Category Archives: SODC
Waste Services Virus Update
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) reports that most waste collections are currently running as normal. The waste team’s well-tested service disruption plan is now in place. The waste contractor, Biffa, has suffered some staff shortages due to illness and self-isolation … Continue reading
Shielding Our Most Vulnerable
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has asked the Parish Council to share the following information with residents: Our most vulnerable residents across Oxfordshire will have recently received correspondence from the NHS, identifying them as high risk and advising them to … Continue reading
Parking Charges Suspended
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 23rd March regarding travel restrictions, South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District Council have suspended all parking charges with immediate effect. This applies to all district council car parks across the … Continue reading
District Council Closes Offices
Due to the ongoing public health risk from Coronavirus, South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has closed its office building and reception in Milton Park to the public and the majority of staff. Residents can continue to access information about council … Continue reading
SODC Local Plan Update
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has bowed to the inevitable by agreeing, under government pressure, to its controversial Local Plan which had been drafted before the district council elections last year. After a five-month delay, the council has reluctantly accepted … Continue reading
SODC Local Plan Update
Here’s the latest on the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) Local Plan from our District Councillor Sam Casey-Rerhaye: You may have seen the latest letter from the Secretary of State for Housing to SODC. It is on the council website … Continue reading
OCC Passes Motion to Accept SODC Planning Powers
Our District Councillor Sam Casey-Rerhaye sent this report of the Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) meeting at which the motion to accept South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) planning powers was debated: Local democracy means nothing to County Councillors it seems. An … Continue reading
Posted in OCC, SODC
Leave a comment
Vanderbilt Homes and Didcot Road Traffic Calming
Some residents have asked if it is worth objecting? Well, yes it is! You may think that objecting to new developments in the village is not worth the bother as no-one takes any notice. Recently we saw the plans for … Continue reading
OCC to Debate Motion to Accept Planning Powers Stripped from SODC
Next Tuesday (11th February), Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) will debate whether to accept a transfer of planning powers from South Oxfordshire County Council (SODC) if the Secretary of State for Housing offers it to them. The meeting starts at 10.30am … Continue reading
Posted in OCC, SODC
Leave a comment
SODC New Offices Exhibition
South Oxfordshire District Council’s (SODC) plans to move back to their site in Crowmarsh Gifford have moved a step closer after the fire that destroyed its former headquarters in 2015. On Thursday 13th February, South Oxfordshire residents are invited to … Continue reading