South Oxfordshire District Council is conducting a review of its Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule. The Charging Schedule sets out rates that developers will be required to pay towards the delivery of infrastructure to support planned growth in the district.
As part of the review process, the council has published a Draft Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule for public consultation. You can find out more by visiting this webpage.
Alongside this review, the council has reviewed and updated its Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). This SPD is used to seek developer contributions through Section 106 Agreements from new development to fund infrastructure alongside CIL. SODC has published a revised draft of the SPD for public consultation. You can find out more by visiting this webpage.
Both these consultations run from Tuesday 15 February until 11.59 pm on Tuesday 22 March 2022.
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A request has been received by OCC from Sunbelt Rentals UK Ltd for a temporary road closure to apply to a section of Crowell Road whilst Openreach access their underground network to repair a faulty cable.
A temporary Notice is being made to implement the temporary closures and will operate from the 4 April 2022 up to and including the 6 April 2022. The closure will operate between 09:30 and 15:30 each day.
Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works supervisor.
Businesses based in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse districts in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors are being urged to apply for support from the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant fund.
The government, which devised the scheme, has given £1,482,084 to South Oxfordshire and £1,104,075 to the Vale of White Horse to help support local businesses that have been struggling financially due to the recent Covid-19 Omicron variant.
To apply, eligible businesses must have been open and trading from a property where they are responsible for paying business rates on 30 December. The criteria of the grant is set by the government and rules of how the money is distributed cannot be changed by the council. Successful applicants could receive between £2,667 and £6,000 depending on the rateable value of the property.
Business owners can find out the full criteria and complete an online application form via the district councils’ South and Vale Business Support website – svbs.co.uk up until midday on 18 February.
Businesses can also stay up to date with all government grants given to the district councils by signing up to the South and Vale Business Support newsletter via their website.
https://www.astonrowantparishcouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/South-Oxfordshire-District-COuncil-870x500-1.png500870Adam Bernsteinhttps://www.astonrowantparishcouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ar-logo-e1746534606667.pngAdam Bernstein2022-01-24 14:07:532022-01-24 14:07:53Over £2.5 million available for businesses
https://www.astonrowantparishcouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Chinnor_Hilll_May_2012_003_Edit.jpg8571426Adam Bernsteinhttps://www.astonrowantparishcouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ar-logo-e1746534606667.pngAdam Bernstein2022-01-03 20:07:182022-01-03 20:09:26Reminder: New Year Parish Walk
Into the new year and we’re just 41 days from the FTTP scheme closing.
The good news is that we’re within spitting distance of the finishing line. I now have pledges that take us to 94% (worth £317,560) of Openreach’s government funding target of around £338,000.
I had previously said that homes were worth £1500 in government funding while businesses were worth £3500. However, in watching pledges come in, homes seem to be worth approximately £2000, and businesses appear to be valued at close to £4000.
In other words, I need just 10 more homes or five businesses – or any mix thereof – to pledge. As it stands, less than one third of the parish has pledged.
If you’re still on the fence about the benefits of FTTP, let me sum them up:
It’s markedly faster: Depending on the package taken with an internet provider, homes should be able to download at speeds of upto 1gb. I suspect the average in the parish is somewhere between 30-50mb. Video streaming, gaming, Zoom etc. will be faster and more responsive.
It’s more reliable: 100-year-old technology that is copper will be removed in favour of pure digital. FTTP isn’t perfect, but its cabling won’t corrode and isn’t subject to RF interference.
It can offer a cash saving: The installation cost will be **fully** met by government funding. I have shown some residents that their current internet provider offers poor value, service and speeds. A new provider (Openreach allows any) may offer a better deal. Also, if the landline is no longer needed, it can be disconnected; FTTP doesn’t require it.
It adds value to homes: FTTP is now a prized utility that homebuyers look for when considering where to move to.
Residents should be able to upgrade to a new contract with their internet service provider even if they are mid-contract.
As I’ve said, before, please help me to help you. Speak to your neighbours and ask them if they’ve pledged. I cannot bring FTTP to the parish without pledges.
If you’ve any questions, contact me – I’m not on FaceBook – and I’ll help with answers.
Cllr. Adam Bernstein M: 07785 905120 E:
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If you’ve not yet pledged for FTTP – full fibre broadband to your home – could you please consider doing so?
We’re at 90 percent of the pledges required and so close.
Remember – FTTP is about speed, reliability, potential cost savings as residents no longer need a physical phone line (unless they want to keep it) or may find a better deal, and making homes more saleable.
BT, for example, offers a number of deals – see the attachment below – that includes a pay as you go phone line with FTTP and download speeds of 150mb for £35 a month. For many, that download speed will be between three and five times faster than they presently have with a copper connection – and it’ll be more reliable.
And being mid-contract should not be an impediment to pledging; a quick call to the current provider should confirm that an upgrade is possible.
To pledge visit: https://www.openreach.com/fibre-broadband/fibre-community-partnership/connect-my-community.
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