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government bureaucracy and it is a fact
that the developers have most of the
approvals they need in order to proceed.

We have sent many communications to
all the organisations involved and as you
may have seen on TV, on more than one
occasion, our excellent MP, the Right Hon.
Greg Smith, is fighting our cause. BBC
South, in the form of the reporter Angela
Walker, has also highlighted the lack
of recognition by the Buckinghamshire
Council of the flood risks associated
with building without sufficient flood
mitigation measures being constructed.

SO WHERE ARE WE NOW?

The Council has recognised some of the
surface water drainage issues and has
started to address them but we still need Deanfield site looking north and
Sewage bubbling up in the road adjacent to Ickford Primary School.
additional corrective action to mitigate
the flooding when the River Thame As far as places at local secondary Also as far as the Council’s Highways
bursts its banks. schools are concerned we have received Department is concerned, there will be
a written commitment from Oxford no problem when another hundred cars
Be assured, we are still pursuing the County Council that sufficient non- plus appear in the village causing chaos
Council on this matter most strongly. Grammar Secondary School places will around our local Primary School at drop
continue to be supplied at Wheatley Park off and pick up times and congestion at
Thames Water are now monitoring and School, such a short and convenient the two bridges to and from the A418
measuring the capabilities of their sewerage distance away. Buckinghamshire Council Oxford – Aylesbury Road.
network with the aim of improving it. will continue to ensure that there are
Grammar School places available in the The message is the same again, raise
During our efforts to push for Aylesbury schools. your concerns directly with
improvements we discovered that the highwaysdm@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
authorities do not think that we had However, quite incredibly, Buckinghamshire
a significant number of drainage and Council’s Education Department will not In summary, the IRG, independently
sewerage problems given there are very commit to providing the money pledged of but in collaboration with the Parish
few issues and complaints from residents by the Developers to expand our local Council, continues to campaign on
recorded on their computer systems ! Primary School despite this being a all these topics but we do need your
firm recommendation in the Planning support in ramping up the number of
So we all need to complain Inspector’s report. We have the best issues raised directly with the relevant
individually to the Council about performing Primary School in the County, authorities.
flooding and to Thames Water about a queue of applications from parents
sewerage failures via their web sites and 96 new homes being built in the I wish to thank Peter Jordain, Deputy
or by telephoning them. village but the Council will not commit to Chairman of the Parish Council for his
expanding the Ickford Primary School. diligent efforts to improve flood mitigation,
Please help us by not relying on others If that does not enrage you, as it does sewerage and highways and my fellow IRG
to raise issues with the authorities. me, I would be surprised. Committee Members of Paul Farrell, Chris
Everybody needs to raise their concerns Hall and Will Richards for their work in the
directly. Please express your concerns to the cause to improve our village. v
Council, you know you will feel better
Thames Water for failings of the sewers: for having done so by contacting: Kind Regards
0800 316 9800 or stephen.chainani@buckinghamshire.gov.uk Nigel Hillier
https://www.thameswater.co.uk/contact- Leader of the Ickford Residents Group
us/drains-and-sewers. Please head your email: “RE: 17/03322/
AOP - Ickford - Development behind 42 PS if you would like to receive
Buckinghamshire County for surface Worminghall Road - Planning Responsibility information updates from the IRG and you
water drainage and flooded roads: of Buckinghamshire Council - Appeal Hearing are not already on our emailing list please
https://fixmystreet.buckscc.gov.uk/ due to timing failings of AVDC (now defunct)” send an email to – nigelh@vale.co.uk.

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