A Government planning inspector is to hold a public inquiry into the refusal by South Oxfordshire District Council to allow Thame cattle market to move from its present site in North Street, close to the town centre, to Thame show ground alongside the bypass.

The inquiry is scheduled for two days at the district council's headquarters, in Crowmarsh Gifford, starting at 10am on Wednesday, April 9.

Bob Williams, the farmer and developer behind the application, who is also a director of Thame Show and the cattle market board, said: "As far as we all are concerned the Thame Show site is the only one that fits our needs.

"We believe going there will help the farmers and the show itself.

"We hope against hope that the appeal inspector will realise how important it is that we move there."

Thame Show ground is home to the biggest one-day agricultural show in the country, which takes place on the third Thursday in September.

It is also used by other organisations during the year.

The move to the show ground is supported by the town council.