Time is running out to have your say on new housing

PEOPLE in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being reminded that they only have until midnight on Monday, October 23, to submit their comments on the proposed plan for future housing.

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have published a draft joint plan which sets out how they propose to meet the challenge of delivering thousands of new homes over the next 14-16 years.

To view and comment on the proposed strategy visit:  www.southoxon.gov.uk/housingstrategy2017 or www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/housingstrategy2017

Anyone who needs help to complete the survey, or would like a paper copy, can contact the councils’ housing team on 01235 422451 or email housing@southandvale.gov.uk

Cllr Lynn Lloyd, Cabinet Member for Housing at South Oxfordshire District Council, said: “Delivering the new homes required will be a significant challenge and one we will only meet if the public sector, local communities and the house building industry work together. We’ve already received a good response to the consultation but it is important that we receive the views of as many people as possible to ensure the new strategy is suitable to help us meet the wide variety of needs.”

About the proposed strategy

The number of new homes proposed in each district is set out in each of the two councils’ adopted and emerging local plans. The Joint Housing Delivery Strategy will work alongside these local plans, to guide how these new homes will be delivered and ensure that the types of homes provided meet the various needs of their communities.

The draft plan describes a new way for councils working with partners to get new homes built. If it is adopted, the councils will ensure that the required number of new homes, of the right type to meet local need, will be built at the right time in the locations allocated in the respective local plans.