Wallingford care village gains council support (From The Oxford Times)

Aren't the Fletchers fortunate - or maybe rich enough - to be more intersted in the aesthetics than the needs of their fellow elderly, who may not be so fortunate!

So why would the new development be worse than what's there already? it'll be a nicer design and footprint wont be affected. I am sure landscaping has already been considered and in a couple of years no-one will be aware of the place. Some people think they own all of Wallingford and that their opinion matters and don't see the bigger picture, just their own little selfish worlds!! Good to see the town council have seen sense and are backing it too, Wallingford desperately needs this new development.

This is not Wallingford it is in Crowmarsh Gifford. As usual Wallingford think they own Crowmarsh. Crowmarsh council are rejecting this proposal as it will destroy a designated AONB - amoung other very valid reasons. What is the point of an AONB if they are developed and ruined forever. This is not a like for like development it is a massive increase on what exists on this site with 200+ residents and 230+ employees. It is a new village. The only reason for this development is to fund a new HQ for CABI at the expense of Crowmarsh's remaining beauty. The site is wholly unsuitable as a carehome village as it is very isolated. Elderly people dont want to be put in isolated appartments and forgotten about while their houses are sold off to pay for extortionate profit making care. This carehome development is planned to generate £8m plus profit for CABI alone. Unfortunately some people just want to see the last remaining rurality of Crowmatrsh dissapear for future generations so that they can stick their mother or father in a care home and cash in themselves. Crowmarsh's northern fringe has already been totally ruined by inappropriate development. This is all about ££££££££££ if you think it is because CABI wants to look after your grandmother you are very naive. Anyhow there is no shortage of carehomes in the local area with vacancies. CABI is controlled by its member countries who dont give a **** about Crowmarsh - they will be selling their new HQ at the first opportunity. This was never on the development plan and there is no local requirement for another white elephant development. If a carehome is required how about the derilict Carmel Collage?