Category Archives: Latest News

Friends of Quarry will hold our AGM in the Quarry Village Hall at 20:00 on 19 November 2025.

Further details will be published in due course.

The High Court judgement on the appeal against the decision of the Planning Inspector to uphold the Planning Enforcement Notice issued for 1 Quarry High Street (also known as Quarry Mews) was handed down on 1 August 2025.

Both grounds of the appeal were dismissed. The Enforcement Notice therefore stands, meaning that the building must be demolished within the 12 month deadline outlined by the Planning Inspector.

The full judgement is available at the National Archives

There will be a public meeting to discuss the replacement of the traffic cones and other related issues in Quarry Hollow on Thur 31st July at 7.30pm in the Jubilee Room at the back of the Village Hall.

The meeting has been called by Roz Smith.

There are several local government consultations underway which members may be interested in responding to. They have the potential to affect Quarry.

Oxford temporary congestion charge.  Consultation closing date 3 August.

The County Council is proposing a temporary congestion charge with the aim of reducing traffic around Oxford during Network Rail’s extended closure of Botley Road. When Botley Road reopens, they will introduce the traffic filters trial as planned and the temporary congestion charge will end. You can access the consultation via this link.

Oxford’s 2042 Local Plan (preferred options). Consultation closing date 8 August.

Oxford City Council is seeking views on the latest stage of the Oxford Local Plan 2042.  This stage provides the main opportunity to consider and comment on the options for policies that will make up the local plan. You can access the consultation via this link.

Local government Reorganisation

Central government has asked councils across England for proposals on simplifying the structure of local government in their regions. The changes will create unitary councils that are responsible for all council services for their area, bringing county and city/district council responsibilities together under one council. 

Oxford City Council is proposing three unitary councils across Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. Closing date 12 August. You may respond here (closing date 12 Aug).

Oxfordshire County Council is proposing a unitary authority across Oxfordshire. You may respond here (closing date 27 July).

The owners of 1 Quarry High Street have been granted permission for a Judicial Review of the Planning Inspectorate decision to uphold Oxford City Council’s Planning Enforcement Notice relating to Quarry Mews.

A Judicial Review can only concern itself with whether the Planning Inspectorate process was correctly followed and not with the grounds for upholding the Enforcement Notice. We do not know the grounds on which the Judicial Review will be based. 

The Judicial Review process is likely to take a long time.

If the Judicial Review is successful, it is likely that a different Planning Inspector is appointed and the Planning Enforcement Appeal process will be run again. 

We will keep you updated as we find out more.