Yesterday I visited the exhibition at Grove Methodist Hall on Main Street for the Vale's Local Plan. There were a few boards up and some officers on hand, but I did not personally find it very useful. Indeed, there was very little there at all except a few plans and maps and no one was able to answer any of the specific questions I asked. I could hear similar frustrations amongst others around me.
There will be another chance to see the exhibition on Saturday 23rd March from 10am until 3pm at Wantage Civic Hall. So I hope that residents will be able to go along and see for themselves what is being proposed for our area.
The consultation ends on Thursday 9th May 2013. Comments can be made on forms at the exhibitions on the Vale's website or by writing to: Planning, Vale of White Horse District Council, Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE .
Last night, I also attended a Vale Local Plan meeting for stakeholders at Williams F1 Conference Centre where we were given a presentation by officers and the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member. There were a lot of concerns expressed from those present about how the infrastructure is going to be delivered alongside some of the piecemeal planning applications we are seeing being approved locally at the moment. There is still no firm news on the Grove Airfield development and so this situation doesn't change either. Our schools are full, our roads are already congested, and yet more houses coming all around us - and they call this planning?
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