A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public.
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July 9, 2025
Burst pipe impacting on water supplies in OX33 area
Thames Water are dealing with a burst pipe on Mill Lane, Oxford, which is affecting the water supply in the OX3, OX4 and OX33 areas.
July 8, 2025
Work starts on two new studios at the Didcot Wave
Works starts this week at the Didcot Wave Leisure Centre to create two new studio spaces.
June 19, 2025
Planning application submitted for Haseley Trading Estate vehicle depot
South Oxfordshire District Council has submitted a planning application for the proposed vehicle depot site, and the plans are now available to view online and for people to leave their comments.
June 4, 2025
Five councils launch two-unitary proposal for Oxfordshire and West Berkshire and seek residents’ views on how local government could be improved
Change is coming to local government across England, and five councils are working together to propose two strong and locally accountable unitary authorities for Oxfordshire and West Berkshire.
June 2, 2025
Joint Local Plan hearings
The public hearings for the South and Vale Joint Local Plan start this week.
May 12, 2025
Major council IT system maintenance
Towards the end of May, we are carrying out a major piece of planned essential maintenance work on the council’s IT systems. This work is unavoidable and has to take place in order to secure the future of our IT system and the services it enables.
May 6, 2025
Work to create accessible moorings on the River Thames at Wallingford is now complete
Over £209,000 has been invested in major accessibility improvements at the riverside in Wallingford.
April 22, 2025
49,000 new garden waste permits purchased by green-fingered residents this spring
Almost 49,000 residents are now signed up to the new garden waste permit scheme in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse districts.
April 15, 2025
Next steps for Joint Local Plan
Published Tuesday 15 April 2025 We are pleased to announce that the dates for the start of the public hearings for the South and Vale Joint Local Plan have been published this week. This stage of the examination involves our appointed Planning Inspectors (Inspectors R A Bust and C Mulloy) holding hearing sessions to hear […]
March 26, 2025
New depot helps secure the future of waste collections
A new vehicle depot at the Haseley Trading Estate will significantly contribute towards South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils long-term future of successful waste collections in the districts.
