West Oxfordshire District Council is continuing to take strong, proactive steps to tackle long-standing pressures on the district’s sewage network, using planning powers to make sure that any new homes built have the right infrastructure upgrades secured before they are occupied. 

On 18 December 2025, the government wrote to councils with elections scheduled for May 2026 to offer the option to request a postponement to those elections. Councils were invited to write to government by 15 January 2026 if they wished to postpone their election and set out their views on the postponement of local elections if they considered it could release essential capacity to deliver local government reorganisation.

West Oxfordshire District Council is progressing plans to deliver up to 70 new, fully affordable homes in the heart of Witney, as part of wider efforts to deliver local homes for local people.

West Oxfordshire District Council is celebrating the success of its Westhive community crowdfunding programme, which has helped bring 28 local projects to life since its launch in 2023 – supporting everything from youth provision and dance schools to heritage restoration, mental-health initiatives and schemes that tackle food waste.

West Oxfordshire District Council has published its latest quarterly service review, showing strong performance across several core service areas, including customer service, waste and recycling, affordable housing delivery, and leisure provision.