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Marriotts Walk is celebrating a standout year of growth, with rising visitor numbers, increased tenant occupancy and a vibrant programme of events helping to support West Oxfordshire District Council’s vision for a thriving Witney town centre.

A new wayfinding project will make it easier for residents and visitors to explore Witney town centre and enjoy its shops, public spaces and local attractions. Wayfinding refers to the information which orients people in a space and guides them to a destination. It can include signage, maps, and other forms of communication.

West Oxfordshire District Council has endorsed a county-wide infrastructure strategy that will strengthen the case for investment in strategic infrastructure including transport, energy, healthcare, utilities and green spaces needed to support sustainable development across Oxfordshire over the coming decades. 

West Oxfordshire District Council has approved plans to join a new partnership with councils across Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Swindon to help shape the future of the Thames Valley through a new long-term Spatial Development Strategy (SDS).

West Oxfordshire District Council’s Executive has agreed to recommend to Full Council that the final draft Local Plan 2043 be published for public consultation later this summer.

More than 100 West Oxfordshire residents have been helped to live more safely and independently in their own homes thanks to Disabled Facilities Grants delivered by West Oxfordshire District Council.

West Oxfordshire District Council is set to consider an ambitious draft Local Plan that will guide how the district grows and develops up to 2043.

West Oxfordshire District Council is continuing to invest in enforcement, prevention and partnership working to tackle environmental crime and help keep communities across West Oxfordshire clean, safe and attractive places to live.

West Oxfordshire residents, businesses and market visitors are being invited to share their views on charter markets in Witney and Chipping Norton through a new public survey. 

Joint statement from the Leader of Cherwell District Council, Cllr Lesley McLean, and the Leader of West Oxfordshire District Council, Cllr Andy Graham, on the discussions regarding a strategic authority for the Thames Valley.

West Oxfordshire District Council has donated its end-of-life laptops to charity Getting Oxfordshire Online to help people across Oxfordshire access online services, education, employment and support.

West Oxfordshire District Council has approved updates to its Discretionary Rate Relief Policy to help ensure business rates support remains fair, flexible and focused on local needs. The policy allows the Council to reduce business rates in cases where providing support benefits the local area, including small businesses, local hospitality, and voluntary/community groups.