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Core Strategy

The Core Strategy is the most important part of the LDF setting out the overall strategy for future growth in West Oxfordshire.

The Core Strategy has been through an extensive period of ongoing stakeholder engagement and subject to any significant changes at national or local level, the Council intends to be in a position to approve the final Core Strategy early in 2012 for statutory consultation prior to submission to the Government/Planning Inspectorate.

On this basis a public examination into the Plan could be held in Summer/Autumn 2012 with formal adoption in late 2012 or early 2013.

All documentation relating to the preparation of the Core Strategy is set out below in date order starting with the most recent information from a special full Council meeting held in September 2011.

Public participation at special full Council meeting on 14th September 2011.

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Opportunity for further comments June - July 2011

Comments were invited on new documents published by the Council and on further submissions received from agents/developers pursuing development options on the fringe of Carterton. Comments received are being added to the consultation website.

View the further consultation documents and responses

Draft Core Strategy Consultation January - March 2011

The Draft Core Strategy was published for consultation in January 2011 and is a major draft planning strategy setting out how local communities in West Oxfordshire will develop. It identifies the potential locations for larger scale development over the next 15 years.

The responses to this consultation and summaries of the responses are now available on the consultation website:

View the Draft Core Strategy consultation website
Download the Draft Core Strategy (January 2011)

Previous consultation

View the Core Strategy Preferred Approach Consultation documents and responses (2010)
View the Core Strategy So Far consultation document (February 2009) and the responses received to the consultation
View the Issues and Options consultation (2008), and the responses received to the consultation

Sustainability Appraisal

In order to ensure that our plans and strategies are the most appropriate in terms of their impact on the environment, the economy and society, we are required to subject them to a process of Sustainability Appraisal (SA). To view the SA of the draft Core Strategy (January 2011) and the background SA Scoping Report click on the links below.

Evidence Base

The Council has gathered an extensive evidence base to inform the LDF, including specialist studies and local surveys: