Joint Local Plan 2041
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South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils are working together on a Joint Local Plan which will guide the kinds of new housing and jobs needed and where they should go, informing planning application decisions for the districts. In the Joint Local Plan we are developing planning policies that help address the climate emergency, restore nature, and meet the needs of our residents, such as delivering genuinely affordable low-carbon homes with the right infrastructure to go with it.
After three years of preparation, we’re nearly at the stage that we submit the Joint Local Plan to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for examination by an independent Planning Inspector.
We published the plan for a six-week period under Regulation 19 of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. Representations were invited during this publication period, which started on 1 October and ended at 11.59pm on 12 November 2024.
Please visit our Joint Local Plan 2041 Publication Period website for more details, and to read the plan.
Visit our page featuring further background reading and the plan’s timetable to find out more about our development of the emerging plan.
Adopted Local Plans
If you’re looking for both councils’ current Local Plans, which the new Joint Local Plan will replace once adopted, you can find them using the links below:
- South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 (adopted December 2020)
- Vale of White Horse Local Plan 2031 Part 1 (adopted December 2016) and Local Plan 2031 Part 2 (October 2019)
Contact us - Planning policy
01235 422600
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Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House
Abbey Close
Abingdon
OX14 3JE
