At the meeting of the Vale of White Horse District Council Planning Committee on Wednesday 20 August, the application for outline planning permission for up to 59 dwellings on Fullers Field was unanimously approved. The application went to the committee…
Kingsgrove Community Information Drop-in Session – Wednesday 6 August
To coincide with the official opening of Kingsgrove’s Little Pioneers Nursery, the Kingsgrove Community team will be holding a community drop-in session. Date: Wednesday 6 August 2025 Time: 12 noon – 3pm Location: Between the Co-op and the nursery Who is going…
Message from our new Neighbourhood Policing Officer – please report incidents!
Our new(ish) Neighbourhood Policing Officer, PC Jez Oldroyd was around Kingsgrove on Wednesday 23 July showing around our MP, Olly Glover. Reporting antisocial behaviour Jez’s message was clear in that he needs people to report incidents online (assuming it is…
McCarthy & Stone appeal has been dismissed
As detailed here, McCarthy & Stone appealed to the Planning Inspectorate over the refusal of Vale of White Horse District Council to grant planning permission for 44 retirement apartments on ‘Lot 3’, a.k.a. the ‘pub plot’. The result of that…
Introducing our new Community Development Officer – Zoe Norton!
We have a new Community Development Officer for Kingsgrove and Wellington Gate, Zoe Norton. Last week, I took the opportunity to sit down with Zoe to find out a little more about her.
Microbe Magic – Saturday 26 April – 2pm – 4pm
Get ready to dig deep into the mystical, microscopic world beneath our feet! Join artist Kerry Lemon and scientists from Oxford Brookes at this free workshop to discover the hidden world of soil! In this hands-on art and science workshop, we’ll zoom in on…
Kingsgrove Co-op has officially opened!
On a glorious, if somewhat cold, March morning, the Kingsgrove Co-op officially opened for business. For those residents that moved to Kingsgrove in the very early days of the development, it has certainly been a long time coming but there…
Final design of the skate park now available
Please note that some of the links to individual planning documents may give a response of Invalid security code. If this happens please use the application’s main link and search for the documents under the Downloads section. Most of the…
McCarthy Stone appealing against planning refusal for retirement apartments
Further to the article linked below, we have been notified that McCarthy Stone have formally appealed the decision to reject the planning application for the retirement apartments. This means it will go to the Planning Inspectorate for a final decision.…
Community Development Officer – vacancy details
The vacancy for the Community Development Officer for Kingsgrove & Wellington Gate has been published. You can find it here: https://kingsgrove-residents.co.uk/go/cdo-vacancy It is likely to have actually been published whilst I was on holiday, so the application deadline is very…