Residents and organisations across Oxfordshire are being offered the chance to help shape the transformation of transport and digital connectivity across the county in a new consultation.
With the need for climate action, helping create healthy communities and addressing air quality at the heart of council thinking, the new local transport and connectivity plan (LTCP) sets out a vision for Oxfordshire that will Continue reading
Following concerns raised by residents about the difficulty in understanding what has been changed when amendments are submitted to complex planning applications, the Parish Council wrote to Paula Fox the South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) Planning Service Development Manager.
The Parish Council suggested that it is made a requirement that when applicants submit Continue reading
Some residents will have noticed a flurry of activity in the last few days on the Vanderbilt Homes site on the corner of Didcot Road and Fieldside.
Last week, parish councillors were given an update on the project by the company’s construction manager Peter Hutson and site manager Jason King. They hope to complete the development by August next year, with the first Continue reading
Residents will be aware that two separate closures of the Clifton Hampden Bridge are scheduled to start on 20th February and continue through March as originally detailed here.
Signs have appeared either side of the bridge which suggest that the first closure on 20th February will only be for two days. The Parish Council has been in contact with the Traffic Regulations Team at Oxfordshire County Continue reading
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has announced that garden waste collections will resume from 22nd February.
If you still have a Christmas tree, it will taken on the next garden waste collection day (25th February). If possible, cut it up and put it inside the brown bin. If you do not have space or cannot manage to do this, it can be put to the side of the brown bin. Continue reading
Members of the public and those involved in the taxi trade are being asked to comment on some potential changes to the joint taxi licensing policy for South Oxfordshire.
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) is responsible for licensing private hire (minicab) vehicles, drivers, and operators and hackney carriage (taxi) vehicles and drivers. It wants to know what people think of a new draft taxi Continue reading
Residents will be pleased to hear that the road to Clifton Hampden is open. The ‘road closed’ sign and bollards have been set to the side of the road.
There is still some standing water on the road near the speed limit signs and drivers are advised to slow down and negotiate this with care. Continue reading
New investments and protection for frontline services are the chief features of the budget that Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has set for 2021-22 and beyond.
The council is investing in services that will have positive long-term impact for local communities. The budget reflects this, with more than £25m of additional funding included. Some of this funding has been previously agreed, Continue reading
Following the appearance of Road Closed signs on Sires Hill last week, the Parish Council contacted the Network Management Team at Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) to ask why the location of the signs did not match the original closure information.
The Parish Council has received the following clarification from the contractor, Instalcom: Continue reading
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have put together ‘dog fouling maps’ of local towns and villages showing the areas with the highest number of complaints about owners not picking up after their animals.
Using the maps, the councils want to highlight the issue of dog fouling and remind owners that it is an offence for a person in control of a dog – an owner or dog Continue reading
