The privatised water industry is dumping raw sewage into them, and the Environment Agency has not the resources to police these illegal actions. The House of Lords asked for an amendment to the Environment Bill to stop this practice, but Conservatives in Parliament turned it down. The Thames at Wallingford, and one of our own […]
Insane housing numbers!
Even more housing is dictated for Oxfordshire in its draft plan to 2050. We and others are joined calling for peer review of the insane housing numbers. https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19675254.calls-review-huge-county-development/?ref=ebln
Crumbling bridges
The 15th century Abingdon Bridge has a loose stone. It is unsafe. Repairs are underway and traffic has been reduced to one-way. The bridge has been taking too much traffic – and yet 3000 houses a mile down the road (and a further 1700 in Berinsfield at the other end of the road) are planned […]
Recently Published Articles on Our Next Appeal Action
Both the BBC and Oxford mail have published information on our next appeal! check out the links below to find out more. Bioabundance wants to take South Oxfordshire Local Plan to court of appeal South Oxfordshire 13,500 new homes plan taken to court of appeal
Bioabundance is taking its case to the Court of Appeal!
The Company aims to get the SODC local development plan overturned. Sue Roberts, Chair of Bioabundance says: “This plan is to build four times more homes than can even be filled, according to current trends. Government is selling off the land under our feet to create economic growth in our area. We would have to […]
Leigh Day: Details of Bioabundance Appeal
On Thursday 29 April, lawyers for Bioabundance will attend an oral hearing by video link to assert that our case against the South Oxfordshire Local plan is sufficiently strong that it should be heard in the High Court. See the press release issued by Leigh Day
Hundreds of campaigns across Britain to save countryside
Ros Coward in the Guardian looks at the national scale of environmental protest and cites the National Grassroots Campaign Map. Local groups across the country are battling “against huge unsustainable housing developments engulfing small towns; against the loss of greenbelt or protected wildlife areas; and against hypocritical councils who declare a climate emergency in one […]
Housing Today coverage of our legal appeal
Oxford Mail covers appeal to get court hearing
Lawyers for Bioabundance are seeking an oral hearing to reverse the court’s initial refusal to allow a statutory review of South Oxfordshire’s Local Plan. Read today’s article 6 April 2021 Read article from 3 April 2021
BBC covers our appeal for court hearing
Bioabundance has taken steps to reverse the court’s refusal to accept its challenge of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan. In filing an appeal, Lawyers state that the case is ‘clearly arguable’ and deserves a full hearing. Read the full story