Your Local Plan
Last modified:
16th December 2021
The five Oxfordshire district councils are working towards, or have, an approved Local Plan. What’s the Local Plan in your area?
Cherwell
The Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Part 1 was adopted in 2015, and re-adopted in 2016 to include Bicester.
Cherwell District Council declared a Climate Emergency in July 2019.
The Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 (Part 1) Partial Review – Oxford’s Unmet Need was adopted in 2020.
The Cherwell Local Plan Review 2040 consultation closed in November 2021. Read more here.
Find out more on the Cherwell District Council website.
Oxford City
The Oxford Local Plan 2036, the main planning policy for the City, was adopted in June 2020.
Find out more on the Oxford City Council website.
Oxford City Council declared a Climate Emergency in January 2019 and created a Citizens Assembly in April 2019. The Citizens Assembly will make recommndations on the key decisions around both target deadlines to reach zero carbon and the types of costed measures required to meet those targets.
South Oxfordshire
The South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 was adopted in December 2020, under a Direction from the Secretary of State. It now forms part of the development plan for the district and replaces the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2011 and Core Strategy (2012).
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are working together to prepare a new Joint Local Plan 2041. Once adopted, the Joint Local Plan 2041 will replace South Oxfordshire Plan 2035 and Vale of White Horse LPP1 amd LPP2.
Find out more on the South Oxfordshire District Council website.
South Oxfordshire District Council declared a Climate Emergency in April 2019.
Vale of White Horse
The Vale of White Horse Local Plan 2031 Part 1 was adopted in 2016.
The Local Plan Part 2 2031 was adopted in October 2019.
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are working together to prepare a new Joint Local Plan 2041. Once adopted, the Joint Local Plan 2041 will replace South Oxfordshire Plan 2035 and Vale of White Horse LPP1 amd LPP2.
Find out more on the Vale of White Horse District Council website.
Vale of White Horse District Council declared a Climate Emergency in February 2019.
West Oxfordshire
The West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2031 was formally adopted on 27 September 2018 and sets out the overall planning framework for the District from 2011-2031.
A key element of the West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2031 is the establishment of Salt Cross garden village to the north of the A40 near Eynsham. The Area Action Plan is currently under examination by the Planning Inspectorate. More information relating to the garden village can be found on the West Oxfordshire District Council website.
Find out more on the West Oxfordshire District Council website.