Oxford City Council has asked the Parish Council to let residents know that there is now a dedicated website for its proposal for simplifying local government in Oxfordshire.
Oxford City Council has put forward outline proposals that would see Oxfordshire’s six councils abolished and replaced with three new councils:
- Greater Oxford Council – covering Oxford and its Green Belt.
- Northern Oxfordshire Council – covering most of the existing Cherwell and West Oxfordshire districts.
- Ridgeway Council – covering most of the existing South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse districts combined with existing West Berkshire unitary (based on the proposals being developed by those councils, but with those villages within the Green Belt closest to the city becoming part of Greater Oxford).
For more information and the opportunity to comment on the proposal see the Greater Oxford website.
The final Greater Oxford proposals will be submitted to the Government in November 2025. The final decision will be made by the Government in 2026, with the new councils established in 2028.
Please note that details of the other proposals are here.