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Farmer s homes plan rejected );
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AN unspoilt field between Henley and Harpsden where a developer wants to build 100 homes will not be earmarked in the latest draft of the parishes’ joint neighbourhood plan.
Henley Town Council, which is overseeing the revision of the housing blueprint, has declined to shortlist the eight-hectare plot at Lucy’s Farm, on Drawback Hill off Gillotts Lane, because it says more suitable sites are available.
When it invited landowners to submit proposals last autumn, Bloor Homes came forward with a plan for up to 100 units which it said could go in the centre of the field with planting around the edge to screen it from public view.
New housing on Hill intolerable );
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A FORMER Mayor of Henley has called the prospect of homes being built on a green field “intolerable”.
Barry Wood is opposing plans by Bloor Homes for 100 properties on the upper half of Lucy’s Farm on Drawback Hill, behind the existing houses in Blandy Road.
It comes nine years after he launched a group called United!, which successfully campaigned against plans by the same developer for 130 homes on the land.
Mr Wood, who was then a town councillor, has spoken out again following the launch of a new campaign by three Henley residents against the latest application.
Families flock to hill as snow falls );
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SCORES of families flocked to Drawback Hill near Henley when the town was blanketed with snow today.
Small crowds gathered to enjoy the view and ride sledges down the slope between the top of Rotherfield Road in Henley and the main road through Harpsden at the bottom.
Some rode traditional wooden toboggans or modern plastic versions while others improvised using beach inflatables or foam sheeting.
They observed social distancing but stopped to chat at a safe distance when they encountered friends and neighbours.
Many told the Henley Standard it was a welcome break from the monotony of the third national coronavirus lockdown in less than a year.