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Bertie Park was in the Oxford Mail last week: Oxford protesters object to Council’s plan for homes on play park On Wednesday 9th August, Oxford City Council Cabinet will be asked to agree to appropriate the land on Bertie Park under section 122 of the 1972 Local Government Act (here). They need to do thisContinue reading “Will OCC be able to build on Bertie Park?”

Oxford City Council say that Bertie Park has been on the local plan for 20 years. This is what the notices on our lamp posts say: This means that they can’t just build on Bertie. The proposals were supposed to go to the planning committee in August. Now it is October or November. The 1972Continue reading “What next for Bertie Park?”

Councillor Linda Smith replied on behalf of the council. You can read her reply here. There’s a lot that we would question. We have asked her to explain the last 2 paragraphs. We think that the proposals will go before planning committee on 15th August. Watch this space! Roughly 260 people objected to the Council’sContinue reading “What the Save Bertie Park Campaign said to Oxford City Council”

Counting the number of people is not a good way to work out if something is needed. Should you get rid of a bus route if there is no-one at the bus stop at 3 o’ clock in the afternoon? Should you get rid of empty hospital beds? A good cycle path is not oneContinue reading “Is Bertie Park underused?”

The investigation work started today. It turns out to be really quite invasive. They have brought along gravel and concrete and are inserting pipes to measure the ground water. You can see all the kit, including a large skip to remove waste. The plans have been submitted. There are already pages and pages of testContinue reading “Works on Bertie Park”

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. 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 thatContinue reading “How much more do we have to take?”

Bertie Park is often busy on a Friday afternoon. This video shows the role that Bertie Park plays in our community. If they build on Bertie, many of our young people will have to find somewhere else to play. The council always says that they want to build on Bertie Park because it has beenContinue reading “Saving Bertie Park”

The planning application is out! The council are asking for comments. Click here to see the whole site layout, click here for the play area and click here for the nature trail. There are many more documents on the council site. You will need to give your name, address and email. They will ask youContinue reading “Please comment on the Bertie Park planning application”

The council say that they are right now “verifying” the planning application for building on Bertie Park. The final plans will be ready for us to comment on very, very soon. Here’s some of our young people ready for a rough ride! So, it is a really good time to get together on Bertie Park.Continue reading “Bring and Share tea party after school on 26th May”