Stand up for Chinnor, a local campaign group, is organising a Parish-wide protest movement to respond to a recent wave of housing developments.
The protest will culminate in a coordinated presence of residents at the upcoming public inquiry meetings for appeals by large developers Persimmon Homes and Cala Homes, which aim to add an extra 192 dwellings in addition to the 716 houses which have already been approved in Chinnor.
These appeals are coming in over and above the provisions of the Chinnor Neighbourhood Plan, which was voted in by a 96% majority of residents last September. The protest stands in support of SODC and Chinnor Parish Council who have previously rejected both the above developments.
Stand up for Chinnor has also launched a petition asking for the Chinnor Neighbourhood Plan to be abided by in these appeals and in any future applications or appeals for housing developments within Chinnor Parish.
The public inquiry meetings will be held at Chinnor Pavilion on 26-29 June, 3-5 July and 10 July. Meetings begin at 10am.
“Residents of Chinnor Parish feel that Chinnor and its environs are close to breaking point in terms of infrastructure. We already have 716 homes being built across sites in the Village which represents a 32% increase. Three more major sites (including the two being appealed now) would add an additional 247 dwellings to this number, making a total of 965 homes and a growth of 44%. Potentially this could increase the population of Chinnor Parish by 2,432 residents, putting extra undue pressure on facilities such as schools, GPs, traffic flow, parking and utilities — not to mention the destruction of wildlife habitats and the effect on our quality of life,” explains campaign spokesperson, Paul Martin, a resident of Chinnor.
Mr Howell, MP for Henley Constituency has been invited to attend the public inquiry meetings in support of his constituents.
