Bartlemas – Urgent action needed …
December 13, 2010
Planning appeal – 15th and 16th February 2011 – watch this space for outcome!
Deadline for comments midnight Thursday 16th December – see below for details
Did you know that?
- Bartlemas is the site of a leper hospital founded in 1126 by Henry 1 of England;
- Bartlemas chapel, built around 1336 is older than any part of the University of Oxford
- Oliver Cromwell’s men hid out in the area around Bartlemas while laying siege to Charles 1& the royal household who had fled to Christchurch College, Oxford during the English Civil War?
This is a photograph of Bartlemas taken in the late 1800’s. Amazingly, apart from a few hedges and fences, it looks just like this now in 2010.
Bartlemas by Taunt
Did you know Oriel College wants to build a STUDENT HOSTEL right here?
Oriel College is appealing against the Council’s refusal to grant planning permission to build another student hostel actually inside the designated conservation area of Bartlemas.
There is a good chance that Oriel will succeed and this unique cluster of medieval/early 17th century stone buildings preserved in its ancient rural setting will be spoiled forever.
Please don’t let this happen without a protest.
The Appeal Reference Number you must quote is: APP/G3110/A/10/ 2139703
You can submit comments at www.planningportal.gov.uk/pcs
Or by letter (please send three copies) to the following address: The Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN
You can view the scheme via the OCC Planning Website – link: http://uniformpublicaccess.oxford.gov.uk/publicaccess/tdc/tdc_home.aspx – application reference number 09/02658/FULL
