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Important changes to planning, land charges and mapping services

We are updating the software behind our Planning and Land Charges services, to ensure it remains reliable, supported, and able to meet future service needs.

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Tow Councils. One better future

February 26, 2026

Five Councils outline how a two-unitary proposal would reimagine council service delivery across Oxfordshire and West Berkshire

Council leaders have set out how the proposal to replace seven councils across Oxfordshire and West Berkshire with two, streamlined, more cost-effective unitary councils is the only option on the table that puts service-improvement at its heart, while retaining a clear local focus in each area. 

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February 13, 2026

Why West Berkshire and Oxfordshire make sense in Local Government Reorganisation

As part of the government’s consultation on Local Government Reorganisation they are asking the question ‘To what extent do you agree or disagree that this proposal will put local government in the area as a whole on a firmer footing’ particularly in relation to West Berkshire Council, who feature as part of two of the three proposals for the area.

South Oxfordshire District Council

December 12, 2025

Leader’s report

Cllr David Rouane, (Former)Leader of South Oxfordshire District Council – report from the Council meeting on 11 December 2025

Tow Councils. One better future

October 29, 2025

Five councils launch ambitious plan for local government reform

Change is coming to local government across England, and five councils have worked together to create a proposal for two new, innovative and locally accountable unitary authorities for Oxfordshire and West Berkshire that will tackle existing inefficiencies, improve services, and support local communities in response to the government’s call for reform of council structures.

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July 11, 2025

Local authority owned housing in South Oxfordshire gets £10 million boost

Ten million pounds has been made available to purchase new housing for South Oxfordshire, following a decision by councillors. The money had been earmarked for a proposed new building at the Gateway site in Didcot, opposite the railway station, which would have played a major part in the regeneration of the town centre, included office […]