The Radley Lakes Town Green Public Inquiry, held at Radley College, finally closed, without ceremony, on Friday at 3.40pm after sitting for a total of 7 days: comprising 4 days in April and 3 in June, and hearing verbal evidence from a total of 39 separate witnesses, 36 of whom appeared for the Applicant and 3 for the Objectors. The Inspector, Mr Vivian Chapman QC, concluded the inquiry by requesting Counsels to submit written closing statements by mid July, whereupon he would deliberate the matter and produce a report and recommendations in due course.

The matter hinges on whether the Claimed Land, comprising the Bullfield and Thrupp Lakes and some surrounding land, has been shown to have been used by the public, continuously for 20, or more, years between October 1986 and October 2006 for lawful recreational pastimes, without permission of the landowners and without use of stealth or force. If this has been found to have been shown within the context of the 1965 Commons Act, then the area should be registered as a Village or Town Green, and any development, such as that proposed by RWE npower, of the area will be prevented, irrespective of any planning permissions that may be or may have been granted.