Neighbourhood Plan progress

Stonesfield Parish Council has submitted the Stonesfield Neighbourhood Plan to West Oxfordshire District Council which can be viewed here or by entering ‘Stonesfield Neighbourhood Plan’ in the search bar at www.westoxon.gov.uk.  The 6-week statutory Regulation 16...

White Horse given Gold

VisitEngland has given The White Horse the Taste Gold Accolade. The award is based on all aspects of their visit including: General impressions of the building and feel of their visit. Hospitality and friendliness. Service and efficiency. Food and drink offerings....

Fraud safety advice

Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, is reminding residents of the simple steps they can take to protect themselves from fraud and cyber crime following the launch of Report Fraud. Report Fraud has replaced Action Fraud as the national...

Plans to enlarge Stonesfield

The District Council is currently carrying out a consultation with the public on its latest proposals which they call “Preferred Spatial Options.” The closing date for comments is 22 December 2025, so there is little time to spare. Probably the most significant aspect...

New Parish Council website

The Parish Council has created a website dedicated to Parish Council Business. It can be accessed at https://stonesfield-pc.gov.uk The Stonesfield Village website https://stonesfield.online will continue and will provide information such as The latest Stonesfield...

Laughton Hill Closure: 12 – 13 Nov

The road from Laughton Hill to Fawler will be closed from 7.30am Wednesday 12 November to 4.30pm Thursday 13 November. A diversion will be in place (via Charlbury). More information can be found at https://one.network/uk/oxfordshire

Planning application for Combe Road field UPDATE

A planning application (ref 25/01897/OUT) has been made for 20 houses on the Combe Road site. At their October meeting the Parish Council resolved to object to this proposal. Their reasons can be found at https://stonesfield.online/minutes-october-2025/ The current...

Latest Neighbourhood Plan

Click to read the Updated Plan approved by the Parish Council Read the draft Neighbourhood Plan approved by the Parish Council This is the version of the proposed NP which the PC approved for submission to WODC at their meeting in September. Once other documents...

Stonesfield Neighbourhood Plan approved by PC

Attached is the version of the proposed Neighbourhood Plan which the Parish Council approved for submission to WODC at their meeting in September. Once other documents required to be submitted with it have been completed, i.e. the Consultation Statement and the Basic...

Blenheim shooting season

Blenheim’s shooting season started at the beginning of October and will run until the end of January. Staff have been briefed that public rights of way must remain open and no one should be prevented from walking them. There will be a member of the team located on the...

Parish Council approve draft Neighbourhood Plan

The Neighbourhood Plan steering group worked tirelessly over the summer to analyse feedback following our public consultation process that took place March – May this year. We logged and considered every single comment we received from residents, landowners and...

Another year, another 1,700 people killed on our roads

Number of people killed or injured on roads in Britain, from 2019 to 2023. 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Percentage change (2022–2023) Percentage change (2019–2023) Total (2019–2023) Killed 1,752 1,460 1,558 1,711 1,624 -5% -7% -128 Seriously injured 28,710 22,386 25,537...

What to do if you hit a deer

As we approach deer rutting season (September to November), the number of deer involved in vehicle collisions on our roads increases dramatically. If you find yourself in a collision with a deer, please take the following steps 1. Ensure your safety Pull over to a...