Whenever there is a new plan, it is sent to the Secretary of State for approval. They check to see if it is deliverable and if it complies with government guidance. Previous plans for Bertie Park were always approved because they said “planning permission will only be given if the recreation ground, including the MUGAContinue reading “Will Bertie Park be dropped from the 2040 local plan?”
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Bertie Park News
There’s lots happening. The environment agency objected to OCC’s plans for the bank of the stream. We submitted a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman. And the council announced that it wanted to appropriate Bertie Park so that it could “regenerate it”. So we went to talk to the council again: What we found out:Continue reading “Bertie Park News”
Send Objections before 6th October
An advertisement (here) appeared in the Oxford Times on 21st September 2023 saying that Oxford City Council would like to appropriate Bertie Park for housing “in order to deliver the regeneration of Bertie Place Recreation Ground.” … with apologies to those who are not Dr Who fans. There are lots of reasons (click here) whyContinue reading “Send Objections before 6th October”
Do you object to the Bertie Park Development?
OCC have to appropriate the land at Bertie Park if they want to build on it. They can only do this if Bertie Park is not needed. OCC are now consulting their lawyers. They advertised their intention to appropriate Bertie Park, two weeks in a row in the Oxford Times, and asked for objections. OCCContinue reading “Do you object to the Bertie Park Development?”
Brunch on Bertie 2
From 11.00 to 13.00 on Saturday 26th June, roughly 100 people of all ages attended the Save Bertie Campaign’s second “Brunch on Bertie”. The activities were spread out across the park. Activities involved pavement chalk, paint, French skippping, balloons and bubbles. Shazia made samosas for everyone, we had our first book swap, and a bakeContinue reading “Brunch on Bertie 2”
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