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The Examining Authority examining the proposed Botley West Solar Farm have now submitted their report and recommendations to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. 

Following feedback from its recent public consultation, West Oxfordshire District Council has revised its approach to parking stay times in Burford, Charlbury and Woodstock district council car parks. After carefully considering the views of residents, businesses and visitors, the Council has amended its original proposals, including adjustments to plans for long-stay parking in Woodstock and Charlbury. 

West Oxfordshire District Council’s Executive will be considering investing over half a million pounds to modernise and improve public toilet facilities in the district, focusing on the most used and valued locations to ensure a better experience for residents and visitors.

The government has launched a consultation on options to reorganise local councils across Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) is a government-led reform to change how councils in two-tier areas are structured, replacing county and district councils with single unitary structures responsible for local services.

West Oxfordshire District Council is investing in new resources to tackle fly-tipping and other environmental offences, helping to protect the district’s countryside and keep communities clean and safe. 

Plans for a new carbon neutral community with thousands of homes, new jobs, varied green spaces and better travel links have taken a major step forward in West Oxfordshire. A government-appointed Planning Inspector has backed the Council’s vision for Salt Cross Garden Village, confirming that its Area Action Plan (AAP)* meets national planning rules and can now move towards final approval. 

West Oxfordshire District Council’s Executive has agreed its latest draft budget. The budget for the next financial year proposes key investment in vital local priorities and freezing the cost of garden waste. 

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.