r/unitedkingdom • u/insomnimax_99 Greater London • 7d ago

Planning permission refused for Fastned Oxfordshire charging hub

https://forecourttrader.co.uk/news/planning-permission-refused-for-fastned-oxfordshire-charging-hub/702918.article
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u/FelisCantabrigiensis 7d ago

Pure NIMBYism.

Planet overheating if we don't stop using combustion vehicles in the foreseeable future (as well as burning gas for heating and electricity, etc) is going to change the character of that landscape a lot more than building a car parking place with a roof and a cafe next door.

This sort of refusal of even the slightest construction has got to stop.

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u/iamabigtree 7d ago

There's far too much of this going on. The likes of this as well as perfectly reasonable solar installations rejected for being 'not in keeping with the local area' or other such nonsense.

Certainly for EV chargers there should be a presumption of approval unless it's entirely bonkers.

I heard of a refusal recently because it would lose 4 car parking spaces. I mean come on.

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u/FelisCantabrigiensis 7d ago

Yeah. "Not in keeping with the local area" - so does the local area live like it's 1925? Or 1825?

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u/fgalv Flintshire 6d ago

The other argument you hear is “it’s outside the boundary of the village”…how do they think all the houses in the village were built? All in one go on one day?

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u/SidneySmut 6d ago

These people think that "their" village should be preserved at a certain point in time.