VALE OF WHITE HORSE DISTRICT COUNCIL TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 PUBLIC INQUIRY TO BE HELD AS A VIRTUAL EVENT Opening on 15 September 2020 at 10.00am

REASON FOR INQUIRY

Appeal by Hilary and Helen King-Thompson and Shorthouse relating to the application to Vale of White Horse District Council for the erection of a new roadside service area comprising petrol filling station, retail shop (Class A1), electric car charging points, drive-through unit (Class A3/A5), parking and associated works. (As amended by plans received 25 March 2019) at Land at A34 Chilton Interchange, Chilton OX11 0QN. An Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State will hold an Inquiry opening on the date shown above to decide the appeal. The Inquiry will be held as a virtual event run by an Inspector in the normal way, but with the parti es i nvited to joi n vi a Microsoft Teams or telephone.

Documents relating to the appeal can be viewed on the Council website (P18/V3052/FUL). Anyone wishing to attend the inquiry must make that interest known to the Planning Inspectorate Case Officer as soon as possible prior to the Inquiry, either by email or telephone after reading the Inquiry Attendance Information set out below. When contacting the Case Officer, it would be helpful if you could confirm whether you want to take an active part in the proceedings or anticipate attending just as an observer (see below). Inquiry Attendance Information Before deciding whether to take an active part in the Inquiry, you need to think carefully about the points you wish to make. All written submissions from application and appeal stage will be taken into account by the Inspector and re-stating the same points won't add any additional weight to them. If you feel that taking part in the Inquiry is right for you in whatever capacity, you can participate in a number of ways: To take part using video, participants will need to have access to Microsoft Teams (via an app or web browser). This link gives further information on how to use this.

en-us/teams. Alternatively, you can take part by telephone. Calls would be to an 020 number which will incur charges.

If you just wish to observe the event, you should make that clear

in your response to the Case Officer.

If you wish to take an active part in the proceedings, please make

clear in your response whether you wish only to appear at the

Inquiry and make a statement, or whether you would also wish

to ask questions on particular topics.

If you want to take an active part but feel unable to for any reason,

and/or the points you want to make are not covered in the

evidence of others, consider whether someone else could raise

them on your behalf

Reg istered parti cipants i n whatever capacity wi ll receive i ndivi dual joining instructions, providing details of any requirements, guidance and support, whether joining by Teams or telephone. You should note that the event will be recorded by the Planning Inspectorate for training and quality assurance purposes. Planning Inspectorate Reference: APP/V3120/W/20/3244645

Case Officer contact at the Planning Inspectorate:

Holly Dutton -Tel: 0303 444 5022.

Email: