Sir – It seems that democracy is being pushed aside in the Vale of White Horse.

The district council recently consulted on its draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for Botley and produced a new version of the SPD which is set to be approved by cabinet on October 30.

The report acknowledges there was a lot of concern over many issues but in their own words decided to focus on clarifying rather than modifying their proposals.

They then go on to describe those who responded to their questionnaire as “a vocal minority of older residents”. But they also quietly show that the views of younger residents did not differ largely from those of their older neighbours.

The public can attend a scrutiny committee meeting on the matter at Milton Park on Thursday, October 22, at 7pm.

Gordon Stokes
Cumnor