Democracy Archives - South Oxfordshire District Council

Important changes to planning, land charges and mapping services

Planning system now live! Find out more

An infographic illustration on a white background featuring two green decorative seals containing community scenes, connected by icons in the center. The left seal shows a village with a church and houses above wavy lines representing water. The right seal shows houses and various trees above a stone bridge. Between them are a green location pin icon and a person icon, linked by two horizontal arrows pointing in opposite directions, suggesting movement or a relationship between different locations and the people within them.

February 26, 2026

South Oxfordshire residents invited to shape the future of local town and parish councils

South Oxfordshire residents have the chance to comment on potential changes for town and parish councils, including the area they cover, the number of elected councillors and how local wards are organised.

Map of Oxfordshire and Berkshire as part of a combined mayoral strategic authority.

November 17, 2025

Thames Valley leaders to pursue devolution deal

Leaders from across the Thames Valley are progressing plans to pursue a mayoral strategic authority (MSA) for the region, a new combined authority made up of a number of council areas, which would be led by a directly elected mayor.

November 14, 2025

South Oxfordshire Cabinet approves bold proposal for Local Government Reorganisation

A radical shake-up of local councils is on the cards after South Oxfordshire District Council’s Cabinet approved the submission of a proposal for two new unitary councils to the government.

join the conversation on joint housing allocation policy

February 17, 2025

Have your say on how we provide homes to those in most need

Proposed changes to the way social housing in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse is allocated for those in the most need will speed up help for homeless households to move into long-term accommodation. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils are inviting people to take part in a public consultation […]

October 25, 2024

Leader’s Report to Council

Waste Resources and Street Cleansing Strategy Earlier this month the Cabinet considered a new Waste Resources and Street Cleansing Strategy. We all know how good our residents are at recycling, the best in the country, but this still requires us to burn up carbon collecting this material to be recycled. This new strategy, Rethinking Waste, […]

September 13, 2024

Help us to ensure voting is accessible for everyone

Residents are being asked what they think of proposed changes to polling stations in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse. As part of a statutory review, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are looking at changing the locations of a number of the polling stations they use, to ensure they […]