Local Development Framework
Core Strategy

New Housing for Carterton –
Your chance to comment on the proposals

West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) will shortly be consulting on the next stage of a major planning policy, called the Core Strategy Preferred Approach, which is about how West Oxfordshire could develop over the next 15 years. The Government has said that 7,300 new dwellings must be built in West Oxfordshire by 2026. Some 2,500 of these have already been built, mainly at NE Carterton (Shilton Park) and at Madley Park in Witney. In addition there are about 1,600 homes with planning permission and allocated sites. This leaves at least 3,200 new dwellings to be built somewhere in the District.

WODC has completed an appraisal of a number of possible locations, looking at issues such as the impact of new developments on the environment, transport and employment. The District Council is now seeking comments, particularly about further major growth in Witney, Carterton and Chipping Norton. In the case of Carterton there are three possible sites: land to the west of Shillbrook; land between Carterton Road and Monahan Way and land to the north of Kilkenny Lane. You can find out more about these proposals and comment on them on the LDF (Local Development Framework) page of the WODC web site www.westoxon.gov.uk . In addition the District and Town Councils are arranging consultations on the following dates:

It may also be possible to arrange additional short informal presentations to local groups during the consultation period – ring 01993 842156.

The exhibition material will remain at the Community Centre and the Town Hall for the 6-week consultation period (February 5th - March 22nd). Please come along and have your say.

Sainsburys

The Sainsbury planning application for a food store on West Oxfordshire Business Park has still to be determined by West Oxfordshire District Council's Lowlands Planning Committee. The next possible date for a decision is February 15th.

Although it is easy to see why this proposal may be a popular development with local residents, there is concern about the impact such a development would have both on the existing town centre shops and plans to redevelop the town centre.

The plans can be viewed on the West Oxfordshire District Council website - www.westoxon.gov.uk , click on planning applications, and use the reference number 09/0963/P/OP. The CFF Partnership has responded to the invitation to comment on this application - Click here to view.

Celebrating Carterton

A weekend of varied and exciting events is planned for the weekend of September 11th and 12th to celebrate the founding of Carterton by William Carter.

We are hoping to attract significant funding so that we can make this a very special weekend which might include a Craft and Produce Show, an Art Exhibition, Family Entertainment on the Alvescot Road Recreation Ground, a Treasure Hunt, and Paintballing at The Dell. Once we know what funding we have secured by the beginning of March, we will start detailed planning. We hope local groups and organisations will want to take part, with some organising their own events.

Watch out for further details on these pages, and we would welcome volunteers to help - call 01993 842156. We will update this page regularly as plans for the event progress.