We talked to council on 26th January. OCC’s policy for Bertie Park says our recreation ground has to be re-provided. OCC always knew this was impossible:
The planning application was submitted 2 1/2 years ago …
Thames Valley Police are worried about crime, anti-social behaviour and community conflict if the development goes ahead:
Recent OCC policy says that, with the population growing, there is no spare pitch capacity:
Cllr Hollingsworth said that this is a live planning application. But it has been a live planning application for 2 1/2 years. When we talk to council, we usually get an update. This time they said nothing:
Cllr Hollingsworth says if Oxford wants to ask its neighbours to help meet its unmet housing need, it can’t start removing sites from the local plan.
But that unmet housing need is turbo-charged by new laboratories and hotels being built across the city. Maybe, just maybe, OCC should also think about the kind of Oxford it is building for ordinary working people, and leave a bit of space for kids to play.
Save Bertie Park Oxford 