Oxford City council want to shrink Bertie Park recreation ground to 20% of its current size.
To compensate, they want to make a 250m footpath on an area not safe for unaccompanied children. And build a new bridge to access it.
Oxford City Council have now had 5 letters from the Environment Agency, saying their plans for a new bridge will “increase the risk of flooding both onsite and elsewhere.” But the council is not listening. Latest EA letter here.
The Environment Agency say that their latest letter prevents OCC “from issuing planning permission without first referring the application to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government… This process must be followed unless we are able to withdraw our objection to you in writing. A failure to follow this statutory process could render any decision unlawful, and the resultant permission vulnerable to legal challenge.”
Hmm. Do Oxford City Council have a problem?
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