{"id":35406,"date":"2026-05-17T20:39:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T19:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=35406"},"modified":"2026-05-17T20:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T19:39:51","slug":"revised-mini-roundabout-scheme-for-fairacres-retail-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=35406","title":{"rendered":"Revised Mini-Roundabout Plans for Fairacres Retail Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag26\/2026051507.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nA new planning application has been submitted by M&amp;S Foods Ltd to install a mini-roundabout on Nuffield Way. The proposal follows an earlier application that was withdrawn after concerns were raised by Oxfordshire County Council.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag26\/2026051503.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nAccording to the application, the mini-roundabout is intended to improve access and make it easier and safer for vehicles leaving the retail park.<\/p>\n<p>One issue highlighted during consideration of the earlier proposal was road safety. Nuffield Way includes a long, straight stretch where vehicle speeds can increase. The revised design introduces a more pronounced bend on the approach to the mini-roundabout, with the aim of encouraging slower speeds and improving safety.<\/p>\n<p>Vale planning application: <a href=\"https:\/\/valeofwhitehorse.planning-register.co.uk\/Planning\/Display?applicationNumber=P26%2FV0816%2FFUL\">P26\/V0816\/FUL<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag26\/2026051502.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nSince the arrival of M&amp;S Food, the retail park has become noticeably busier, with increased traffic movements in and out of the site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new planning application has been submitted by M&amp;S Foods Ltd to install a mini-roundabout on Nuffield Way. The proposal follows an earlier application that was withdrawn after concerns were raised by Oxfordshire County Council. According to the application, the mini-roundabout is intended to improve access and make it easier and safer for vehicles leaving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[162],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-traffic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35406\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}