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December 2, 2020
South and Vale councils raise £53m for community infrastructure
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have raised £53,030,143 for local infrastructure since April 2016 from housing developers building new homes in the districts. There are two main ways the councils raise cash for infrastructure – legal agreements with developers known as Section 106 agreements that are signed before planning permission can […]
November 26, 2020
Response to the Chancellor’s Spending Review
Responding to the Chancellor’s spending review, Cllr Sue Cooper, Leader of South Oxfordshire District Council, said: “Whilst we welcome the Chancellor’s additional funding for local government to contribute to handling the loss of income and additional costs associated with Covid-19, this represents only a short-term fix. We need a review of longer-term funding for locally […]
November 3, 2020
OXFORDSHIRE COUNCIL LEADERS CALL ON GOVERNMENT TO HELP EASE FUNDING PRESSURES
Oxfordshire councils have called on the Government for better financial support – not only for their continued Coronavirus response, which will become more significant and expensive in light of the second lockdown announcement, but also to ensure there is enough funding for councils to provide their day-to-day services for communities in the longer term. In […]
November 3, 2020
South Oxfordshire District Council objects to Government’s proposed reforms to the planning system
South Oxfordshire District Council has written to the Government stating strong objections to several proposed reforms to the current planning system. The Government’s proposed changes were outlined in the Planning for the Future white paper which sets out reforms. The council sent a letter to Robert Jenrick MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and […]
