Environment
Evidence studies
A key to the progress of the local development framework is an evidence base. PPS12 states that local planning authorities should prepare and maintain an up-to-date information base on key aspects of the social, economic and environmental characteristics of their area, to enable the preparation of a sound spatial plan meeting the objectives of sustainable development.
We have a number of formal studies already completed or underway. These include:
Core Strategy Background Papers
- Didcot
- Henley
- Wallingford
- Thame
- Site Assessment table explanation for towns
- Settlement Assessment
- Climate Change and Sustainable Design
- Housing Supply and Management
- Housing Distribution
- Appropriate Assessment
Housing
- Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment - underway
- Housing Needs Assessment - completed
- Affordable Housing viability study - completed
- Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment - completed
- Travelling Showpeople's Accommodation Assessment - completed. Final Report Nov2008 Executive Summary Final Report Nov 2008
- Housing Market Assessment - completed
Economy and Retail
- Employment Land Review - completed
- Employment Land Review - Update 2008
- Retail and Leisure Needs Assessment - completed
Landscape and environment
- Landscape Appraisal for Didcot Area - completed
- Green Infrastructure Strategy - being updated
- Landscape Assessment - Thame
- Landscape Assessment - Wallingford
- The Didcot Greenspaces and Country Park Project - completed
Transport
- Evaluation of Transport Impact Assessment (ETI)
- School Travel patterns - completed
- Southern Central Oxfordshire Transport Strategy - completed (includes further work)
- Halcrow Final Transport Interim Report
- Halcrow Final Transport Report
Communities, services and recreation
- Survey of Village Services and Facilities - completed
- Analysis of change in services and facilities by parish 1991-2008
- Rural South Oxfordshire - A summary of evidence April 2009
- PPG17 Assessment of Sport and Recreation Facilities - completed
- Didcot Sport and Active Recreation study - completed
Flooding
- District-wide Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - completed
- Didcot Strategic Flood Risk Assessment - completed
Place specific studies
- Understanding Didcot - completed Thriving Didcot Report
- Spatial portraits of the larger settlements in South Oxfordshire - being updated
Our evidence base also includes:
Stakeholder and public involvement
- Throughout the production of our documents we involve stakeholders and the public and this helps inform our decisions. See Getting involved with Planning section.
You can also view other Planning Policy publications here
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