Welcome to our News page which provides news from Chalgrove Shield concerning the proposed development of Chalgrove airfield providing you with the updates as and when we can.
Homes England withdraws application for outline planning permission
We have received notification that Homes England has withdrawn their application for outline planning permission for Chalgrove Airfield. The primary reason for this is due to the objections and technical…
Statement released to Parliament – General Aviation Roadmap 2021
A written statement has been released to Parliament on 27th April, by the Department of Transport; Civil Aviation Authority; and Robert Courts MP, setting out the vital importance of general…
Cost of Poor Planning – April 2021
A review by SHIELD of Homes England and their relentless pursuit of Chalgrove Airfield and the costs involved, together with a detailed look at why as a site it is…
Letter to SODC April 2021
We have written to Case Officer, Nicola Smith, at the planning department at SODC with regard to the planning application for the airfield which has a target decision date of…
BBC South Today – 25th Feb 2021
Angela Walker reports on the objections received from the Civil Aviation Authority regarding development at Chalgrove Airfield.
SODC bullied into adopting controversial Local Plan
We could be forgiven to thinking we have been plunged into a parallel universe! This year has found us having to cope and deal with a global pandemic, along with…
Joint letter to John Howell from 23 local Parish Councils
A collective of 23 of our local Parish Councils have written to John Howell MP to raise their ongoing concerns regarding the proposed development of Chalgrove Airfield. Here is what…
Inspector’s Preliminary Conclusions leaves Chalgrove Airfield in the Local Plan
Following the conclusion of the Examination in Public during August of SODC’s draft Local Plan 2034 the Inspector has now issued his preliminary conclusions. Disappointingly Chalgrove Airfield remains in the…
Homes England Planning Application – SHIELD’s Response August 2020
The deadline for responses to Homes England’s application for outlining planning permission in relation to Chalgrove airfield is fast approaching (Tues 1st September 2020). Many great responses have been submitted…
Homes England Planning Application: A final topic to consider – Construction Traffic
You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs, and you can’t build a housing estate without HGV traffic. But how much traffic does a development on this scale produce? The…
Homes England Planning Application: Topic to consider – Sustainability
One of the key “buzzwords” these days is “Sustainability”, but what does that mean in relation to the proposed development? Section 2 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2019 is…
Homes England Planning Application: Topic to consider – Crime & Security
One question that comes to mind when considering a new town is what provision will be put in place to keep new and nearby residents safe from any subsequent increase…
Homes England Planning Application: Topic to consider – Flooding
We all know that Chalgrove has a problem with flooding. The village is in a low-lying area with a watercourse running through its centre. The airfield sits slightly higher that…
Homes England Planning Application: Topic to consider – Character & Traffic
For just over 4 years the Homes England (HE) plan to build on Chalgrove Airfield has caused much discussion. Emotions ranging from anger to incredulity as residents try to understand…
Homes England Planning Application: Topic to consider – Travel & Congestion
Paragraph 103 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) states: “Significant development should be focused on locations which are or can be made sustainable, through limiting the need to travel…
Homes England Planning Application: Topic to consider – Biodiversity
Current planning policy seeks to ensure that new development is sustainable and underlines the importance of Green Infrastructure; and also seeks to achieve the protection and enhancement of landscapes with…
Inspector’s preliminary view on Chalgrove Airfield
No final conclusion as yet – pending a site visit by the Inspector next week. This is what the Inspector had to say this morning…… “The Chalgrove allocation has the…
Homes England Planning Application: Topic to consider – Noise
Today’s topic to consider when responding to Homes England pending outline planning application (link below) for a new town on the airfield is that of noise pollution and the effects…
Draft Local Plan: Examination in Public – last few days…..
The 4 week Examination in Public of SODC’s draft local plan is nearing completion. The Inspector has arranged a further hearing for today (at 10am – follow the link below…
Homes England Planning Application – Topic to consider: Sustainable Transport
Whilst SODC’s draft local plan Examination in Public concludes this week (and irrespective of any decisions from the Inspector) there is still an open planning application for Chalgrove Airfield by…
Examination in Public – Update 28th July 2020
Today’s hearing has now concluded. It has been a full day of representations with the Inspector focusing on two main elements: is Chalgrove airfield a sustainable site for housing and…
Examination in Public: Chalgrove Tues 28th July 2020
Chalgrove is up for discussion during the Local Plan Examination in Public this coming Tuesday 28th July from 10am. The village will be represented by our District Councillor, David Turner,…
SHIELD Update 21st July 2020
Following on from our latest newsletter we wanted to give you an update on what we are currently working on. Firstly, we are focusing on the Examination in Public of…
Local Plan Update – Examination in Public
On behalf of SHIELD, we’d like to thank everyone who responded to the Local Plan 2034 consultation earlier this year. Those of you who requested to speak at the Examination…
Local Plan Update: 11th Oct 2019
Our local plan journey is turning out to have more twists and turns than an Agatha Christie novel! Save to say the events of this week are unprecedented. Following the…
Local Plan Update: 4th Oct 2019
After a period of consideration by SODC, this week has seen two pivotal meetings take place with regards to how to progress with the draft Local Plan. The Scrutiny Committee…
When will this madness, at the hands of Home England, end?
It has been confirmed this week by Homes England that they have purchased two plots of land adjacent to Chalgrove Airfield – see update below for further details.
Local Plan Update: Inspectors raise initial questions
The Inspectors reviewing the Local Plan have raised some initial comments and questions. STRAT1 question 4 would appear to refer to Chalgrove. See below for the full document sent to…
Local Plan update 10/07/2019
The makeup of the District Council changed significantly at the last election. This will have a bearing on the Local Plan; the new Council is discussing this during July. On…
Agency Homes England looking to snap up land for new bypass for Chalgrove Airfield
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