What’s holding up the flood scheme?

The Oxford Mail today published an article in which OFA steering group member Simon Collings explains where the OFAS scheme has got to and what needs to happen now for it to be built. You can read the piece online here. Two processes are under way – planning consent and approval of a compulsory purchase order. Decisions on these are expected in the coming months. Agreement to proceed with constructing the scheme can’t come soon enough for many flood-affected Oxford residents.