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in Bicester without having to use the M40. There appears to be an increase in
heavy lorries travelling through the village possibly due to the repair of the
bridge on Mill Road/North Weston in Shabbington and the recent opening
of the Midwest Formwork (UK) Ltd at Worminghall - this has increased the
very heavy traffic. These large vehicles potentially have a serious impact on
safety and also have damaged the structural integrety of the Grade II listed
Ickford Bridge (dated 1865). There is also potential for damage to the
numerous historic houses in the village, several of which are built right on
the very edge of the road with little or no foundations. They also lead to a
greater deterioration of road surfaces built with poor foundations on the
flood plain.

10.2.
10.2. Residents expressed serious concerns about potential accidents due
10.2.
10.2.
10.2.
to the speed of traffic through the village, especially the risk to children and
pedestrians around the school. Although pavements have been quite recently
installed along part of Worminghall Road and repaired, as in Bridge Road, most
are on one side only, requiring a frequent crossing from one side to the other in
order to remain on a pavement.

10.3.
10.3.
10.3. Travel to school can have serious traffic implications on a settlement
10.3.
10.3.
and can account for a large number of journeys made at peak times into and out
of the village. There is a school bus from Worminghall and Shabbington to Ickford
School but many parents of children from these villages still choose to bring
them by car, perhaps on their way to work, and at peak times cars parked on
Sheldon Road and Bridge Road are a serious impediment to traffic. The bus can
be unable to get down Sheldon Road due to cars parked either side although this
has been improved by the parking restriction being extended outside the school
gates and the additional parking on the edge of the Recreation Ground provided
by the Parish Council. Parents are encouraged to use the car park at the Village
Hall and adjacent to the Pavilion in order to help alleviate the situation.

10.4
10.4 There is a school bus taking pupils to secondary schools in Wheatley
10.4
10.4
10.4
while pupils going to the Aylesbury Grammar Schools use the public bus 110
service. The future of these services are uncertain.
10.5.
10.5. Road access to the village is via three routes, from Tiddington,
10.5.
10.5.
10.5.
Shabbington and Worminghall and in past winters (eg. 2007) all three roads have
been flooded, cutting off the village for a standard family car. This situation is
likely to get worse with climate change and any large increase in housing in the
village, unless mitigation measures against flood risk on and off site are provided
in accordance with national policy.

10.6.
10.6.
10.6. There is some concern about the increasing trend to park cars on
10.6.
10.6.
pavements and block the path of pushchairs, wheelchairs and emergency vehicles,
particularly on Sheldon Road near the school and shop. In some instances this
occurs because some housing has inadequate parking for modern usage. Residents
often use garages for storage, particularly if they are too small for modern large
cars. Parking standards will be issued through a Supplementary Planning
Document (SPD) to the VALP and until that time the standard set out in the
policy below shall be used.

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