Your three district councillors for Eynsham, Cassington and South Leigh ward are Andy Goodwin, Dan Levy and Carl Rylett. Feel free to contact us about any issues of concern.
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Update on Housing Plans around Eynsham
Salt Cross Garden Village (2,200 houses north of A40)
In early 2021 West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) submitted an Area Action Plan to set policy for the area. The National Inspector initially refused the Council's policy for the site to be carbon neutral. After losing a case at the high court, where it was found the Inspector had made an error in law, a revised policy has finally been approved by the government. The final Area Action Plan should be adopted soon by the Council. In the meantime, the outline planning application for the site has been on hold.
West Eynsham (1,000 houses)
The developers put together a masterplan which was approved by the Council. It has taken longer than expected for applications to be submitted to the Council.
Local Plan
WODC put forth proposals for a new local plan for public consultations.The Council is now considering the responses and will submit a draft local plan in mid 2026. The National Government has dictated housing targets for West Oxfordshire; over 16,000 new homes by 2043 to meet, averaging roughly 905 to 935 homes per year.
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