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A PRETTIER PICTURE

Garden Town Concept Map

Greater Didcot Garden Town Concept SODC/VWHDC

So we have found out more about the Greater Didcot Garden Town concept.

Firstly, the overall concept looks to be a good one. It absolutely recognises that there is a huge difference between housing estates and thriving communities. It seeks to recognise and calibrate spaces for housing, jobs, infrastructure, leisure, retail and open green areas. In other words it promises proper planning. Continue reading

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HELLO GREATER DIDCOT. GOODBYE GRAINGER.

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Didcot’s Green Necklace

The Housing and Planning minister, Brandon Lewis MP announced this morning that Didcot is to become Greater Didcot Garden Town. He said this will help with the delivery of infrastructure, 15,000 houses and 20,000 high-tech jobs.

Taken at its word, this is all about balanced, strategic and coordinated planning. It provides SODC with the context and authority to reject speculative development that puts the Garden Town concept at risk. Continue reading

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