No doubt there will be arguments, but Shipton-on-Cherwell quarry as a possible site for housing would seem to be ideal.

It has long been an eyesore on the North Oxfordshire landscape, and it is near a railway line giving easy access to Oxford and elsewhere.

Whatever is put on this long-abandoned piece of land is bound to be an improvement.

The plan to give it an eco-friendly feel would be an added bonus.