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500-home development east of Woodstock approved despite nearly 50 objections

Cherwell District Council has granted approval for a residential development capable of accommodating up to 500 homes on land adjoining Woodstock. The project is being delivered by Blenheim Estate Ho...

170-home Benson housing plan sent to planning inspectorate

The Planning Inspectorate will determine whether a proposed residential development of 170 homes in Benson, Oxfordshire, can proceed. South Oxfordshire District Council did not reach a decision on th...

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500-home development east of Woodstock approved despite nearly 50 objections

Cherwell District Council has granted approval for a residential development capable of accommodating up to 500 homes on land adjoining Woodstock. The project is being delivered by Blenheim Estate Ho...

170-home Benson housing plan sent to planning inspectorate

The Planning Inspectorate will determine whether a proposed residential development of 170 homes in Benson, Oxfordshire, can proceed. South Oxfordshire District Council did not reach a decision on th...

St Edmund Hall opens Norham complex with Passivhaus student housing

St Edmund Hall has opened the Norham accommodation complex in time for Michaelmas 2026, following construction work that began in late 2023. The site was first expanded to receive Hall students more ...

Oxford council backs energy efficiency plan for 8,000 homes

Oxford City Council's cabinet has approved the overall direction of a five-year programme designed to improve the energy efficiency of the city's 8,000 council-owned homes. The Housing Revenue Accoun...

Work begins on 26 affordable homes at Deerfields Farm in Bodicote

Housing provider Stonewater has begun work on Deerfields Farm, a new affordable housing development in Bodicote, near Banbury, North Oxfordshire. The project is being delivered with Snowdon Homes and...

Oxford council approves 78 affordable homes across three sites

Oxford City Council has approved three housing developments set to provide 78 affordable homes in Cowley, East Oxford and Wood Farm. Forty-eight of the properties are intended for temporary accommoda...

52-home expansion plan submitted for Oxford Park Homes near Oxford

A planning application has been submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council concerning proposals to enlarge the Oxford Park Homes caravan park in Sanford-on-Thames, south of Oxford. The submissio...

Objections raised over 130-home plan west of Chalgrove Airfield

A planning application seeking permission for 130 homes on fields west of Chalgrove Airfield has attracted strong opposition from residents in the South Oxfordshire village. The proposed site lies be...

Plans lodged for 70 Banbury homes and seven extra Whatley Hall Hotel bedrooms

Cherwell District Council has received a reserved matters application concerning a proposed housing development in Banbury. The scheme concerns 70 homes and seeks approval of their appearance, landsc...

Councillor hits out over 1,200 homes planned north of Witney

Councillor Thomas Ashby has criticised planned infrastructure provision for housing in Witney, Oxfordshire, amid proposals for up to 1,200 homes north of Burford Road. He described the scale of the d...

Council responds to fierce criticism of Oxfordshire plans for 1,200 homes

West Oxfordshire District Council has issued a response following objections to two connected housing proposals in Oxfordshire. Together, the developments could provide approximately 1,200 homes. Co...

51 affordable homes in Littlemore, Oxford, reach topping-out milestone

The principal structural phase of a 51-home affordable housing development in Littlemore has been completed. The project at Northfield Gate is being delivered by Oxford City Council, its building com...

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500-home development east of Woodstock approved despite nearly 50 objections

Cherwell District Council has granted approval for a residential development capable of accommodating up to 500 homes on land adjoining Woodstock. The project is being delivered by Blenheim Estate Ho...

170-home Benson housing plan sent to planning inspectorate

The Planning Inspectorate will determine whether a proposed residential development of 170 homes in Benson, Oxfordshire, can proceed. South Oxfordshire District Council did not reach a decision on th...

St Edmund Hall opens Norham complex with Passivhaus student housing

St Edmund Hall has opened the Norham accommodation complex in time for Michaelmas 2026, following construction work that began in late 2023. The site was first expanded to receive Hall students more ...

Oxford council backs energy efficiency plan for 8,000 homes

Oxford City Council's cabinet has approved the overall direction of a five-year programme designed to improve the energy efficiency of the city's 8,000 council-owned homes. The Housing Revenue Accoun...