How much more do we have to take?

Below is a summary of a letter written to the Oxford Times by Councillor Smowton:

Click here for the full version. There are 4 problems with Councillor Smowton’s letter.

1. Government Laws control the process to be followed if a council wants to build on one of its recreation grounds. It is far from guaranteed that plans will receive planning permission.
2. For 2 years, OCC has done its best to pretend that it is not depriving children of a play space. Even if the buildings were as tall as the London Shard, it would not justify depriving children of a play space.
3. OCC should not be pitting recreation grounds against social housing.
4. There are 86 other parks and recreations grounds in Oxford. We are the only community that is being asked to sacrifice our park for social housing.