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.
Planning
November 4, 2020
Thames Farm development – A letter
Cllr Anne-Marie Simpson wrote a letter to the Henley Standard on 4 November 2020 in relation to their article on the 30 October about the Thames Farm development in Shiplake. Dear Sir, I am aware of your article on the Thames Farm development at Shiplake in last week’s edition (30 October). Within the article you […]
September 22, 2020
South Oxfordshire Local Plan – your chance to comment on the Proposed Main Modifications
Released on September 21, 2020 Councillors in South Oxfordshire are urging residents, communities, local businesses and organisations to have their say on a number of changes proposed by the Planning Inspector to the emerging South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035. The emerging Local Plan is currently being progressed to adoption under a Direction from the Secretary […]
August 11, 2020
Three government planning consultations now open
Released on August 9, 2020 The government has published their White Paper that sets out how they would like to reform the planning system starting with a consultation document entitled ‘Planning for the Future’. The consultation is now open for comments until 29 October. You can download the White Paper here. Another consultation now open […]
August 3, 2020
South Oxfordshire Local Plan examination reaches fourth and final week
Released on August 3, 2020 The public examination of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan enters its fourth and final week this week with discussions set to focus mostly on the district’s three market towns and Didcot Garden Town. On Tuesday 4 August proceedings will start by looking at Henley on Thames, with the remaining time […]
July 27, 2020
South Oxfordshire Local Plan examination set to enter Week Three
Released on July 27, 2020 The public examination of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2034 is set to enter its third week on Tuesday 28 July when discussions will focus on strategic sites which have been put forward as potential development areas in the emerging Plan. On Tuesday the focus will be on Chalgrove Airfield, […]
July 14, 2020
Council meetings – a statement
Released on July 13, 2020 A statement from Cllr Anne-Marie Simpson, Cabinet Member for Planning at South Oxfordshire District Council Earlier this year, our council had to revert to working from home with no notice and put significant resources into the vital community support work to protect our most vulnerable residents when they were most […]
July 14, 2020
South Oxfordshire Local Plan Examination Hearings get underway online
Released on July 13, 2020 All eyes will be on South Oxfordshire this week as the district becomes host to the first ever online ‘virtual’ public hearings for a Local Plan examination. The South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2034 first became the subject of national interest after the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local […]
June 8, 2020
Letter sent to MHCLG about planning system during the Coronavirus pandemic
On 20 April 2020 South Oxfordshire District Council leader Cllr Sue Cooper and cabinet member for planning, Cllr Anne-Marie Simpson sent a letter to to the Minister for Housing Communities and Local Government regarding the planning system during the covid emergency. The letter is printed below. Dear Mr Jenrick, I am writing to draw your attention […]
February 21, 2020
Motions agreed at South Oxfordshire District Council
South Oxfordshire District Council met twice this month, 13 and 20 February, to debate and approve the budget 2021/22, to set the Council Tax, and to consider four motions. The first motion put forward was to request that the Council condemn all hate crimes and deplore the rise in hate crimes against members of the […]
February 19, 2020
South Oxfordshire budget signals the start of significant plans to address financial challenges
At its meeting on Thursday 13 February, South Oxfordshire District Council approved its budget for 2020/21, marking the start of significant plans to address its financial challenges. The district council has agreed to allocate £500,000 over the next two years for a ‘Transformation’ budget to support its financial stability. This will include a review of a […]
