West Oxfordshire District Council has outlined plans to buy a property in a bid to avoid people being made homeless. A large house in Chipping Norton will be acquired from Cottsway Housing with the aim of using it as emergency homeless accommodation.   The move is designed to help avoid residents from being forced to […]

West Oxfordshire District Council is consulting with residents about amendments to its Council Tax Reduction Scheme, which if agreed, would completely exempt their poorest residents from council tax payments.   The changes proposed include:   Introducing a banded scheme which would see a simple flat rate percentage discount awarded, depending on a person’s total weekly […]

West Oxfordshire District Councillors have voted in favour of formally adopting the Local Plan for West Oxfordshire.   At an extraordinary meeting of the full council, the document which establishes a blueprint for the development of the District until 2031, was given the final seal of approval, ending a process which stretches back nine years. […]

Following the Government’s announcement to introduce a simple and straightforward application scheme post-Brexit, West Oxfordshire District Council is keen to share this news with EU citizens currently living and working in the district. The EU Citizen and settlement scheme will open later this year to enable EU citizens arriving before the end of 2020 to […]

New welfare laws will mean that more people who run animal businesses will have to register with their local council. Dog day boarders, keepers of exhibition animals and some dog breeders must contact West Oxfordshire District Council ahead of Government legislation which will become law in just a few months’ time. On 1 October, these […]

Chipping Norton Leisure Centre is set for a major upgrade after District Councillors gave funding the green light. The Centre, based at Chipping Norton School, will be given an artificial turf pitch which will replace the existing Tarmac multi-use games area, while the size of the gym will be increased by 60 per cent. Cabinet […]