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1 6 RXWK 2[IRUGVKLUH &RUH 6 WUDWHJ\ 'HFHPEHU 3 DUW RI WKH /RFDO 3 ODQ South OxfordshireCore StrategyAdopted December 2012 part of the Local Plan Planning policy Team South Oxfordshire District Council Benson Lane Crowmarsh Gifford Wallingford OX10 8NJ Tel: 01491 823725 Email: maps are reproduced from, or based upon, Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty s Stationery Office. Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings.]

2 South Oxfordshire District Council 100018668 2012. South Oxfordshire District Council CORE STRATEGY DECEMBER 2012 iContents 1. Introduction .. 1 What is a core strategy? .. 1 The wider context .. 3 Working with 4 Our evidence 4 National policy 5 The core strategy and sustainability 5 2. South Oxfordshire: issues and 6 Location and 6 Jobs, skills and the 10 Infrastructure and meeting the needs of 12 Housing .. 12 Population 13 Pockets of 15 Town 15 Rural 15 Community 16 Climate change and energy 17 18 SWOT 20 3.

3 The vision and 21 Our 22 Key delivery 24 4. The overall 26 The structure of the 26 South Oxfordshire District Council CORE STRATEGY DECEMBER 2012 iiA strong network of 27 5. Moving 31 31 The strategic transport 32 Transport infrastructure 33 Accessing Science Vale UK and the South Central Oxfordshire Transport 33 Access to 34 Cross Thames 34 Mitigating the impacts of our spatial strategy .. 34 Promoting sustainable modes of 36 Transport 37 Public 38 Cycling and 38 Infrastructure 38 Traffic management and environmental 39 Car 40 Rural 40 Electronic 40 Access for 40 6.

4 A thriving 41 41 The amount and distribution of 43 Skills development and 467. Delivering new 47 The amount of new 47 Housing 47 51 South Oxfordshire District Council CORE STRATEGY DECEMBER 2012 iiiRest of 51 54 Meeting residents housing 54 Affordable 54 Meeting housing 56 Specialist Accommodation for Older 57 Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling 57 8. Town centres and 59 59 Local 59 The retail 60 The amount and location of new retail 61 Town centre 63 Primary and secondary 63 Partnership 63 9.

5 64 The central 65 The Orchard 66 The 68 The station 68 New 68 The location of 69 Meeting employment 71 71 72 Green 72 South Oxfordshire District Council CORE STRATEGY DECEMBER 2012 ivSport and 72 Education and 72 10. 73 73 The strategy for 74 Retail and 76 Transport .. 77 Infrastructure .. 7711. 79 79 The strategy for 81 Retail and 82 83 New housing in 83 Infrastructure 84 12. 85 85 The strategy for 87 Retail and 87 88 New housing in 89 Infrastructure 89 13.

6 Rural 91 93 94 Community facilities and rural 95 South Oxfordshire District Council CORE STRATEGY DECEMBER 2012 v14. The 96 96 96 Green 98 Historic 99 99 Flood risk 99 Minerals safeguarding 100 15. Quality 101 Sustainable design and 101 Renewable energy 101 Renewable energy as part of new 102 Standards for design and 103 Climate change 104 Design 105 Design briefs .. 107 16. Green infrastructure and 108 10917.

7 Infrastructure 112 18. Implementation of the 113 Delivery 113 Working with 113 Delivery and 113 List of 127 Appendix 1 141 South Oxfordshire District Council CORE STRATEGY DECEMBER 2012 viAppendix 2 How the objectives are 146 Appendix 3 Housing 148 Appendix 4 Category list for settlement 151 Appendix 5 Schedule of Local Plan 2011 policies to be 152 Key 154 South Oxfordshire District Council CORE STRATEGY DECEMBER 2012 viiTablesTable What the strategy

8 Will 30 Table Roads predicted to experience increased pressure outside of Science Vale UK 35 Table Housing targets and number of dwellings to 49 Table Planned housing provision in 51 Table Planned housing provision in the Rest of the 53 Table Amount of existing floorspace and need for additional 61 Table Didcot floorspace needs in square 67 Table Henley floorspace needs in square 76 Table Thame floorspace needs in square 82 Table Wallingford floorspace needs in square 88 Table Anticipated delivery of housing 115 Table policy development and monitoring 116 Maps Map South Oxfordshire in 6 Map Commuting patterns in South Oxfordshire (2001 Census).

9 8 Map Key public transport and road corridors in South 9 Map Science Vale UK 11 Map South Oxfordshire showing rivers and 19 Map Network of settlements in South 29 Map Key movement corridors and areas for transport improvements within the 36 Map Proposed Premium and Hourly bus route 39 Map Number of new homes we need to plan for in South 50 Map The central area of 66 Map The strategy for 70 Map Henley-on-Thames showing significant sites and conservation 75 South Oxfordshire District Council CORE STRATEGY DECEMBER 2012 viiiMap 80 Map 86 Map The key environmental assets of our 97 Map Existing green infrastructure and conservation target 111 FiguresFig.

10 Plans in South 2 Fig. Forecast population change in South Oxfordshire between 2006 and 14 Fig. Forecast population change by age in South Oxfordshire between 2006 and 2026 .. 14 Fig. Existing floorspace and quantitative need for additional A1 - A5 use class 621 South Oxfordshire District CouncilCORE STRATEGY DECEMBER 2012 1. Introduction This core strategy sets out our vision for South Oxfordshire to 2027. It shows how we have developed a strategy that responds to our vision and how we will deliver it by working in partnership with everyone with a stake in the future of this district.