A waste transfer operation operates at the old coal yard off Thrupp Lane. The operation is the subject of a retrospective planning application open for comment until August 10th. The County Council has said that they believe the application is outside the development plan for the county.
The operation involves the sorting of waste by excavators under a large tarpaulin. The tarpaulin is intended to prevent dust from blowing, but dust and smell were still noticeable near the footpath (where I took this picture).
If you have any comments on the planning application, you can submit them to the County Council website: https://myeplanning.oxfordshire.gov.uk/Planning/Display/MW.0088/23.
The Abingdon Herald print edition (2nd Aug 2023) has a more detailed article on the same subject.
The world seems to be divided into two sorts of people. Those who get planning permission and those who do whatever they want and, if there are objections, just apply retrospectively.
Guess who runs the world?
This is by no means the first time that activities along Thrupp Lane have been undertaken without the necessary permissions or by extending a permission to activity that was not included. The whole area has developed in an ad-hoc, piecemeal way that made the lane very dangerous for anyone walking or cycling. Until proper infrastructure has been put in place, no further development of any kind should be permitted.