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South Oxfordshire District Council
April 29, 2021
A statement from South Oxfordshire District Council
The Honourable Mrs Justice Lang has refused the oral plea from Bioabundance CIC for permission to proceed with an application for judicial review against the Council’s decision to adopt the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035. Mrs Justice Lang also agreed a costs award up to the maximum capped limit of £10,000, which covers the Council’s […]
March 26, 2021
Leader’s Report to Council – 25 March 2021
Council Leader Sue Copper delivered the following report to full Council at its meeting on 25 March: Covid update On Tuesday we reflected a year since the start of the first Covid lockdown. A press release was duly issued by our Council and on the website there is a message to the residents of South […]
March 26, 2021
Councils to offer financial support to leisure provider
Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils have agreed to offer a financial support package to GLL, the leisure contractor that manages leisure facilities across both districts, subject to formal agreements being entered into. The leisure industry has been hit really hard by the pandemic having spent much of the last year closed […]
March 26, 2021
South Oxfordshire Council agrees new actions to support the needs of local communities
South Oxfordshire District Council has agreed six new motions at its Council meeting last night [Thursday 25 March] on topics including the provision of primary care services, supporting local pubs and creating an action plan on neurodiversity. All six relate directly to the Council’s priority Theme in its Corporate Plan to improve economic and community […]
March 24, 2021
South and Vale Building Control Service Awarded Quality Mark
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils’ building control service has been awarded the quality mark ISO 9001 for their provision of public sector building control and public protection services. Building control is a service that checks that structures and buildings are constructed or modified to meet Building Regulations standards to make sure […]
March 19, 2021
Leader’s statement on the cancellation of the Expressway project
Following the government’s announcement that proposals for an Expressway between Oxford and Cambridge have been scrapped, the Leader of South Oxfordshire District Council has welcomed the news and offered a note of caution about the government’s next steps. The district council formally withdrew support for the Expressway at its meeting in July 2019 following a motion put […]
March 12, 2021
Have you got your census letter?
Census day is almost here – stand up and be counted Households across Oxfordshire are being asked to take part in Census 2021, a national survey that takes place once every ten years. Census day is on March 21, and households have started receiving letters with online codes explaining how they can complete their forms. […]
March 2, 2021
Councils looking into the possibility of a joint South and Vale Local Plan
The two district councils in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are looking into the possibility of developing a joint Local Plan for the area to significantly reduce costs and help the councils meet their ambitious targets for making the two districts carbon neutral. Local Plans are used to help determine planning applications […]
February 26, 2021
Statement on the Government’s plan for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc
The government recently published a new plan designed to transform the Oxford-Cambridge Arc region into one of the world’s premier growth areas and a world-leader in sustainability. In response, Cllr Sue Cooper, Leader of South Oxfordshire District Council, said: Finally there is some recognition of the pressures on local infrastructure and community wellbeing from the Government. South […]
