This is an early opportunity to get involved in the development of the Oxford Local Plan 2040.
The Local Plan can help tackle many of the issues that the city faces, such as our environment, inequalities and climate change. It will set out where and how new development can happen. It will look at what development is needed in the city and try to provide for that. At the same time it will try to keep hold of the things that make Oxford a special place, and see where things...More
Public Consultation
Redevelopment of the former Northfield Hostel (further information can be found at http://www.oxford.gov.uk/northfieldhostel )
This consultation is being undertaken prior to the submission of a planning application, in order to provide local residents and businesses with an opportunity to comment on the draft proposals. There will be a further consultation that will take place as and when a planning application has been submitted.
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Oxford City Council is looking to improve its Community Grant funding system - and would like to learn from your experience.
Please can you help us to understand:
• Your experience of working with us on Grants
• How Covid has impacted you and your organisation
• Ways in which we can improve the grant funding process going forward
• How application and monitoring can be easier and fit for purpose
Your views, experience and what you’ve learned...More
We are in the process of developing a new Housing, Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy for Oxford that will come into place in 2022.
As the very first step of this process, we have carried out a review of homelessness and created a wider evidence base that tells us all about the housing and homelessness situation in the city. You can find this document and a summary document below.
The review and evidence base will inform the development of the draft strategy....More
Our urban forest is made up of all the trees and woody vegetation in our city and provides us with numerous benefits such as clean air, carbon storage, spaces for recreation and homes for our wildlife. This strategy seeks to set a direction for Oxford to protect and expand our urban forest to help tackle the climate and ecological emergencies that we face. This strategy is not just about city council trees and land it’s about all of the trees and land in the city. We want to celebrate...More
Public Consultation
Development (housing) of the former depot site at Lanham Way, Littlemore, OX4 4QG.
This consultation is being undertaken prior to the submission of a planning application, a formal public consultation will also take place once a planning application has been submitted.
Have your say
We welcome your feedback and will carefully consider your comments and questions in further developing the design of the proposed housing development. Please complete this...More
Oxford City Council are consulting on whether to introduce restrictions on fire setting and digging, often for the purposes of recovering buried bottles, in some parks and green spaces in the city.
The areas in question include Port Meadow, Burgess Field and Wolvercote Common, Angel and Greyhound Meadow, Rivermead Nature Park and South Park.
If restrictions are introduced, b reaches may result in advice being given, a Fixed Penalty Notice of £100 or a prosecution in the...More
The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) sets out how and when we will involve different groups, organisations and our communities in the planning process. The document must be used when we prepare and consult on our planning policy documents, including our Local Plan, and explains how we will involve people when we assess and decide on planning applications for new development.
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We would like to get your thoughts on how future developments in the West End and Osney Mead area of the city should be guided. We will use your comments as we develop the West End and Osney Mead Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).
This questionnaire contains some general questions about how you feel about the area, some questions about the scope and vision of the SPD (which is set out in the supporting Issues and Scope document ) and some questions to find out...More