New grocery shop set to open near Blenheim Palace

The Berkshire-based grocery chain Budgens is looking to open up a new shop in Woodstock this year.

It would be placed in Wincott Square, at the Park View development within the town.

The Park View development in Woodstock features exactly 300 homes.

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Built by Pye Homes in partnership with landowner Blenheim Estate Homes, the development offers a mix of one-to five-bedroom properties, with 50 per cent of the houses designated as affordable housing.

The site features a blend of apartments and houses, as well as a mixed-use centre and community spaces.

All homes at the Park View site are now sold, though the developers have shifted focus to a new low-carbon community nearby called Hill Rise.

Budgens is looking to trade between 6am and 11pm Monday to Sunday, according to its application for an alcohol licence to West Oxfordshire District Council.

A period of consultation has now opened with residents in the area invited to provide feedback on the proposals to the district council.

A decision on whether it can have its licence will be made in the near future.

Budgens already has shops in Carterton, Witney and Yarnton as well as additional ones in Oxford, Abingdon and in Marcham.