We said ‘No’ to Moorend lane development

THIS APPLICATION HAS NOW BEEN WITHDRAWN!

OCC was considering Moorend Farm as a location for a new recycling plant for demolition and construction waste.

Concerns were originally raised by Thame Green Living, highlighting the application with Thame Town Council, who supported the opposition of the development. Lea Park Residents Association led a well-supported campaign locally to oppose this based on the concerns below, and encouraged others to get involved to support the campaign too.

The concerns they raised were:

  1. The increase in HGV movements from the earlier planning permission granted to David Einig of 42 HGV movements, giving 60 over a daily period is unacceptable and constitutes a considerable risk to other road users on the A4129, including pedestrians using the footpath which runs along Moorend Lane.
  2. Increased vehicle movements will result in increased:
    • traffic congestion resulting increased harmful vehicle emissions
    • levels of dust and mud on the A4129 potentially providing a hazard to other vehicles using the A4129
  3. Measures to mitigate traffic congestion and both dust and mud outside the boundaries of the application site should be put in place
    • Note:    Previously, under the permitted application a condition prevented HGVs leaving the site during the morning rush hour (8.00 – 9.00am) or the afternoon rush hour (4.00 – 6.00pm and required vehicles to turn left when exiting Moorend Lane.
  4. The application should include restrictions on the times when HGV Vehicles may enter or leave the site to prevent noise disturbance to local residents outside of the site operation hours (see note above).
  5. The HGV movements per day will result in a considerable deterioration in the road surface of the A4129 potentially compromising the safety of other road users.
  6. The operation of the site will potentially cause noise and dust contamination from the processing, including inevitable drifting of dangerous particulate matter over adjacent sports and play facilities and houses.  Measures should be in place to mitigate any disturbance to local residents or the release of particulates from the site.
  7. Any water runoff from the site would pose a potential pollution risk to surrounding water courses (Scotsgrove Brook and tributaries) and the underlying ground beneath the site.
  8. The proposal will not provide many, if any, employment opportunities for local people. 

Lea Park Residents’ Association led the following action:

Organised a protest

Inviting members of the Thame Community to join them to protest at the Skate Park on 29 September (see picture on the left), to show their concern as part of the community.

Launched a petition

LPRA also launched a petition which secured over 1000 signatures from members of the community who were opposed to the proposal!

Get the latest updates on the campaign

Visit Lea Park Residents’ Associations Campaign page here

Relevant news stories

Thame: Concerns raised over concrete crushing plant – BBC News

We will continue to monitor this development site and future planning applications in case of future submissions.

Lea park residents association