Developer drops bid to provide a pavilion

2:00pm Friday 21st September 2012 in News Photograph of the Author By Reg Little, Oxford Times Chief Reporter. Call me on 01865 425434

VILLAGERS have hit out at news that a scheme delivering housing and a cricket pavilion in Kingston Bagpuize is not going ahead.

The plan to create 47 homes, a sports pavilion, pitches, cafe and new cycle link was backed by Kingston Bagpuize Parish Council and the village cricket and football clubs.

But the proposal was withdrawn by developers after Vale of White Horse District councillors resolved to refuse it.

The Vale was later accused of adding insult to injury by granting outline permission, subject to a legal agreement, for a 50 homes scheme in nearby Southmoor, on land south of Faringdon Road.

Hannah Woodley, secretary of Kingston Bagpuize Cricket Club, said: “There was a plan that would have given the youth improved facilities.

“Instead the Vale of White Horse District council has chosen a site right in the centre of the village, giving the village nothing except additional population and an additional 100 cars.”

As well as providing football and cricket pitches, Ms Woodley said the withdrawn scheme would have provided the homes on the edge of the village, where people would have preferred them.

Ken Dijksman, agent for the scheme for land adjoining the sports ground in Abingdon Road, said: “The Vale decided that it did not want the village to have all these sports facilities, despite all we have been hearing about the legacy of the Olympics, because the scheme involved 47 houses.

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“We hear the Government talking about the importance of localism but Vale councillors don’t seem very interested in what local people want.”

Roger Cox, Vale cabinet member for planning, said: “The location was within open countryside and therefore against planning policy.”

Mr Cox said the committee thought the Southmoor proposal was in a sustainable location.

Graham Flint, of Pye Homes, which will develop the Southmoor site, said seven acres of land at the rear of the homes would be made available for village use, possibly with a nature trail, with a further 2.5 acres offered to the parish council.

He said the developers and landowner would support efforts to retain sports facilities at the existing site and consider providing land for sports at an alternative site if that proved necessary.

Comments (3)

8:44am Sat 22 Sep 12

Lord Palmerstone says...

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Moving on, since this paper has decided to stop comments in general, presumably on the basis it detracts from readers looking at ads-do they really think viewers cluster round the TV looking at ad breaks in 2012, for example?-here's a quote from the article about the Deputy Head "The barrister told the jury it was a criminal offence for somebody who was in a position of trust to engage in sexual activity with somebody under 18"
Yes, various pseudo-charities campaigned hard and successfully for the "gay age of consent" to be 16; then along came the erstwhile Stalinist Mayor of Sheffield,Comrade Blunkett and brought in this weird calvinist law from Canada, where it could have been considered a mere colonial/Scottish relic. I hope all you who voted socialist 1997-2010 feel as sad as all of us who voted Conservative this time. Enough
Apparently concreting over everything creates "Growth", so we are told. That's clearly why Spain and the Republic of Ireland are thriving..... Moving on, since this paper has decided to stop comments in general, presumably on the basis it detracts from readers looking at ads-do they really think viewers cluster round the TV looking at ad breaks in 2012, for example?-here's a quote from the article about the Deputy Head "The barrister told the jury it was a criminal offence for somebody who was in a position of trust to engage in sexual activity with somebody under 18" Yes, various pseudo-charities campaigned hard and successfully for the "gay age of consent" to be 16; then along came the erstwhile Stalinist Mayor of Sheffield,Comrade Blunkett and brought in this weird calvinist law from Canada, where it could have been considered a mere colonial/Scottish relic. I hope all you who voted socialist 1997-2010 feel as sad as all of us who voted Conservative this time. Enough Lord Palmerstone

11:31am Sat 22 Sep 12

shipscat says...

Lord Palmerstone wrote:
Apparently concreting over everything creates "Growth", so we are told. That's clearly why Spain and the Republic of Ireland are thriving.....
Moving on, since this paper has decided to stop comments in general, presumably on the basis it detracts from readers looking at ads-do they really think viewers cluster round the TV looking at ad breaks in 2012, for example?-here's a quote from the article about the Deputy Head "The barrister told the jury it was a criminal offence for somebody who was in a position of trust to engage in sexual activity with somebody under 18"
Yes, various pseudo-charities campaigned hard and successfully for the "gay age of consent" to be 16; then along came the erstwhile Stalinist Mayor of Sheffield,Comrade Blunkett and brought in this weird calvinist law from Canada, where it could have been considered a mere colonial/Scottish relic. I hope all you who voted socialist 1997-2010 feel as sad as all of us who voted Conservative this time. Enough
What on Earth has your innane comment to do with the article ???
[quote][p][bold]Lord Palmerstone[/bold] wrote: Apparently concreting over everything creates "Growth", so we are told. That's clearly why Spain and the Republic of Ireland are thriving..... Moving on, since this paper has decided to stop comments in general, presumably on the basis it detracts from readers looking at ads-do they really think viewers cluster round the TV looking at ad breaks in 2012, for example?-here's a quote from the article about the Deputy Head "The barrister told the jury it was a criminal offence for somebody who was in a position of trust to engage in sexual activity with somebody under 18" Yes, various pseudo-charities campaigned hard and successfully for the "gay age of consent" to be 16; then along came the erstwhile Stalinist Mayor of Sheffield,Comrade Blunkett and brought in this weird calvinist law from Canada, where it could have been considered a mere colonial/Scottish relic. I hope all you who voted socialist 1997-2010 feel as sad as all of us who voted Conservative this time. Enough[/p][/quote]What on Earth has your innane comment to do with the article ??? shipscat

12:39pm Sat 22 Sep 12

Lord Palmerstone says...

Thank you for reading it Mr. Cat.You will have gained by the exercise and may eventually reach a degree of maturity that enables you to avoid being offensive. Persevere and Good Luck!
Thank you for reading it Mr. Cat.You will have gained by the exercise and may eventually reach a degree of maturity that enables you to avoid being offensive. Persevere and Good Luck! Lord Palmerstone

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