Issue - decisions
Local Plan 2041 – Preferred Options Consultation
26/07/2024 - West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2041
Councillor Andy Graham, Leader of the Council, introduced the report, which provided an update on the emerging West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2041, and sought to agree a revised timetable for taking the plan through to adoption.
Chris Hargraves, Planning Policy Manager, was invited by the Leader to give the Executive an overview of the pathway that had been followed to bring the Council to its current position, and highlighted the desired future actions and timetable that would be followed for the Local Plan to be externally examined and adopted.
Councillor Andy Graham proposed that the Executive agree to the recommendations as listed on the report. This was seconded by Councillor Hugo Ashton, was put to a vote, and was unanimously agreed by the Executive.
The Executive Resolved to:
- Note the content of the report;
- Approve the updated Local Development Scheme (LDS) attached at Annex A, including the following key milestones for the West Oxfordshire Local Plan 2041:
- Regulation 18 preferred option consultation – October 2024,
- Regulation 19 pre-submission draft publication – March 2025,
- Submission for examination – June 2025.