Council Responses to Consultations about Planning
As a local planning authority, we often respond to other organisation’s consultations on planning matters that affect our district. We’ll publish the most recent responses on this page.
February 2025 – South Oxfordshire response to HM Government’s Planning Reform Working Paper on Streamlining Infrastructure Planning.
You can view our full response here.
February 2025 – South Oxfordshire response to Cherwell Local Plan 2040 Regulation 19 consultation.
You can view our full response here.
February 2025 – South Oxfordshire response to HM Government’s Planning Reform Working Paper on Planning Committees.
You can view our full response here.
February 2025 – South Oxfordshire response to HM Government’s consultation on reforming the compulsory purchase process and compensation rules.
You can view our full response here.
September 2024 – South Oxfordshire response to the government’s consultation on amendments to the National Planning Policy Framework.
You can view our full response here.
May 2024 – South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse joint statements on Matters 1 to 3 of the examination of Oxford City Local Plan 2040.
You can view our Matter 1 Statement (Procedural and legal requirements) here
You can view our Matter 2 Statement (Duty to Cooperate) here
You can view our Matter 3 Statement (Housing need and the housing requirement) here
May 2024 – South Oxfordshire Response to the government’s consultation on An Accelerated Planning System
You can view our full response here
March 2024 – South Oxfordshire Response – Vision Zero Strategy
You can view our full response here
March 2024 – South Oxfordshire Response – To the Consultation for The Future Homes and Buildings Standards: 2023
You can view our full response here
February 2024 – South Oxfordshire Response – To the Building Safety Levy second consultation
You can view our full response here
February 2024 – South Oxfordshire Response – To a National Policy Statement for new nuclear power generation – Consultation on the new approach to siting beyond 2025
You can view our full response here
February 2024 – Joint Response – Street Vote Development Orders
You can view our full response here
January 2024 – Joint Response – Reading Local Plan Review
You can view our full response here
January 2024 – South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse joint response to Oxford’s formal Duty to Cooperate letter
You can view our full response sent on 19 January 2024 here
and Oxford’s formal letter sent to South and Vale on 22 December 2023 here
December 2023 – South Oxfordshire’s response to Oxford City Local Plan 2040 Regulation 19 Consultation
You can view our full response here
Appendix 1 – Capacity Assessment of Oxford City
December 2023 – South Oxfordshire’s response to Reading’s Local Transport Plan (LTP)
You can view our full response here
November 2023 – South Oxfordshire Cherwell Local Plan consultation response
You can view our full response here
October 2023 – South’s response to the governments Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill: Consultation on implementation of plan-making reforms.
You can view our full response here
October 2023 – South Oxfordshire response for West Oxfordshire focussed Consultation
You can view our full response here
September 2023 – Consultation on additional flexibilities to support housing delivery, the agricultural sector, businesses, high streets, open prisons; and a call for evidence on nature-based solutions, farm efficiency projects and diversification.
You can view our full response here
August 2023 – Strategic Active Travel Network (SATN) Consultation Response
You can view our full response here
July 2023 – South Oxfordshire Didcot Central Corridor Response
You can read our survey response here and our full response here
June 2023 – Environmental Outcomes Reports Consultation Response
You can read our full response here
June 2023 – Short Term Lets Planning Consultation Response
You can read our full response here
June 2023 – Infrastructure Levy Consultation Response
You can read our full response here
May 2023 – RAPID consultation on Strategic regional water resource solutions: standard gate two submissions and draft decisions
You can read our full response here.
April 2023 – Stronger performance of Local planning authorities supported through an increase in planning fees
You can read our full response here.
March 2023 – Draft Thames Water Resources Management Plan 2024 Consultation
You can read our full response here.
March 2023 – Watlington Relief Road Scheme Consultation
You can read our full response here.
March 2023 – Oxford Local Plan Housing Need Consultation
You can read our full response here.
March 2023 – The Government’s Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy consultation
You can read our full response here.
February 2023 – Water Resources South East – Draft Best Value Regional Plan Consultation
You can read our full response here.
February 2023 – The Building Safety Levy Consultation
You can read our full response here.
January 2023 – Local Plan for Buckinghamshire Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report Consultation
You can read our full response here.
January 2023 – Local Plan for Buckinghamshire HRA Scoping Report Consultation
You can read our full response here.
December 2022 – Strategic Active Travel Network Consultation
You can read our full response here.
November 2022 – Abingdon Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan Consultation
You can read our full response here.
November 2022 – Oxford City Local Plan 2040 Preferred Options Consultation
You can read our full response here.
October 2022 – Traffic Filters Consultation
You can read our full response here.
October 2022 – Central Oxfordshire Travel Plan Consultation
You can read our full response here.
September 2022 – Technical Consultation on DEFRA’s Biodiversity Metric
You can read our full response here.
September 2022 – Consultation on Thames Water Drainage and Wastewater plan
You can read our full response here.
August 2022 – Consultation on Transport for South East’s new Strategic Investment Plan
You can read our full response here.
August 2022 – Consultation on West End and Osney Mead SPD
You can read our full response here.
May 2022 – Consultation on Environmental Targets
You can read our full response here.
May 2022 – Consultation on the Government’s Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan
You can read our full response here.
April 2022 – Central and Eastern Berkshire Authorities – Joint Minerals and Waste Plan Proposed Main Modification Consultation
You can read our full response here.
April 2022 – Draft River Basin Management Plans Consultation
You can read our full response here.
April 2022 – Biodiversity Net Gain Regulations and Implementation Consultation
You can read our full response here.
April 2022 – Government Response to the Landscapes Review Consultation
You can read our full response here.
March 2022 – Oxfordshire Local Transport and Connectivity Plan Consultation
You can read our full response here.
March 2022 – Water Resources South East Consultation
You can read our full response here.
December 2021 – National Highways Consultation
You can read our full response here.
November 2021 – Wokingham Borough Council Duty to Co-operate Re-scoping Consultation
You can read our full response here.
November 2021 – Nature Recovery Strategy Consultation
You can read our full response here.
October 2021 – OFWAT water resource solutions RAPID gated process response
You can read our full response here.
October 2021 – Creating a vision for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc consultation
You can read our full response here.
October 2021 – Oxfordshire Plan 2050 Regulation 18 (Part 2)
You can read our full response here. (PDF)
August 2021 – Thames Valley Flood Scheme Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report
You can read our full response here.
August 2021 – Oxford City’s Early Stage Issues consultation and Duty to Cooperate
You can read our full response here.
June 2021- the Government’s changes to permitted development rights for electronic communications infrastructure: technical consultation
You can read our full response here.
April 2021 – the Government’s consultation on the Future Buildings Standard
You can read our full response here.
April 2021 – South Oxfordshire District Council response to Buckinghamshire Council – Strategic Liaison – Draft Scoping Statement for Consultation
You can read our full response here.
March 2021 – Oxfordshire’s Local Transport and Connectivity Plan (LTCP) – Vision consultation
You can read our full response here.
March 2021 – the Government’s consultation on the NPPF and National Model Design Code consultation
You can read our full response here.
March 2021 – Oxfordshire County Council Minerals and Waste Local Plan Interim Sustainability Appraisal consultation
You can read our full response here.
March 2021 – Buckinghamshire Council Statement of Community Involvement
You can read our full response here.
March 2021- Water Resources South East: Best Value Regional Resilience Plan
You can read our full response here.
February 2021 – West Berkshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan
You can read our full response here.
February 2021 – West Berkshire Local Plan Review 2020 – 2037 Emerging Draft Consultation
You can read our full response here.
February 2021- The Vale of White Horse Draft Charging Schedule (CIL) and draft Developer Contributions SPD Consultation
You can read our full response here.
January 2021 – the Government’s consultation on Supporting Housing Delivery and Public Service Infrastructure
You can read our full response here.
January 2021 – Aylesbury Vale Local Plan Further Main Modifications Consultation
You can read our full response here.
October 2020 – the Government’s consultation on Transparency and Competition
You can read our full response here.
October 2020 – the Government’s Planning for the Future White Paper Consultation
We have written our response to this consultation to strongly object to the introduction of the planning reforms proposed. You can read our full response here.
October 2020 – the Government’s consultation on Changes to the Current Planning System
You can read our full response here.
October 2020 – England’s Economic Heartlands consultation
You can read our full response here.
October 2020 – Central Berkshire Minerals and Waste Plan
You can read our full response here.
September 2020 – Reading Transport Strategy
You can read our full response here.
August 2020 – the Government’s Consultation on Decarbonising Transport
You can read our full response here.
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