Eynsham Road
Our first project is on the way thanks to the intervention of a local Quaker woman. She alerted us to the fact that a small site was available near her house just off Eynsham Road.
Working with Stonesfield Community Trust we have raised the money to secure the land. We have so far managed to raise £162.5K and need to raise a further £27.5K be the end of 2011. If you’d like to donate or invest in this very worthwhile venture, please click here.
We have already discussed the possibility of planning with the local planners and their first response was positive. This is of course no guarantee, and there is a very significant problem that need to be overcome before we can actually start building: the main sewer in the Cumnor area has to be renewed before work can start. Latest information suggests that Thames Water will soon apply for planning permission for a new pump station and that once this is granted and a timetable is in sight, the door would be open again for new planning applications such as ours. We are keeping in touch with the planning authority about this.
If you are interested in helping us to make this happen click here.
If you are interested in living in one of these homes click here (we are 2-3 years away from this but when it happens we will be giving preference to people with local connections to Dean Court, Botley and Cumnor).
Option signed on Eynsham Road site
OCLT is delighted to announce that it has signed the option on the small site on Eynsham Road. This means we can proceed with the next stage which is securing money for the design and planning application. However we must still emphasise that we are still raising funds to pay off the costs of the land so we can ensure permanent affordability on the homes (if land costs are not included this reduces the costs of the homes and makes it possible to rent them more cheaply).
Site Clearing
The directors and friends have spent several days clearing the site and erecting a fence to prevent any further fly tipping. Home made sausages tempted a few neighbours to come and visit. Special thanks to Dean Court Residents Association in the shape of Priscilla Waugh who provide us with water for tea!
We’d really appreciate you making contact if you notice any odd activity around the site. Please contact us immediately using the contact form.
Fundrasing drive for the Eynsham Road project
We are beginning our fundraising drive for the Eynsham Road affordable housing project.
We aim to raise at least £27.5K by the end of 2011 to cover the final installement of the purchse of the site. However any further amount raisded will go towards reducing the existing debt (from loans from both banks and friends). This will contribute to making the whole scheme more affordable.
