A GROUP of Bicester county councillors say the lack of a clear plan for Bicester is allowing developers to ride rough shod through the local planning system. In a letter sent to this newspaper, councillors Michael Waine for Bicester Town, Les Sibley for Bicester West and Donna Ford for Bicester North have hit out at Cherwell District Council and are calling for a masterplan to be created to give a better roadmap on what kind of development should be built in the town, particularly in the central area.
The letter says: We are growingly concerned that the absence of a masterplan for Bicester is leaving the door wide open to developers to ride ‘rough shod’ through the local planning system.
About 30 new boutiques were added at the designer outlet creating 450 new jobs. Of all the luxury items unveiled at the reopening, a 22-year-old umbrella was the star of the show for the town mayor. Les Sibley, then town mayor, bought along the old brolly he was given during the official opening of the designer outlet in Bicester 1995. Mr Sibley proudly cut the ribbon to the new designer extension to the village and his umbrella proved successful in warding off the rain. He said at the time: It is absolutely brilliant, it is a very special day and follows on from when I attended the formal opening of Bicester Village International Shopping Outlet - as it was known 22 years ago.
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