09 April 2026

We are pleased to announce that our claim for a judicial review of Cherwell District Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a new stadium for Oxford United was filed with the High Court on 9 April 2026....

20 March 2026

The Decision Notice for OUFC’s proposed stadium, issued on 26 February 2026, includes a condition stipulating that that there should be no vegetation clearance or ground works until a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. However, despite there being no CEMP in place, clearance has taken place...

20 March 2026

We have now received the expected responses to our pre-action protocol (PAP) letter. Our lawyers are now assessing the responses...

18 March 2026

We are delighted to announce that, due to an incredible level of support, we have already reached our target of £50,000...

17 March 2026

Cherwell District Council has asked for extra time to reply to our pre-action protocol (PAP) letter...

06 March 2026

Cherwell District Council was asked to respond to our lawyer's 3 March pre-action protocol letter by Tuesday 17 March 2026 so we await its reply. Meanwhile we have continued our fundraising campaign...

06 March 2026

Our pre-action protocol (PAP) letter to Cherwell District Council was sent on Tuesday 3 March 2026 by Ricky Gama, a partner at Leigh Day. Ricky led on the successful judicial review for Salt Cross near Eynsham and has worked with Feargal Sharkey on environmental issues. The PAP letter is the first step towards a judicial review claim...

27 February 2026

The stadium planning application has now been formally approved by Cherwell District Council. We intend to challenge the legality of this decision via a process known as judicial review and we have six weeks to file our claim. The legal challenge will cost around £50,000 so we are asking our supporters for donations. We will also look at wider fund raising initiatives. We already have significant pledges and believe that this target is achievable. We need your donations as soon as possible -...

12 February 2026

We believe that the Section 106 agreement is ready for signing so we are unsure why the 'target decision date' on the planning portal has been pushed back again. It is now 27 February 2026....

28 January 2026

We are still waiting for the formal decision on Oxford United's planning application. The target date, which was 6 January 2026, has now been amended to 9 February 2026. Once the formal decision has been posted on the planning portal we have six weeks to file a legal challenge. Natural England's position is still that Stratfield Brake woodland adjacent to the proposed stadium site could be ancient woodland....