Key dates …covering announcements relating to Planning & Neighbourhood Planning (latest first)
2025
May 10th - online forum and workshop - 10.30am to 12.30 - assessing housing sites and site allocation policies
April 29th - Air Quality Workshop in Oxford -29 April 2025 from 10:30 - 14:30 at the Oxford Westgate Library Collaboration Space (228 The Westgate, Queen Street, Oxford OX1 1PE) - Please use the form below to RSVP your attendance:
https://forms.office.com/e/sCVF2qCybS
April 3rd - Community First Oxfordshire Rural Housing event 6 -7.30 at Guildhall Abingdon - event was cancelled
March - Angela Rayner launched the Planning & Infrastructure Bill which has now passed through parliament
Feb/March - extra PPG information re Green Belt and confirmation of 30 month target for new Local Plan production
February 11th - OCC budget approval meeting - you can read its detail
February 10th - regular ONPA catch up session with South & Vale
February 6th - three succesful NP Referendums held in South (see our Oxfordshire NDP page as updated)
January 10th - Vale of White Horse DC Leader makes points on devolution possibilities urging quick action
January 10th - OCC Leader writes to Government pushing for fast track reorganisation in line with Devolution proposals
January 25th - ONPA AGM (see Events for audio and other information
January 26th- Government publish additional details on planning reforms
January 29th - Rachel Reeves gives green light to Oxford Cambridge rail and road links and the new Abingdon reservoir
2024
December 16th - White Paper on LPA Devolution and Mayoral roles published
December 12th - NPPF published
December 9th - South &Vale Joint Local Plan 2041 submitted for examination - just prior to new NPPF publication
November 4th - key date for Cherwell Local Plan next stage
October 12th - ONPA special meeting - 10.30am to 12.30pm at Weston on the Green Village Hall - details soon under events!
October 1st - South & Vale Joint Local Plan draft published for comment over six week period
September 24th - was the closing date of the revised NPPF consultation
September 23rd - Labour Party conference heard that the new NPPF may be delayed until 2025 due to vast number of consultation responses
September 22nd - Government produce working paper on so called “Brownfield Passports” as part of proposed planning reforms
September 11th - PINS Joint Examiners reject Oxford City draft Local Plan 2040 and the Oxford City response - will it be withdrawn??
September 9th - Beaconsfield NP FAILED at Referendum with 65% NO vote from a 26% turnout
September 6th - 5 NP Referendums taking place in S. Oxfordshire- all secured “Yes” votes but with low turnouts
July 31st - SODC and Vale announce 45 homes for those in need - read the announcement
July 30th - Angela Rayner unveils sweeping changes to the Planning system (see home page) and the NPPF consultation
July 17th - The Kings Speech included many matters relating to Planning Reform (see the What’s being said)
July 9th - New MP and Planning Barrister Sarah Spackman appointed as Solicitor General
July 8th -Key Planning Announcements outlined by Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner (who has taken over from Michael Gove as Secretary of State with exact roles to be finalised for two housing ministers Matthew Pennycook and Jim McMahon
July 8th - DHULC - The department reverted to its former name, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
July - meeting with SODC/Vale NP team postponed until mid August
(May & June - in anticipation of General Election on July 4th - very little happened!)
April 10th - ONPA representatives met with Community First Oxfordshire at Worton Park
February 13th - Changes to PD rights consultation announced on gov. uk web site
January 25th - ONPA session with the NP team at South & Vale with full notes here
January 13th - ONPA AGM and following general meeting to be held live - Weston on the Green Village Hall at 10.30am - The AGM minutes can be seen here with notes from the GM
January 10th - ONPA Executive met with key leads from the ICC BOB healthcare team to discuss member problems with Primary Care in Oxfordshire and how we can best work together to tackle the funding and other problems
January 10th - South & Vale LP2041 consultations opened with a number of events and other ways of contributing your thoughts - click the preceding red text to learn just how!
January 9th - ONPA Executive met with Community First Oxfordshire (CFO) team to discuss a greater range of collaborative projects for 2024 and identifying member benefits