Our first project is on the way thanks to the intervention of a local Quaker woman. She alerted us to the fact that a small site was available near her house just off Eynsham Road.

Working with Stonesfield Community Trust we have raised the money to secure the land. We have so far managed to raise £162.5K and need to raise a further £27.5K be the end of 2011. If you’d like to donate or invest in this very worthwhile venture, please click here.

We have already discussed the possibility of planning with the local planners and their first response was positive. This is of course no guarantee, and there is a very significant problem that need to be overcome before we can actually start building: the main sewer in the Cumnor area has to be renewed before work can start. Latest information suggests that Thames Water will soon apply for planning permission for a new pump station and that once this is granted and a timetable is in sight, the door would be open again for new planning applications such as ours. We are keeping in touch with the planning authority about this. 

If you are interested in helping us to make this happen click here.

If you are interested in living in one of these homes click here (we are 2-3 years away from this but when it happens we will be giving preference to people with local connections to Dean Court, Botley and Cumnor).