Witney Infrastructure Neighbourhood Group
4.5 Conclusions
It is apparent from the outline planning application that the developer has placed significant reliance on existing facilities in Witney. However, as far back as 2016, in the Local Plan 2031 [7] WODC were warning that Witney services and facilities were under increasing pressure. Since then, Burford Road (260 houses), Downs Road (257 houses), West Witney (1,000 houses) have been or are close to completion with token levels of infrastructure, thus exacerbating the situation.
WING’s recommendations in this report aim to alleviate many of the problems associated with the planning application with the overall aim of providing facilities to enable a stand-alone, strong, vibrant, and healthy community to develop.
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