Monthly Archives: October 2015

SOCIAL PROBLEMS

social-ProblemsGrainger donates one paragraph to the social dimension of sustainable development. Here’s what they have to say…

“The social merits of the proposal cannot be disputed, with the delivery of the proposal aiding in meeting one of the Council’s key priorities of delivering more affordable homes across the District. As such, the development would have a significant positive effect on providing the housing needed for present and future generations within a high quality environment.” Continue reading

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ECONOMICS THAT DON’T ADD UP

NPPF3Here’s what Grainger has to say about one of the fundamentals underpinning the sustainability of the project:

“There are three dimensions to sustainable development recognised within the NPPF; economic, social and environmental. In respect of the former, the proposal represents an opportunity to contribute to the building of a ‘strong, responsive and competitive economy’, by providing the LPA with an opportunity to deliver housing land in the right location to support growth, and principally via the construction of the homes, support the local economy and job creation within the wider Science Vale” Continue reading

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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF GRAINGER’S PLANS?

dogs on the green gap 6At time of writing there are over 60 strong, articulate and passionate objections posted on SODC’s website.

You have said this scheme is not to plan and unsustainable. You have asked how Didcot’s road infrastructure can cope with this extra burden and expressed your worries about Road Safety. You have pointed out that our primary schools are full. Continue reading

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PERCEPTUAL GAPS AND INVISIBLE VISTAS

Perceptual gapIn Grainger’s Landscape and Visual Impact assessment he tells us that “This boundary planting has … been strategically designed to retain a perceived gap between development to the north and south”. Let’s be blunt here. Currently, the gap is no perceptual trompe l’oeil. It is physical. It is real. It is fact. If the existing gap were only “perceptual”, it would perhaps be possible to retain it. It is not. So it isn’t. Continue reading

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