING APPLICATION – CALL TO ACTION

When considering the original application, the planning officer cited 15 reasons for refusal, unanimously supported by CDC planning committee, significant concerns and objections were raised from statutory consultees such as OCC, TVP, The Environment Agency, Highways, Banbury Town Council and neighbouring Northamptonshire councils as well as prominent local groups such as CPRE Oxon, Banbury Civic… Continue reading HUSCOTE FARM PLANNING APPLICATION – CALL TO ACTION

Huscote Farm Planning Application to Be Decided at Public Inquiry

HUSCOTE FARM PLANNING APPLICATION UPDATE https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk/…/22/01488/OUT… As you will already know, although the area of Huscote Farm is not earmarked for development in Cherwell District Council Local Plan and in fact it was specifically excluded, an application was made for large scale industrial development on this historic farmland in May 2022 Many of the statutory… Continue reading Huscote Farm Planning Application to Be Decided at Public Inquiry

Huscote Farm Planning Application – New Information Lodged

Apart from the small section between the M40 and A361, no land East of M40 is currently earmarked for any kind of development in the currently adopted Local Plan. In fact, suggestions to include Huscote Farm were specifically rejected by the Planning Inspectorate at examination stage due to the detrimental impact this would have on… Continue reading Huscote Farm Planning Application – New Information Lodged

What Is Happening At Nethercote?

It is now a year since Nethercote residents learned that developers had submitted speculative proposals to turn the rural areas of Huscote Farm and the rural hamlet of Nethercote into industrial estates, as part of the Local Plan Review 2040 for Cherwell District Council. Local residents have been overwhelmed by the support to preserve the… Continue reading What Is Happening At Nethercote?

Webinar on Bioblitzing

If there is green space that you love, whether there’s an imminent threat or not, recording the biodiversity is critical to help preserve it and will also aid research by experts in the various species that make up your local ecosystems! Wildlife conservation relies on data. Knowing where particular species are, where they have been… Continue reading Webinar on Bioblitzing