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LOCAL PLAN UPDATE BULLETIN 11 – February 2019

INTRODUCTION > This bulletin is the eleventh in a series of progress updates on the Vale of White Horse District Council’s Local Plan.

LOCAL PLAN 2031 PART 1 - LOCAL PLAN 2031 PART 2 ‘MAIN MODIFICATIONS’ CONSULTATION AND NEXT STEPS ADOPTED POLICIES MAP The Local Plan 2031 Part 2: Detailed Policies and Additional Sites was submitted to the Secretary of State on Friday 23 February 2018. The On 13 February 2019, Full plan was subject to an independent Examination by the Planning Inspector, with the hearing sessions held in July and September 2018. Council agreed to make a factual correction to the Adopted The Inspector has now invited the Council to prepare a draft schedule of proposed main modifications to the Plan. The schedule reflects the Policies Map for the Local Plan modifications that are considered necessary by the Inspector to make the plan sound, as set out in his letter dated 19 December 2018. These 2031 Part 1, relating to the are referred to as ‘Main Modifications’. boundary of the Green Belt at village. These will be subject to formal public consultation for a six-week period. The consultation will run from Monday 18 February 2019 and closes on Monday 1 April 2019.

OXFORDSHIRE PLAN 2050 Further details are available to view on the website at: http://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/lpp2

Initial work has begun on the Plan 2050. The Plan is one of the commitments made by the six The flow diagram below shows the remaining steps for the Local Plan 2031 Part 2 to reach adoption Oxfordshire authorities as part of the Housing and Main Modifications Consultation Growth Deal, which will help plan for new homes and infrastructure across the county, up to 2050. Consultation responses forwarded to Planning Inspector Public consultation on a Regulation 18 version of the > Oxfordshire Plan 2050 will run for a period of six Subject to consideration of consultation responses, weeks from Monday 11 February 2019 to Monday 25 the Planning Inspector will set out the next steps for the March 2019. Plan to proceed to adoption.

Further details on the publicity for the Oxfordshire Plan 2050 are available to view at: February 2019 March 2019 April 2019 May 2019 June 2019 July 2019 https://oxfordshireplan.org/

AUTHORITY MONITORING REPORT COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY UPDATE BROWNFIELD LAND REGISTER

We have published our Authority Monitoring Report We will begin work on a review of our Community Infrastructure We have recently updated Part 1 of our Brownfield Land (AMR) for 2017/2018. The AMR reports on progress Levy (CIL) in due course, once we have received the Inspector’s Register in line with Government guidance. . of our local plans and policies, as well as any Final Report following Examination of the Local Plan 2031 Part 2. It identifies all brownfields sites in our district that have full or Supplementary Planning Documents. outline planning permission, and also includes sites that may be Further details (including timetable) will be set out in a future Local considered appropriate for residential development. You can view our report on the Council website at: Plan Update Bulletin. The Register is available to view and access on the Council www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/amr website at: www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/brownfieldlandregister NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING UPDATE

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN PROGRESS ACROSS VALE OF WHITE HORSE DISTRICT - February 2019

In discussion Pre-designationArea application Area designation Plan pre Plan submittedSubmission Examintion Independent Referendum Plan ‘made’ submission Submitted consultation preparation consultation consultation preparation examination (adopted)

Appleton with Eaton Area Designated 10 June 2016 Target 2018/19 Ashbury Reg 16 consultation running until 28 February 2019 Target 2018/19 ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ vote or ‘No’ ‘Yes’

Blewbury Area designated 14 December 2016 Chilton Area Designated 1 October 2017 Target 2018/19 Area Designated 12 January 2017 Target 2018/19 Drayton 15 July 2015 Area Designated 11 November 2016 Target 2018/19 East Area Designated 17 June 2015 Target 2018/19 14 December 2016 15 July 2015 12 October 2016 North Hinksey (inc Botley) Reg 16 consultation running until 13 February 2019 Target12 October 2018/19 2016 10 October 2018

ShrivenhamShrivenham Pre-submission consultation concluded 18 November 2018 Target 2018/19 Area Designated 4 April 2014 Target 2018/19 Steventon Area Designated 13 November 2015 Target 2018/19 Area Designated 1 July 2016 Target 2018/19 Area Designated 27 January 2017 Target 2018/19 Uffington and Reg 16 consultation concluded 24 January 2019 Target 2018/19 Area Designated 13 December 2013 Target 2018/19 Area Designated 17 June 2015 Target 2018/19 Wootton and St Helen Without Reg 16 consultation concluded 16 November 2018 Target 2018/19

Total Made Plans: 6 Total Plans in Progress: 16 Market town / Local Service Centre Larger village Smaller village Target 2018/19

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING UPDATE >

We continue to support neighbourhood plan groups across the district in preparing their plan. The The Radley Neighbourhood Plan was formally adopted at Full Council on 10 October 2018 and now Planning Policy Team provide support for town and in preparing their vision and objectives forms part of the statutory development plan for the District. The plan will be used to inform how and other informal guidance for preparing planning policies. planning decisions are undertaken. The following neighbourhood plans were formally submitted to the Council in January/February An Examiner has been appointed to carry out an examination of the Wootton and St Helen Without • Ashbury (public consultation closes on Thursday 28 February 2019) Neighbourhood Plan. Further details on this Neighbourhood Plan are available to view on the Council • Uffington and Baulking (public consultation closed on Thursday 24 January 2019) website at: www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/woottonandsthelenwithoutnp • North Hinksey (public consultation runs from 13 February to Wednesday 27 March 2019) We anticipate that referendums for these plans will be held in Summer 2019.

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