South Oxfordshire District Council Note on Growth of the Towns and Larger Villages

Following Matter 5 on the Spatial Strategy and in advance of Week 4 Matters on the Towns, the tables and graphs attached expand on the planned growth of the Sustainable Settlements.

They are as follows: Table 1: explains the origins of the figures the Plans sets for neighbourhood plans to allocate in Tables 5d and 5f. It starts with the number of dwellings at the time of the 2011 Census, adds 15% to the dwellings stock and adds the allocations carried forward from earlier plans, before showing how much this represents in terms of growth each settlement in percentage terms by 2035 Table 2: explains the actual (in many cases much higher) percentage growth of the Towns and Larger Villages because of commitments and completions. Also adds in the allocations in the Plan at Didcot, Nettlebed, Berinsfield, Chalgrove and Wheatley. Graphs: show the size of the four Towns at the 2011 Census, the number completed since 2011, the number of commitments (planning permissions) and the outstanding number to allocate in neighbourhood plans for Thame and Henley-on-Thames. In all cases the Didcot figures show only the South Oxfordshire side, not Vale of White Horse district.

Together these show: 1. The Plan does not overlook the sustainable settlements (market towns and larger villages). There is high percentage growth here, but it is less visible in the Plan because it is being delivered through neighbourhood plans and not Plan allocations (except for Didcot, Nettlebed, Berinsfield, Chalgrove and Wheatley).

2. There is significant growth still to come to 2035 in the sustainable settlements. This is shown by breaking down commitments (from Table 5d and 5f as modified) into completions and commitments.

3. Didcot is receiving the highest overall growth over the Plan period, in line with the Plan’s focus on sustainable growth at Didcot and Science Vale.

1 Table 1. Housing planned in Towns and Larger Villages in South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2035 with delivery mainly through Neighbourhood Plans

Requirement from Percentage growth of Local Plan 2011 2011 Local Plan, Core Additional 15% on settlement between Dwellings at 2011 allocations carried Historic requirement Strategy and emerging Planned number of Town 2011 dwelling stock 2011 and 2035 Census forward to Core from Core Strategy (C) Local Plan dwellings at 2035 (A) (based on Table 5d Strategy (B) (A + B + C) requirements) (in Plan at Table 5d)

Henley-on-Thames 5,898 885 400 1,285 7,183 22%

Thame 4,875 731 12 775 1,518 6,393 31%

Wallingford 3,432 515 555 1,070 4,502 31% Didcot 10,085 N/A 3,661 2,330 5,991 16,076 59% (South Oxon side only) Total 24,290 2,131 3,673 4,060 9,864 34,154 41%

Requirement from Percentage growth of Local Plan 2011 2011 Local Plan, Core Additional 15% on settlement between Dwellings at 2011 allocations carried Historic requirement Strategy and emerging Planned number of Larger Village 2011 dwelling stock 2011 and 2035 Census forward to Core from Core Strategy (C) Local Plan dwellings at 2035 (A) (based on Table 5f Strategy (B) (A + B + C) requirements) (in Plan at Table 5f) Benson 1,719 258 125 383 2,102 22%

Berinsfield 1,098 165 109 274 1,372 25%

Chalgrove 1,120 168 80 248 1,368 22%

Chinnor 2,389 358 77 159 594 2,983 25%

Cholsey 1,426 214 270 128 612 2,038 43%

Crowmarsh 650 98 166 48 312 962 48%

Goring 1,491 224 105 329 1,820 22%

Nettlebed 330 50 20 70 400 21%

Sonning Common 1,595 239 138 377 1,972 24%

Watlington 1,221 183 79 262 1,483 21%

Wheatley 1,702 255 50 305 2,007 18%

Woodcote 1,012 152 73 225 1,237 22%

Total 15,753 2,364 513 1,114 3,991 19,744 25%

2 Table 2. Actual projections for housing in Towns and Larger Villages to 2035 including commitments and strategic allocations, excluding future windfalls

Emerging Likely percentage growth Already built: Still to be built: commitments (in between 2011 and 2035 Completions from 1 Outstanding Total commitments at Likely number of Town SOLP 2035 or still to (based on completions, April 2011 to 31 March commitments at 31 31 March 2020 dwellings at 2035 be allocated in commitments and 2020 March 2020 neighbourhood plans) emerging allocations)

Henley-on-Thames 531 639 1170 115 7183 22%

Thame 853 326 1179 339 6393 31%

Wallingford 289 1146 1435 4867 42% Didcot 2662 3524 6186 540 16811 67% (South Oxon side only) Total 4335 5635 9970 994 35254 45%

Emerging Likely percentage growth Already built: Still to be built: commitments (in between 2011 and 2035 Completions from 1 Outstanding Total commitments at Likely number of Larger Village SOLP 2035 or still to (based on completions, April 2011 to 31 March commitments at 31 31 March 2020 dwellings at 2035 be allocated in commitments and 2020 March 2020 neighbourhood plans) emerging allocations)

Benson 236 595 831 2,550 48%

Berinsfield 2 44 46 1700 2,844 159%

Chalgrove 39 295 334 3000 4,454 298%

Chinnor 753 194 947 3,336 40%

Cholsey 560 129 689 2,115 48%

Crowmarsh 84 487 571 1,221 88%

Goring 89 91 180 1,671 12%

Nettlebed 18 1 19 46 395 20%

Sonning Common 169 112 281 96 1,972 24%

Watlington 40 323 363 1,584 30%

Wheatley 127 11 138 500 2,340 37%

Woodcote 28 82 110 115 1,237 22%

Total 2,145 2,364 4,509 5,457 25,719 63%

3 Growth of Wallingford 2011-2035

Still to be built: Outstanding commitments at 31 March 2020, 1146 Dwellings at 2011 Census

Already built: Completions from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2020 Already built: Completions from 1 April 2011 to 31 Still to be built: Outstanding commitments at 31 March 2020, 289 March 2020 Emerging commitments (in SOLP 2035 or still to be Dwellings at 2011 Census, allocated in neighbourhood plans) 3,432

4 Growth of Thame 2011-2035

Emerging commitments (in SOLP 2035 or still to be allocated in neighbourhood plan), 339 Still to be built: Outstanding commitments at 31 March 2020, 326

Already built: Completions from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2020, Dwellings at 2011 Census 853

Already built: Completions from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2020 Still to be built: Outstanding commitments at 31 March 2020 Emerging commitments (in SOLP 2035 or still to be allocated in neighbourhood plan) Dwellings at 2011 Census, 4,875

5 Growth of Henley-on-Thames 2011-2035

Emerging commitments (in SOLP 2035 or still to be allocated in neighbourhood plan), 115

Still to be built: Outstanding commitments at 31 March 2020, 639 Already built: Completions from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2020, 531 Dwellings at 2011 Census

Dwellings at 2011 Census, 5,898

6 Growth of Didcot 2011-2035 (South Oxfordshire side only)

Emerging commitments (in SOLP 2035), 540

Still to be built: Outstanding commitments at 31 March Dwellings at 2011 Census 2020, 3524

Already built: Completions from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2020 Still to be built: Outstanding commitments at 31 March 2020 Already built: Completions Dwellings at 2011 Census, from 1 April 2011 to 31 10,085 Emerging commitments (in SOLP 2035) March 2020, 2662