Plea for fruity names for A2Dominion's development

11:30am Monday 12th November 2012 in News

BICESTER: Streets in the first phase of the 5,000-home eco-town will be named after fruit, vegetables and herbs.

Developer A2Dominion is now asking people to come up with 50 road names within the theme.

Suggestions so far include Peppermint Crescent, Pippin Orchard, Maris Piper Grove, and Savoy Avenue.

A total of 393 homes, as well as a business centre, school and shops will be built in the first phase of the eco settlement.

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museli says...
1:18pm Mon 12 Nov 12

Parsnip parade

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hagar1 says...
1:40pm Mon 12 Nov 12

Lemon Lane

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Darkforbid says...
2:00pm Mon 12 Nov 12

Time Place, Watermelon Walk, Leek Street etc,,,

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McV2012 says...
3:08pm Mon 12 Nov 12

Blackberry Way, Strawberry Fields, Peach Close, Tarragon Place, Coriander Rd, Pumpkin Patch.

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King Joke says...
3:51pm Mon 12 Nov 12

Can't be any worse than Greater Leys... Forget-me-not Way etc etc

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snert says...
4:35pm Mon 12 Nov 12

Lingonberry Close
Stinkhorn Road
Corpse Flower Way
Kumquat Street
Lychee Lane
Sharon Fruit Crescent
Turnip Gardens

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to ny w says...
4:51pm Mon 12 Nov 12

Does Rotten Tomatoes qualify?
Personally I would go for White Elephant, it is what it will end up!!

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King Joke says...
4:57pm Mon 12 Nov 12

Really? Houses in this county tend to fill up as soon as they are built.

I don't think we'll end up with a ghost town like those in Spain or Ireland, but I could be wrong!

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snert says...
5:03pm Mon 12 Nov 12

By "White Elephant" I don't think the issue is that they won't sell

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King Joke says...
5:04pm Mon 12 Nov 12

You've lost me - if people buy them how will it be a white elephant?

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to ny w says...
10:32am Tue 13 Nov 12

King Joke please go to the BaECON blogspot, all will be revealed there.

http://www.baecon.bl
ogspot.co.uk/

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King Joke says...
10:42am Tue 13 Nov 12

So it was pushed through undemocratically and will cost local taxpayers. While this is is bad, it doesn't make it a white elephant - yet. If nobody buys the houses it will be, but we can't comment until we see what occupancy rates arise.

The blog makes a good point about all such 'eco' developments; whereas they may employ high building standards, they're just as car-dependent as standard new-build estates.

It's far greener to live in a 120-year old Victorian terrace, sensibly updated, and use public transport.

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to ny w says...
10:54am Tue 13 Nov 12

Cherwell's own internal reports have a risk register where they reckognise many of BaECON's comments. BaECON is an organisation who have both development professionals and planning experts as members. We have consistently been baffled by the lemming like headlong promotion of the ECO TOWN.
At last they are starting to smell the coffee, but after permission had been granted.
Joined up thinking? We say not.

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Andrew:Oxford says...
12:28pm Tue 13 Nov 12

to ny w wrote:
Cherwell's own internal reports have a risk register where they reckognise many of BaECON's comments. BaECON is an organisation who have both development professionals and planning experts as members. We have consistently been baffled by the lemming like headlong promotion of the ECO TOWN.
At last they are starting to smell the coffee, but after permission had been granted.
Joined up thinking? We say not.
Did you know that very few schemes branded by protesters as "white elephant" are unsuccessful?

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to ny w says...
2:02pm Tue 13 Nov 12

Watch this space, there are no private developers in tow, it needs a Housing Association (RSL) with public subsidy to get it off the ground and it will be competing in a market in Bicester that will have an over supply of traditional housing.Got a fight on its hands there.
If A2 Dominion build all 394 houses in the exemplar site,which is of course on greenfield land, within 5 years, we will be shocked.
For WHITE ELEPHANT read WOODS FOLLY.

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Pavinder Msvarensy says...
4:18pm Tue 13 Nov 12

Don't worry Tony, all the families currently on £millions of housing benefit here in Oxford will be forced to fill any empty houses there.

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to ny w says...
4:24pm Tue 13 Nov 12

Not so easy, unless they are well healed!!! Of the 394 houses that are consented, A2Dominion have to sell over 250 as open market or shared ownership.

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Andrew:Oxford says...
9:00pm Tue 13 Nov 12

to ny w wrote:
Not so easy, unless they are well healed!!! Of the 394 houses that are consented, A2Dominion have to sell over 250 as open market or shared ownership.
More than 60% shared or private ownership...

That's starting to sound like a very desirable place to live.

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to ny w says...
9:29pm Tue 13 Nov 12

Andrew:Oxford wrote:
to ny w wrote:
Not so easy, unless they are well healed!!! Of the 394 houses that are consented, A2Dominion have to sell over 250 as open market or shared ownership.
More than 60% shared or private ownership...

That's starting to sound like a very desirable place to live.
So it might, if you like living in an Irish type estate!!

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Andrew:Oxford says...
9:47pm Tue 13 Nov 12

to ny w wrote:
Andrew:Oxford wrote:
to ny w wrote:
Not so easy, unless they are well healed!!! Of the 394 houses that are consented, A2Dominion have to sell over 250 as open market or shared ownership.
More than 60% shared or private ownership...

That's starting to sound like a very desirable place to live.
So it might, if you like living in an Irish type estate!!
Can you describe your understanding of an "Irish type estate"? It may differ to mine.

I visited a new build one just outside Dublin last year, it was very attractive with large detached houses, each with a decent sized, well tended garden and off-street parking.

Is that the same as your understanding?

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to ny w says...
9:26am Wed 14 Nov 12

I like your style.
Were they all sold and occupied?

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Andrew:Oxford says...
1:11pm Wed 14 Nov 12

to ny w wrote:
I like your style. Were they all sold and occupied?
They were indeed.

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Bon Rurgundy says...
10:37pm Fri 16 Nov 12

King Joke wrote:
Do you get to Stinkhorn Road via Uphill Gardens?
Well done sir! I wouldn't fancy doing the landscaping round there...

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Cherwell says...
1:00am Sat 17 Nov 12

Marijuana Way.
Absinthe Alley.
Wormwood Scrubs.
Poppy Parade.
Opium Den.

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faatmaan says...
12:05pm Sat 17 Nov 12

so will the social housing designers names be used for the vegetable roads names, as they are usually inappropriate for use.probably find in years to come on the court pages names of people from Cabbage Patch, Turnip Row, Pea Moor, and the list grows ...........LOL

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to ny w says...
12:39pm Sat 17 Nov 12

Well you have to take your hat off to A2Dominion's PR people.They have tried many stunts, including this one, to win over the public to support this doomed scheme.
If WHITE ELEPHANT isn't appropriate I can't help thinking of Kenny Everett's blonde bimbo who wanted to always be the centre of attention. The 'Look at me me me ' syndrome.
I therefore propose the whole estate be called, au M Everitt.......
CUPID STUNT.

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