On arriving at the Tesco Superstore in Abingdon, visitors are now met with blue fencing enclosing large areas of vegetation.

The fencing surrounds the trees, bushes, and undergrowth, as well as the deep water storage areas and ditches.

In the area with a ditch between Tesco and the new hotel, the undergrowth and smaller trees have been cut back and chipped.

The fencing carries signs saying: “Building Infrastructure Improvement – Improving your environment for the better.” However, no details have been provided in what way it will be better.

Clearing vegetation will make the site more accessible for further development. As no planning applications are visible, my first guess is that this is a drainage improvement project — to try to reduce the frequent flooding of the Tesco car park.

But if anybody knows better then please let us know.