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| The Rev Pauline Main |
Residents in North Oxford fought back against plans by a new garage which would have disturbed their peace and quiet on Sundays.
Kwik-Fit has planning permission to take over the former North Oxford Garage building at 280 Banbury Road, and hopes to open in September.
But when the business applied for additional permission to open between 10am and 4pm on Sundays, residents in neighbouring Mayfield Road and the congregation of the United Reformed Church protested.
Councillors at the city council's north area committee listened to their concerns and agreed that tyre-fitting on Sundays was not acceptable.
Liberal Democrat city councillor Jean Fooks said: "Residents and members of the congregation at the church quite understandably did not want their Sundays disturbed by the garage.
"We felt if people had a desperate need to get their tyres done they could elsewhere."
The Rev Pauline Main, of Summertown United Reformed Church, said: "Local residents, the church and Summer Fields School were all concerned about Kwik-Fit operating the business on Sunday.
"This is a residential area and people were concerned about an increase in traffic levels and an increase in noise levels on Sunday.
"No-one has a problem with Kwik-Fit running a business here and no-one really objected to the original planning application.
"But they were opposed to the application to vary the terms of the planning permission to allow working on Sunday.
"We have three congregations that meet here on Sunday and we were concerned that the services could be disturbed by the garage."
Environmental health officers advised councillors that stringent limits to noise levels on Sunday would mean there would only be background noise, which would be inaudible inside neighbouring properties, including homes, the school and the church.
But councillors decided the garage should not be allowed to operate at all on Sundays.
Councillors also agreed a variation of the planning permission to restrict noise levels from Monday to Saturday.
A spokesman for Kwik-Fit said the new garage in Summertown was expected to open in September but could not comment further.
The business will be used as a tyre, exhaust, brake, battery and MoT testing station.
8:02pm Wednesday 21st May 2008
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CommentPosted by: summertown res on 8:56pm Wed 21 May 08
At least it won't be another estate agent or coffee shop. We need a garage round here, who cares about the church!!!!!
At least it won't be another estate agent or coffee shop. We need a garage round here, who cares about the church!!!!!
Posted by: Kevin on 7:24am Thu 22 May 08
More North Oxford snobs and Nimbys. I guess they go nowhere on a Sunday if it is open elsewhere then!!
Oh no, silly me, its alright for them to travel to another part of the city on a sunday and shop or use other services.Yep they can travel to another tyre fitting service like the one in Headington that is close to other peoples homes, but that won't bother the snobs!
More North Oxford snobs and Nimbys. I guess they go nowhere on a Sunday if it is open elsewhere then!!
Oh no, silly me, its alright for them to travel to another part of the city on a sunday and shop or use other services.Yep they can travel to another tyre fitting service like the one in Headington that is close to other peoples homes, but that won't bother the snobs!
Posted by: busman, oxford on 8:02am Thu 22 May 08
Not a big enough back hander for the objectors.
Not a big enough back hander for the objectors.
Posted by: David, wantage on 8:03am Thu 22 May 08
Was it '...no-one really, objected...' OR '...no-one [bold]really[/bold] [italic]italic[/italic] objected...'?
People object to women vicars, but she still does the job.
Was it '...no-one really, objected...' OR '...no-one
really objected...'?
People object to women vicars, but she still does the job.
Posted by: Chris, Oxford on 12:55pm Thu 22 May 08
Why are they snobs because they want it to be quiet on a Sunday? I think all shops should stay closed on Sundays, let us all have some peace and quiet no matter where we live. Although does that make me a snob (even though I live in South Oxford?). But surely you can fit your tyres any day Monday to Saturday??
Why are they snobs because they want it to be quiet on a Sunday? I think all shops should stay closed on Sundays, let us all have some peace and quiet no matter where we live. Although does that make me a snob (even though I live in South Oxford?). But surely you can fit your tyres any day Monday to Saturday??
Posted by: Andrew, Oxford on 8:18pm Thu 22 May 08
Just open on Sundays and apply for retrospective planning permission.
It's not as if planning officers work on a Sunday anyway...
Just open on Sundays and apply for retrospective planning permission.
It's not as if planning officers work on a Sunday anyway...
Posted by: Trimmer and Jenkins, Summertown on 9:22pm Thu 22 May 08
Who the hell wants Kwik - fit? what we really need in Summertown is a pub as we are short of them in Summertown,a Pitcher and Piano or an all bar one would do so well there.
Who the hell wants Kwik - fit? what we really need in Summertown is a pub as we are short of them in Summertown,a Pitcher and Piano or an all bar one would do so well there.
Posted by: not alan page., Costa Coffee Dublin on 8:45am Fri 23 May 08
[quote][bold]Trimmer and Jenkins[/bold] wrote:
Who the hell wants Kwik - fit? what we really need in Summertown is a pub as we are short of them in Summertown,a Pitcher and Piano or an all bar one would do so well there.[/quote] This is unacceptable.
No more Coffe shops?
I suggest an Irish themed Coffee Shop; It could be named:
"I'll take you home again Caffine."
It fits the music!
Better latte than never.
Trimmer and Jenkins wrote:
Who the hell wants Kwik - fit? what we really need in Summertown is a pub as we are short of them in Summertown,a Pitcher and Piano or an all bar one would do so well there.
This is unacceptable.
No more Coffe shops?
I suggest an Irish themed Coffee Shop; It could be named:
"I'll take you home again Caffine."
It fits the music!
Better latte than never.
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