Sir — We fully support Peter Gresswell's letter (October 3). Oxford should indeed be declared a 'no growth' area. We oppose both the urban extension south of Grenoble Road and the city council's threatened boundary revision into the Green Belt.
The whole purpose of the establishment of the Green Belt was to prevent such urban sprawl.
In this connection we find the council's whole 'core strategy' extremely worrying. The slogan "Building a world-class city for everyone" on the front cover of the latest version — the so-called Oxford Core Strategy 2026 Proposed Submission — tells the whole depressing story.
The council seems determined not only to build houses on the Green Belt, but to expand employment too (notably at Peartree) thus creating the need for yet further housing. Readers should be aware that the deadline for commenting on the core strategy is fast approaching. Comments must be with the council by October 17.
Kit Villiers, CPRE Oxford District
Nancie Villiers Summertown Riverside Group
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