Advertising Neighbourhood Area and Forum redesignation applications – Wolvercote and Summertown & St Margarets.

In April 2024 we ran a six-week consultation inviting comments on both the Wolvercote Neighbourhood Forum and the Summertown & St Margaret Neighbourhood Forum. This consultation was launched after the City Council received an application from both neighbourhood forum groups to redesignate their forums in relation to their originally designated neighbourhood areas. 

Wolvercote 

• We received 61 responses with regard to the redesignation of Wolvercote Neighbourhood Forum.  

• Just over 94% of the responses were in support of the redesignation of this neighbourhood forum (if you include the 9 no comments as support).  

• Other comments related to boundary changes and the group's effectiveness in managing any increased revenue from Community Infrastructure Levy receipts.  

Summertown 

• We received 15 responses regarding the redesignation of Summertown & St Margaret.  

• Just over 86% of the responses were in support of the redesignation of this neighbourhood forum (if you include the 4 no comment as support). 

• Other comments related to ensuring that the neighbourhood forum does more to represent the entirety of the population within the forum area.  

We analysed all of the comments received and summarised the consultation responses at Cabinet and will share these with both forums too. We have also ensured that both neighbourhood forums have been redesignated and we look forward to supporting both groups to continue their neighourhood plans.