West Oxfordshire District Councillors have backed Government plans to increase council tax for long-term empty properties in the District. At a meeting on 16 January, Cabinet members recommended that the Long Term Empty Property Premium, currently set at 50 per cent, be increased to 100 per cent from 1 April for properties that have been […]

Residents are being invited to have their say on proposals to develop a key area of Chipping Norton. A consultation is now running on the East Chipping Norton Strategic Development Area where the West Oxfordshire Local Plan has allocated land for strategic development to include building around 1,200 homes, a new primary school along with […]

Letters are being sent to householders in West Oxfordshire encouraging them to sign up, or to renew their subscription, for the garden waste collection service. The new subscription year starts from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 and costs £30 per bin a year for a fortnightly wheeled-bin collection. Residents signing up before the […]

West Oxfordshire District Council is asking for views as to how it should prioritise its budget spend for next year. The Council is currently preparing its annual budget for 2019-20 and is consulting on proposals to increase council tax by an annual average of £5. Cllr Toby Morris, our Cabinet Member for Resources, said “Local […]

As part of the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal agreement with the Government, the six Oxfordshire authorities have committed to producing a joint statutory spatial plan (JSSP), known as the Oxfordshire Plan 2050. The Plan will relate to a broad range of social, environmental and economic issues affecting the county up to 2050. As part […]

With so much food waste generated over the festive season, West Oxfordshire District Council is helping residents recycle more by providing additional food waste containers, as well as encouraging a greater take-up of the service. Anyone wanting an extra food waste container can collect one directly from the Council’s Town Centre Shop in Witney, Guildhall, […]