Newsletter is on the ball for older residents

A special newsletter aimed at older residents in West Oxfordshire has been given an enthusiastic reception. Our Generation is packed with news, features and information designed to illustrate the wealth of services and activities provided by West Oxfordshire District...

Recycling advisors take to the streets

A team of advisors from West Oxfordshire District Council are taking to the streets to raise awareness of recycling by letting residents know what items can be picked up as part of their household service. They will also be on hand to answer any recycling queries...

Robert holds court at The White Horse

Robert Courts MP held court at The White Horse on Thursday 9th from 6pm and lots of people turned up to meet him. Robert, a fervent ‘Leaver’, arranged individual meetings with attendees in small groups which went on until 9pm.

Planning application for Oxford North

THOMAS WHITE OXFORD SUBMITS PLANNING APPLICATION FOR OXFORD NORTH Planning and architectural consultancy Thomas White Oxford has submitted a planning application to Oxford City Council, on behalf of St John’s College, to transform an area in north Oxford into a...

Pye Phase 2 planning application: REJECTED

WODC Uplands Planning Committee have unanimously rejected Pye’s planning application for 13 houses (extending their William Buckland Way development). The Planning Officers had recommended refusal, and the Councillors agreed. Pye representatives made a pretty...

Veterans petition

I have started a petition that has been published in regard to veterans suicides and how they are recorded so that data can be gathered accurately which does not happen at the moment, even within the House of Commons Defence Committee’s Mental Health and the Armed...

Second phase of Oxford-to-Cambridge rail link

Plans for second phase of Oxford-to-Cambridge rail link submitted Network Rail has submitted plans to transport secretary Chris Grayling for the construction of phase 2 of a project to build a rail line between Oxford and Cambridge....

Support refusal of Pye Phase 2 planning application

Planning Application Ref. No: 17/01966/FUL The WODC Uplands Planning Committee will consider the revised planning application for phase 2 of the PYE development adjacent to William Buckland Way on the 6th August. The original plan was for 18 houses on the whole site....

More on plans for 1000 new homes in Eynsham

The emerging Local Plan proposes a new ‘Strategic Development Area’ (SDA) to the west of Eynsham, providing about 1000 homes together with a new spine road, primary school and other supporting infrastructure. The details of the proposal will be taken forward through a...

Revised National Planning Policy Framework

LATEST PLANNING NEWS IN ASSOCIATION WITH ‘THE PLANNER’, OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE ROYAL TOWN PLANNING INSTITUTE. The much-anticipated revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has finally been published with an increased emphasis on high-quality...