CALA appeal dismissed

Stephen Normington, the Inspector appointed by The Secretary of State, has dismissed Cala Homes appeal against refusal of their planning application for land north of Woodstock Road. Amongst the many reasons for judgement, he decided “that it would cause significant...

Traffic Survey in Stonesfield

Oxfordshire County Council, at the request of SAFER / Stonesfield Parish Council, have installed four traffic survey devices in Stonesfield (see above). These will record traffic volume and speeds in both directions at each point, 24hour a day. The devices will remain...

Notice of Conclusion Audit

(Local audit and accountability Act 2014 account and audit regulations 2015). Notice is hereby given that the audit for the year ended 31 Mar 2019 was completed on 13th May 2019. A copy of the Annual Governance Statement is here: (Insert attached) The accounts are...

It’s over but we don’t know the result

Yesterday was the last day of the CALA appeal to build 68 houses north of the Woodstock Road. SUSTO, the Parish Council and the AONB Conservation Board (the joint Rule 6 Party) have done their best to put the case to the Inspector that this development should not be...

West Oxfordshire District Council results

The Conservatives lose seats but remain in control of West Oxfordshire District Council. The Conservative party lost several seats in the local elections on 3rd May 2019, with their total in the chamber falling from 32 to 28. Labour were the big winners, gaining in...

A successful plant sale

Stonesfield Gardening Club held their plant sale on Saturday 27th April. It was a very cold and windy morning… thanks Storm Hannah! In spite of that we had a huge turnout of residents who came prepared for both the weather and to take away their purchases. Thanks to...