Supplementary planning documents

Supplementary planning documents (SPD) are additional to the local plan. They provide more detail on some policies and you should take them into account when making a planning application.

The West Oxfordshire Design Guide has been adopted and are part of planning policy. The others are being developed and updates will be added to this page as they progress.

Affordable housing

Affordable Housing SPD 

The Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) was formally adopted on 27 October 2021.

The purpose of the SPD is to supplement Local Plan Policy H3 – Affordable Housing and provide detailed guidance on the delivery of new affordable housing in West Oxfordshire to support the Council, developers, housing providers and local communities.

A copy of the SPD is available to download below, together with an Adoption Statement and a Consultation Summary Report which sets out the main issues raised during the preparation of the SPD and how they were taken into account in the final document.

Affordable Housing SPD Final (adoption version 27 October 2021) - pdf - 14.72 Mb

Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document Adoption Statement - pdf - 426 Kb

Consultation Summary Report Oct 2021 - pdf - 971 Kb

Developer contributions

The District Council is preparing a new supplementary planning document (SPD) on developer contributions to provide detailed guidance to developers, infrastructure providers and local communities on likely infrastructure requirements for developments in West Oxfordshire, so they can be factored in at an early stage. 

An initial draft version of the SPD was published for a six week period of consultation from 9 November to 21 December 2020.

The draft SPD is available to download below together with the responses received to the consultation. 

Developer Contributions SPD Nov 2020 - pdf - 1.69 Mb

Nearly thirty representations were received in response to the consultation.

Developer Contributions SPD Consultation Responses - pdf - 10.33 Mb

Consultation on revised draft SPD

Taking account of the comments received on the initial draft SPD, the Council produced a revised version which was the subject of a 4-week consultation from 17 October to 14 November 2022. Information can be found on our digital engagement platform commonplace: https://communityinfrastructure.commonplace.is/ 

All of the comments received will be carefully considered and any final changes will be made to the SPD before it is formally adopted. This is likely to be early in the 2023. Once adopted, the SPD will become a material consideration for any relevant planning applications.

Hanborough Station Masterplan

The Hanborough Station Masterplan SPD will be prepared by external consultants, jointly funded by West Oxfordshire District Council and Oxfordshire County Council.

The scope and timing of the SPD is currently being considered and further information will be published here in due course.

West Oxfordshire Design Guide

The Design Guide contains a detailed analysis of both natural and man made aspects of the District and detailed design advice.

The Design Guide was adopted in April 2016, and is a Supplementary Planning Document, so it's a material consideration in planning decisions.

1 Design Guide Introduction - pdf - 158 Kb

2 Design Guide Planning Policy - pdf - 101 Kb

3 Design Guide Geology and Landscape - pdf - 629 Kb

4 Design Guide Local Character - pdf - 981 Kb

5 Design Guide Settlement Type - pdf - 468 Kb

6 Design Guide Conservation Areas - pdf - 1.06 Mb

7 Design Guide Listed Building Monuments and Parks - pdf - 279 Kb

8 Design Guide Stonework - pdf - 329 Kb

9 Design Guide Roofs and Roofing Materials - pdf - 276 Kb

10 Design Guide Windows and Doors - pdf - 1.55 Mb

11 Design Guide New Development and Context - pdf - 595 Kb

12 Design Guide Sustainable Building Design - pdf - 383 Kb

13 Design Guide Biodiversity and Protected Species - pdf - 163 Kb

14 Design Guide Extensions and Alterations - pdf - 272 Kb

15 Design Guide Conversion of Agricultural Buildings - pdf - 379 Kb

16 Design Guide Greener Traditional Buildings - pdf - 419 Kb

17 Design Guide Shop Front Design - pdf - 344 Kb

18 Design Guide Street Scene and Public Realm - pdf - 515 Kb

19 Design Guide Traditional Paint Colours - pdf - 152 Kb

20 Design Guide Public Art - pdf - 135 Kb

Combe Village Design Statement

Combe Parish Council have prepared a draft Village Design Statement (VDS) which is intended to provide design guidelines that can help to shape any future development so that it blends in with Combe’s distinctive rural landscape and heritage.

The Council published the draft VDS for a 6-week period of public consultation prior to it being considered for formal adoption as a supplementary planning document. The consultation took place from Friday 3 February – Friday 17 March 2023.

A copy of the draft VDS is available to download below. Also available is a consultation summary report which explains the outcome of a previous consultation led by Combe Parish Council and how the comments raised have been taken into account in the draft VDS.

Draft Combe Village Design Statement - pdf - 38.60 Mb

Consultation Summary Report - pdf - 342 Kb

Copies of these documents have also been made available in a number of local libraries and other locations across the District as set out in the following schedule:

Schedule of Document Availability - pdf - 208 Kb

If you would like to know when the Council has adopted the VDS as a supplementary planning document, please let us know and we will notify you.