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Gove calls in P&R Committee refusal of HIF1 planning application
The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has called in the decision of the county council’s Planning and Regulation committee to refuse the HIF1 Didcot and surrounding areas infrastructure planning application. The call-in means there will be an inquiry by a government-appointed planning inspectorate. The Secretary of State will take the final decision about whether […]
Oxfordshire County Council rejects £300M HIF1 road scheme
Oxfordshire County Council’s Planning and Regulation Committee voted decisively 7 to 2 to reject the HIF1 road scheme earlier this week, against the planning officer’s advice. The committee heard objections on its first afternoon of meeting from experts, a retired planning inspector, planning consultants, Oxford City councillors, the Neighbouring Parish Councils Joint Committee, Nuneham […]