The Oxfordshire Structure Plan

The Oxfordshire Structure Plan is our strategy for the development and use of land in the county. It was adopted in October 2005. 

However, the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 introduced a new system of planning, including the abolition of the Structure Plan. However, most of the policies in the Structure Plan remain in force until they are replaced when the South East Plan when is adopted. This is expected in 2009.Until then however, the Structure Plan policies are 'saved'. The Secretary of State through the Government Office of the South East (GOSE), in October 2008, confirmed the policies which remain in force:

• Saved policies (.pdf format, 87Kb)

The adopted Structure Plan 2016

The adopted Oxfordshire Structure Plan 2016 to which the saved policies refer, is available to download below (either as a full document, or by chapter). Printed copies of the Plan can also be purchased at a cost of £30 (plus £2 postage and packaging). To buy a copy please contact a member of the Structure Plan team or send a cheque made payable to Oxfordshire County Council to the address on the right.

• Oxfordshire Structure Plan 2016 - full document (.pdf format, 4.7Mb)
• Policies contained in the Oxfordshire Structure Plan 2016 (.pdf format, 84Kb)

Chapters

• Foreword (.pdf format, 19Kb)
• Introduction (.pdf format, 179Kb)
• A strategy for Oxfordshire (.pdf format, 214Kb)
• General policies for development (.pdf format, 448Kb)
• Transport (.pdf format, 589Kb)
• Protecting and enhancing the environment (.pdf format, 519Kb)
• Developing the local economy (.pdf format, 356Kb)
• Housing (.pdf format, 414Kb)
• Town centres (.pdf format, 283Kb)
• Recreation and leisure (.pdf format, 355Kb)
• Energy (.pdf format, 151Kb)
• Minerals (.pdf format, 233Kb)
• Waste management (.pdf format, 168Kb)
• Monitoring progress (.pdf format, 57Kb)
• Key diagram (.pdf format, 564Kb)
• Appendix 1 - list of policies (.pdf format, 141Kb)
• Appendix 2 - Glossary (.pdf format, 91Kb)
• Appendix 3 - Designated sites of importance for biodiversity (.pdf format, 119Kb)

Please contact a member of the Structure Plan team if you have any problems downloading this document.

Structure Plan 2016 Monitoring

Details of monitoring the Structure Plan

Previously published documents

A number of key documents are still available to download below, copies of these are also available on request:

• Statement of Decisions and Reasons in relation to representations on the Proposed Modifications to the policies in the Deposit Draft Structure Plan (September 2005) (.pdf format, 708Kb)
• Statement of Decisions and Reasons in relation to the EIP Panel's recommendations and consultation responses on the Deposit Draft Structure Plan (May 2005) (.pdf format, 931Kb)
• Report of the EIP Panel (December 2004) (.pdf format, 715Kb)
• Proposed Pre-EIP Changes to the Deposit Draft Plan (.pdf format, 114Kb)

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