Planning news

• Consultation opens on next steps in developing Local Plan 2040

  Published: Monday, 13th February 2023

  Oxford City Council has opened public consultation as the next step in developing its Local Plan 2040.

• Next steps in developing Local Plan 2040 set for cabinet approval

  Published: Tuesday, 24th January 2023

  Oxford City Council is preparing to launch a new round of public consultation as the next stage in developing its Local Plan 2040.

• Important planning advice and guidance to help shape the future regeneration of Oxford’s West End adopted by Cabinet

  Published: Thursday, 17th November 2022

  Updated planning advice and guidance for the redevelopment of the West End and Osney Mead area of the city has been adopted by the Council’s cabinet at a meeting on Wednesday 16 November 2022.

• Record your views: Oxford Local Plan 2040

  Published: Friday, 30th September 2022

  Oxford City Council is seeking views on the latest stage of the Oxford Local Plan 2040.

• A joint statement from the leaders of Cherwell District Council, Oxford City Council, South Oxfordshire District Council, Vale of White Horse District Council, West Oxfordshire District Council

  Published: Wednesday, 3rd August 2022

  A joint statement from the leaders of Cherwell District Council, Oxford City Council, South Oxfordshire District Council, Vale of White Horse District Council, West Oxfordshire District Council:

• City Council sets out plan for investment in two city centre Thames bridge crossings

  Published: Friday, 11th March 2022

  Work is progressing on two bridge projects for the city - the Gasworks Pipe Bridge and the Oxpens River Bridge.

• City Council consults on Central Conservation Area Management Plan and Design Advice

  Published: Monday, 21st February 2022

  Oxford City Council is consulting with residents and landowners on the Management Plan and Design Advice to complete the city’s Central (City & University) Conservation Area Appraisal.

• Comments invited on nominations to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register

  Published: Monday, 10th January 2022

  Oxford City Council is asking residents to comment on 17 potential new additions to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register.

• Have your say on the emerging Oxpens masterplan

  Published: Thursday, 4th November 2021

  OxWED invites views on updated plans to create a new quarter for Oxford – public consultation taking place this month.

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  Oxford City Housing Ltd moving on up with biggest development to date – 80 new homes in Marston

  Published: Tuesday, 26th October 2021

  Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) has secured planning permission for its biggest development to date and will now build 80 new homes in Marston.

• Council’s regeneration team scoops prestigious property award

  Published: Thursday, 16th September 2021

  Oxford City Council’s regeneration, planning and property directorate has been named as Team of the Year at a prestigious industry awards ceremony.

• BLOG: A tale of two cities

  Published: Monday, 2nd August 2021

  Have you taken a walk over Magdalen Bridge recently? Did it feel as though you were crossing into a different place?

• Have your say on the future of Oxfordshire

  Published: Wednesday, 28th July 2021

  The latest consultation has opened to give people the opportunity to have their say on The Oxfordshire Plan 2050, an innovative strategic planning framework.

• BLOG: We need to talk about short lets

  Published: Tuesday, 20th July 2021

  An opinion piece by Councillor Susan Brown, leader of Oxford City Council:

• Have your say on future county-wide infrastructure plans

  Published: Friday, 16th July 2021

  Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council, West Oxfordshire District Council, South Oxfordshire District Council, Vale of White Horse District Council and Cherwell District Council invite you to have your say on major future infrastructure plans for Oxfordshire as a consultation opens on Friday 16 July.

• BLOG: How will we work in 2040?

  Published: Tuesday, 13th July 2021

  It’s July 2040. Youthful England manager Bukayo Saka has just led his team to a successful defence of their title at the Euros – the first team to do so since Spain in 2012.

• What do you think Oxford should look like in 2040?

  Published: Wednesday, 30th June 2021

  Oxford City Council has a question for everyone in Oxford – what do you think our city should look like in 2040?

• Oxford City Council response to Oriel College decisions on Rhodes statue

  Published: Thursday, 20th May 2021

  Oriel College has today published its decisions following the completion of the Independent Commission into Cecil Rhodes and related issues.

• Council asks for views on redevelopment of West End and Osney Mead

  Published: Friday, 26th March 2021

  Oxford City Council has launched a public consultation to seek people’s views on what could be included in a planning framework for the redevelopment of West End and Osney Mead.

• Council asks for views on how it should involve local people in the planning process

  Published: Tuesday, 23rd March 2021

  Oxford City Council will begin public consultation this week over the way it involves local people in the planning process.

• Partnership wins funding to develop plans for innovative, sustainable community-led housing

  Published: Wednesday, 17th March 2021

  Oxford City Council has been awarded funding to work with Transition by Design and Oxfordshire Community Land Trust and develop a blueprint for reclaiming disused land for innovative council housing.

• Oxpens site and the route to regeneration

  Published: Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

  Press release on behalf of OxWED

• Oxford City Council and CPRE Oxfordshire come together to condemn Government’s planning proposals as “anti-democratic”

  Published: Thursday, 8th October 2020

  Oxford City Council and the CPRE Oxfordshire have come together to condemn the Government’s planning proposals as “anti-democratic”.

• Oxford could lose out on almost 1,000 council houses, if Government changes to planning rules go ahead

  Published: Friday, 2nd October 2020

  Oxford could lose out on almost 1,000 new council houses, if the Government goes ahead with proposed changes to planning rules.

• Oxford City Council announces new partner for Design Review Panel

  Published: Monday, 7th September 2020

  Oxford City Council has announced that Design South East will be its new partner for the Oxford Design Review Panel (ODRP).

• Council wins planning appeal against short let property

  Published: Wednesday, 19th August 2020

  In the first action of its kind in the city, Oxford City Council has won a planning appeal banning the use of a property for short lets.

• Oxford’s station redevelopment takes another step forward

  Published: Monday, 3rd August 2020

  The redevelopment of Oxford’s railway station is taking a step forward, with the announcement that Atkins has been appointed to lead the development of a masterplan for the area.

• Oxford City Council adopts Oxford Local Plan 2036

  Published: Wednesday, 10th June 2020

  Oxford City Council has adopted its Oxford Local Plan 2036 after councillors voted to ratify the plan at full Council on Monday night (8 June).

• Local Plan to build homes, tackle the climate emergency, support communities and create new jobs agreed by Planning Inspectors

  Published: Tuesday, 19th May 2020

  Oxford’s Local Plan to build more genuinely affordable homes, tackle the climate emergency, create stronger communities and support the economy has been agreed by independent Planning Inspectors.

• City Council to explore once in a generation improvements to city centre beyond the coronavirus pandemic

  Published: Monday, 11th May 2020

  Oxford City Council is exploring the opportunity to make ‘once in a generation’ improvements to transport and public space in the city centre.

• Planning Inspectors provide interim conclusions on Local Plan

  Published: Thursday, 16th January 2020

  The Oxford Local Plan is a vital document that sets out where the homes, jobs, community facilities, and infrastructure will be built in Oxford until 2036.

• Statement on horse chestnut tree in Between Towns Road

  Published: Friday, 3rd January 2020

  We have received several enquiries about a horse chestnut tree in Between Towns Road. Here is our statement:

• Statement in response to inspectors’ comments at conclusion of Local Plan hearings

  Published: Thursday, 19th December 2019

  Statement in response to inspectors’ comments at conclusion of Local Plan hearings

• City Council sets out conditions for supporting leisure and community use at Oxford Stadium

  Published: Friday, 1st November 2019

  Oxford City Council has set out the conditions under which it would support new leisure and community use at Oxford Stadium.

• City Council calls on short-let landlords of entire homes in Oxford to apply for planning permission

  Published: Monday, 21st October 2019

  Oxford City Council is calling for short-let landlords renting out an entire house in Oxford for more than 140 nights a year to come forward and apply for planning permission.

• "Make the right decision for Oxfordshire" – City Council Leader on why South Oxfordshire District Council decision could cost Oxfordshire £218m for new roads

  Published: Monday, 7th October 2019

  Councillor Susan Brown has written to SODC councillors to restate concerns that an upcoming decision could cost Oxfordshire £218m for infrastructure, and lead to speculative housing developments.

• City Council and Oxford-based property investor work together to transform outdated Jericho block to create new retail units and revamp council homes

  Published: Friday, 4th October 2019

  Oxford City Council and Oxford-based company Lucy Group are working together to transform an outdated block in the heart of Jericho to create new retail space and housing, and revamp council homes.

• Oxford City Council invites organisations to create pop-up community space, co-working centre or shop in George Street

  Published: Thursday, 3rd October 2019

  Oxford City Council is inviting businesses, social enterprises and cultural organisations to put forward proposals to open a community space, co-working centre or pop-up shop in Oxford city centre.

• Oxford set to lose out on hundreds of new council houses, after Government-appointed inspectors scrap Oxford City Council planning policy

  Published: Wednesday, 2nd October 2019

  Oxford could lose out on hundreds of new council houses, after Government-appointed inspectors scrap a key Oxford City Council planning policy.

• Oxford North planning application

  Published: Tuesday, 17th September 2019

  Oxford City Council has published papers on the Oxford North planning application on its website, ahead of next week’s West Area Planning Committee meeting which will determine the application.

• City Council approves extension of Conservation Area boundary

  Published: Monday, 3rd June 2019

  Oxford City Council has approved an extension to the Oxford Central (City and University) Conservation Area following public consultation – helping to preserve Oxford’s history.

• Oxford Local Plan moves to next stage

  Published: Friday, 22nd March 2019

  The Oxford Local Plan 2036 is entering its final stages.

• Oxfordshire Growth Board: Oxfordshire 2050 launches Call for Ideas

  Published: Friday, 1st March 2019

  The Oxfordshire Plan 2050 team has launched a ‘Call for Ideas’ to try to identify areas for new development and environmental protection in Oxfordshire.

• Oxford City Council and Jesus College work together to ensure £36m Northgate House redevelopment has minimal impact on traders

  Published: Friday, 1st March 2019

  Oxford City Council and Jesus College have been working together to ensure the college's £36m redevelopment of Northgate House has the minimum impact on Covered Market and Market Street traders.

• Growth Board promotes Oxfordshire Plan 2050 consultation with bus roadshow across county

  Published: Thursday, 7th February 2019

  A bus roadshow will soon be touring the county seeking the views of Oxfordshire.

• City Council opens consultation on Conservation Area boundary review

  Published: Monday, 4th February 2019

  The City Council opened a four-week public consultation on Monday 4 February 2019 on the review of the boundary to the Oxford Central (City and University) Conservation Area.

• Oxfordshire organisations provide exciting visions for county’s future 

  Published: Thursday, 10th January 2019

  “A vibrant and ecologically sustainable community where everyone can get a house and a suitable job.”

• Council agrees in principle to commit £18.85 million for Northern Gateway infrastructure works

  Published: Tuesday, 4th December 2018

  Funds will support key infrastructure works at Northern Gateway.

• Broad appeal for historic Oxford road

  Published: Monday, 19th November 2018

  One of Oxford’s most historic streets is in the spotlight thanks to some award-winning, heritage-preserving road works.

• Final consultation begins on Oxford’s draft Local Plan 2036

  Published: Wednesday, 31st October 2018

  The third and final public consultation on the City Council’s Draft Oxford Local Plan 2036 (Draft Submission Document) starts on Thursday 1 November and will run until 28 December 2018.

• Council approves draft Local Plan for final round of consultation

  Published: Friday, 19th October 2018

  The City Council has approved the draft Oxford Local Plan 2036 for a third and final round of consultation before submission to the Government Inspector early next year.

• Council approves draft Local Plan for final round of consultation

  Published: Thursday, 18th October 2018

  The City Council has approved the draft Oxford Local Plan 2036 for a third and final round of consultation before submission to the Government Inspector early next year.

• Council opens public consultation on Oxford Central Conservation Area Appraisal

  Published: Friday, 31st August 2018

  An eight-week public consultation opens on Monday 3 September 2018 on the City Council’s Oxford Central (City and University) Conservation Area Appraisal, which covers the historic core of the city.

• City Council publishes Oxford North planning application

  Published: Monday, 20th August 2018

  Oxford City Council has received the formal planning application for the proposed Oxford North development, which is now available online (reference number 18/02065/OUTFUL).

• Growth Board and Housing Minister in signing ceremony for £215 million Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal

  Published: Thursday, 22nd March 2018

  The Government’s Housing Minister joined representatives of the Oxfordshire Growth Board in Upper Heyford in Cherwell District today (22 March) at a signing ceremony for the £215 million Oxfordshire Growth Deal.

• Council consultation to assess housing needs of boat dwellers

  Published: Friday, 16th March 2018

  The City Council is consulting with boat dwellers in Oxford to assess their accommodation needs as part of the development of the city’s new Local Plan to 2036.

• Aiming to preserve Oxford's special features

  Published: Friday, 26th January 2018

  Oxford City Council is consulting on possible new additions to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register (OHAR) and would like to receive comments from members of the public.

• Options for new Oxford transport arrangements unveiled

  Published: Wednesday, 10th January 2018

  Transport experts have come up with radical ideas to tackle congestion in Oxford, which is projected to get worse unless action is taken.

• Redbridge plans go on show

  Published: Tuesday, 28th November 2017

  Next month there will be a chance to view proposals for a new recycling transfer station to be built at Redbridge.

• Six councils close to finalising the plan that will help secure vital investment in roads and infrastructure for Oxfordshire

  Published: Thursday, 7th September 2017

  Following the launch of its consultation on the draft Oxfordshire Infrastructure Strategy in July, the six Oxfordshire councils are close to finalising the report.

• Oxfordshire councils need £9bn for infrastructure to support growth

  Published: Friday, 21st July 2017

  An independent report commissioned by Oxfordshire’s six councils who make up the Oxfordshire Growth Board sets out the investment in transport, schools, hospitals and other infrastructure needed to support the predicted growth in population, jobs and homes to 2040 and beyond.

• Oxford Station public consultation exhibitions announced

  Published: Tuesday, 11th July 2017

  An exhibition on the Oxford Station Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) consultation is now available to view at the City Council’s Offices at St Aldate's Chambers.

• Council launches consultation on draft Local Plan for Oxford 

  Published: Monday, 3rd July 2017

  A public consultation has opened on a set of preferred policy options for a new Local Plan that will shape development in Oxford over the next 20 years. 

• Innovative new city mapping could transform council services

  Published: Tuesday, 11th April 2017

  A new street mapping project could one day transform how Oxford City Council manages its services across the city.

• Consultation opens on North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area draft appraisal

  Published: Friday, 17th March 2017

  A public consultation has opened on the City Council’s draft appraisal on the North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area and will run until 14 April 2017.

• Devolution can boost Oxford’s innovative potential to compete with best European cities

  Published: Wednesday, 28th September 2016

  The government should devolve funding and powers to cities such as Oxford to allow them to invest in the infrastructure and skills they need to fulfil their potential, a new report has urged.

• New Local Plan to promote balanced growth of Oxford’s economy

  Published: Friday, 29th July 2016

  The City Council is calling on the public to get involved in shaping the vision for Oxford’s development over the next 20 years as the first phase of consultation on a new Local Plan draws to a close.

• City Council invites public’s views on transport in new Oxford Local Plan consultation

  Published: Wednesday, 20th July 2016

  The Council is calling on the public to get involved in shaping Oxford's future by taking part in a six-week consultation on a new Local Plan that will guide the city’s development till 2036.

• City Council begins consultations on a new Local Plan for Oxford

  Published: Tuesday, 28th June 2016

  What would you like Oxford to look like in 2036?

• Oxford landlord fined £6200 for breaching housing laws

  Published: Friday, 6th May 2016

  An Oxford landlord was ordered to pay £3,500 and costs of £2,700 for renting a house in multiple occupation (HMO) over the licensed number of people and in disrepair.

• Vote for your favourite design in the Oxford Station Design Ideas Competition

  Published: Thursday, 10th December 2015

  Six internationally-renowned architects have developed design concepts for a future world-class rail and transport interchange at Oxford.

• Castle Mill Additional Substantive Information relating to the Environmental Statement Addendum – November 2015

  Published: Tuesday, 24th November 2015

  Members of the public may inspect copies of the additional substantive information relating to the Environmental Statement Addendum (planning reference 14/03013/CONSLT).

• Street names for Barton Park decided

  Published: Friday, 6th November 2015

  The main road running through the new Barton Park development has been named Barton Fields Road.

• Council opens further consultation on further information on the environmental statement for Castle Mill student flats

  Published: Wednesday, 2nd September 2015

  Earlier this year the City Council requested additional information from the University of Oxford on their voluntary Environmental Statement (ES).

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  Barton Park groundbreaking ceremony marks start of work on site

  Published: Wednesday, 13th May 2015

  The Barton Oxford LLP, a development partnership between Oxford City Council and Grosvenor Britain & Ireland (Grosvenor) has celebrated work starting on site at Barton Park.

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