Greenfield Crescent closure: 23 Sept

Carriageway maintenance works at Greenfield Crescent, Stonesfield are currently planned to take place on Wednesday 23 September and are expected to take approximately half a day to complete. We will require Greenfield Crescent to be vehicle-free, i.e. no parked cars...

2043 WODC Local Plan reminder

 A friendly reminder that this is our last chance to submit comments on the emerging Local Plan, we have until 9 October to do so. Please click the link below to view the Plan and share your feedback, which will go towards shaping the landscape of the...

Manor Field refusal

On Monday 7 Sept the WODC Development Management Sub-Committee met to review a revised application to build 20 houses in the Manor Field. The Committee resoundingly refused the application by 6 votes to 1, with 3 Councillors abstaining. Obviously, this is very good...

Blenheim shooting season

Blenheim’s shooting season starts 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...

Manor Field: 7 Sept

The next hearing for this application to build 20 houses in the Manor Field will be on Monday 7 September at the WODC offices at the address below: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 1NB The meeting starts at 14h00. The Stonesfield...

Bus rerouting and closed road: 10 Aug – 8 Sept

From 10 Aug to 8 Sept the S3 bus will not go through Fawler due road closures for gas works. In Stonesfield the Laughton Hill bus stops are closed with a temporary bus stop open on Longore. Car traffic to Charlbury and Finstock it likely to be affected so please check...

Neighbourhood Plan progresses

In January 2026, the Stonesfield Neighbourhood Plan was submitted to the Independent Examiner who would review the Plan, together with a raft of supporting documentation, to ensure that the Plan’s Policies conform with National and Local Planning guidelines and...

Local Councils reorganisation

The government has today (16 July) announced that Oxfordshire and West Berkshire’s seven existing councils will be replaced by three unitary councils from 1 April 2028 as part of its plans for local government reorganisation (LGR). The new councils will be: Greater...

Manor Field: 2 July

The WODC Planning Committee made a site visit to the Manor Field on Thursday 2 July. The visit lasted about one hour. The committee viewed the site from the Combe Road before entering the field via the Manor Drive. Around 50 people gathered to see the visit, thank you...

PCC challenges Home Secretary

PCC challenges Home Secretary over loss of funding to Regional Organised Crime Units he Home Secretary has been accused of failing in her duty to support the fight against organised crime in the UK.  Despite tough rhetoric the Government is cutting support for...

Local council reorganisation

People across Oxfordshire are now being asked to comment on the three proposals being considered by government.  The final decision will be made by them before the summer recess of Parliament. This consultation will close at 23:59 on Thursday 26 March.(opens in a...

Road Safety Statistic: July – Sept 2025

We would now like to share our next Quarterly reports of road safety statistics with you. This is Quarter 3, July – Sept 2025 We prioritise enforcement and education for drink and drug driving, the non wearing of seatbelts, excessive speed and driving whilst...