The City Council is carrying out a Proposed Submission Draft (Regulation 19) Consultation on the Oxford Local Plan 2040. The Local Plan is important because it will shape how Oxford develops. It will set out how we want our city to look and feel; it will guide new developments and people’s quality of life; it will deliver the new homes, businesses, jobs, shops and infrastructure needed to support the growth of Oxford over the next 20 years; and it will be used in determining planning applications and to guide investment decisions across the city.
The Proposed Submission Draft Consultation offers the public the final chance to express their views on whether the plan meets the tests of soundness set out in paragraph 35 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Any comments received will be sent to the Planning Inspectorate who will consider them during the Examination in Public that is expected to take place in Spring 2024. The Planning Inspector will consider comments as they relate to the soundness and legal compliance of the plan contents. In your representation you should provide succinctly all the evidence and supporting information necessary to support your representation and your suggested modification(s) as applicable.
After this consultation stage further submissions may only be made if they are specifically invited by the Inspector, based on the matters and issues he or she identifies for examination. We will publicise this in the event it happens.
Links to the where the consultation documents can be viewed are listed below. We have also prepared guidance notes that explain what is meant by soundness and legal compliance.
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