19 August 2024
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) recently published the Collaboration Agreement that it has agreed with Oxford United (OUFC). OCC’s announcement stated: “The community Collaboration Agreement ensures the club meets its commitments against the council’s Strategic Priorities and to the local community and sports groups in both the short and long term.” This is our response: OCC’s announcement is disingenuous and misleading. The Collaboration Agreement is in fact not fit for purpose and...
13 July 2024
Dr Judy Webb has generously surveyed the Triangle for orchids. She found large populations and six different varieties. Orchid Report - June 2024
07 June 2024
Cherwell District Council has written to Ridge (OUFC's agents) setting out six pages of additional planning information that OUFC must provide. See full letter here. The letter reads as if the planning application is a catalogue of errors, omissions and outstanding issues. Some of these may be resolved fairly quickly, but there are a number of significant matters that the club will find challenging to address. This is simply because of the constraints of the Triangle which is, always has been,...
20 May 2024
Congratulations to OUFC on their promotion to the championship. It was a well-deserved win enjoyed by so many. It highlights to us, yet further however, that the Triangle is completely unsuitable for a successful club with growth aspirations. The southern end of Kidlington came to a standstill yesterday with ramifications for the wider road network. And this was simply due to a proportion of the Oxford fans making the journey from Oxford Parkway to Wembley. Imagine what chaos road closures at...
16 May 2024
Recent press reports have given a misleading impression of the status of Oxford United’s stadium proposal. This is a result of poor communication from Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and disingenuous PR output by the club.
29 April 2024
Thank you to everyone who submitted objections to the planning application and especially to the leaflet volunteers who were vital in delivering what was a very successful leaflet campaign. Seeing how many people feel so strongly that the Triangle is the wrong place for a football stadium reinforces how important it is that we continue to oppose this proposal. We hope the planning committee prioritises the local community over the views of those from New Zealand! Thanks to your efforts there...
News article · 14 April 2024
We hope you will support us by objecting to the Oxford United planning application before 22 April. This is a critical step in stopping the stadium and we really need your assistance.
News article · 25 March 2024
We are grateful to Dr Judith Webb, an experienced independent ecological consultant, who has generously updated the reports that she wrote on the Triangle and the Woodland to the south. These reports show a staggering level of biodiversity and an important relationship between the two areas. Based on a number of factors Dr Webb also concludes that the Woodland is Ancient Woodland and as such should be given a much higher level of protection than Oxford United is planning. Both Dr Webb’s...
News article · 08 March 2024
Oxford United’s planning application is now available on Cherwell District Council’s planning portal (https://planningregister.cherwell.gov.uk/Planning/Display/24/00539/F#undefined). The reference is 24/00539/F and the closing date for comments is 22 April 2024. We will be providing some guidance on how to respond and hope to email you with this in the week commencing 8 April. Please wait for our guidance before responding! Meanwhile if you have expertise in any area of the application and...
News article · 03 March 2024
Dear Friends As you may have read in the local press https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24150634.oxford-united-stadium-plans-lack-bridge-causes-concerns/ (paywall) Oxford United has recently submitted a planning application for the stadium. The application will be available to view on Cherwell’s planning portal once it has been validated by officers. Based on previous experience of the club’s output it’s possible the application may fall short of the council’s requirements. So we await...