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The recent cold snap brought about a number of questions from residents about the salt / grit bins on site and so I thought it would be useful to provide some general information along with a handy map so people know where their closest one is. As shown below, there are eight on site, albeitContinue reading “Grit Happens: Where to find our salt bins and how to not confuse them with bottle banks”

Just before Christmas, on the 16th December, Councillor Nick Cotter and I met with two Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) officers concerning the safety issues with the Rodney House roundabout at the entrance to Graven Hill. The officers were from the Place Planning North team responsible for strategic local highway, transport and infrastructure planning matters inContinue reading “December dispatches: the ongoing discussion about our dangerous roundabout”

The proposal to adopt a site-wide 20mph speed limit and impose parking restrictions and double yellow lines at various points on Graven Hill was approved by Oxfordshire County Council today. It was interesting to note that of the 67 that took part in the consultation, in each of the cases the majority approved of allContinue reading “Update: Graven Hill Parking and Speed Consultation”

After your generous donations last year, we are repeating our Cans for Christmas drive for Bicester Foodbank. Arrange a doorstep collection by the GHRA or use the temporary drop-off point at Wine Valley in the run-up to Christmas. For many, Christmas is a special time of year. It can though also prove to be aContinue reading “GHRA Cans for Christmas 2025”

I have an update on the nursery planned for the area between the apartments in the village centre and Friend Way. Even if you don’t have a need for a nursery yourself, this post may still be of interest given the land is in a prominent location and is a bit of an eye-sore inContinue reading “Notable November Nursery News”

To continue work on building out the remainder of the site here at Graven Hill the developer, Graven Hill Village Development Company (GHVDC), submitted two planning applications to Cherwell District Council (CDC). The first of these applications is for the provision of 66 homes in the vicinity of Anniversary Avenue and Blanchard Road [1]. ThisContinue reading “Autumn update on the recent Graven Hill planning applications”

Many thanks to Craig and Leah Lewis for arranging the Remembrance Day service this morning which was well attended by residents and members of the Bicester Pioneer Association. As Leah said at the service, Remembrance Day has an added significance here at Graven Hill with its close military connections. Most will already know I’m sureContinue reading “Remembrance Day at Graven Hill”

This is a reminder that the consultation survey for Oxfordshire County Council’s proposal to apply double-yellow lines not just in the village centre at Graven Hill but in several areas across the site closes on Friday 31st October. The consultation also confirms the intention to apply a 20mph speed limit across the site. Please note, theContinue reading “Graven Hill Parking and Speed Consultation”

Please note the press release from GHVDC about their hybrid planning application for the rest of the development at Graven Hill. This includes an update to the overall Masterplan. https://www.givemyview.com/…/688b154470193aea821dea2d As noted, in the main this is an outline application, meaning that a lot of the granular information is indicative at this point. Nonetheless, thereContinue reading “Stage 2 Planning Application for Graven Hill”