Cherwell Local Plan - Independent Examination

Examination Documents

Correspondence from the Inspector, Council and Representors and other documents accepted by the Inspector following submission of the Local Plan for Examination will be found here.

* to the Examination Document list

Reference Date sent/
sent by
Document source Document *Date uploaded
CLPR/ED1 03/09/25 Programme Officer Notification to Regulation 19 Representors
of appointment of Inspector and Programme Officer
03/09/25
CLPR/ED2 08/10/25 Inspectors Inspectors' initial letter to the Council 10/10/25
CLPR/ED3 22/10/25 Cherwell Council Council's reply to the Inspectors' initial letter 28/10/25
CLPR/ED4 31/10/25 Oxford City Council  Letter from Oxford City Council CEO - Unmet Housing Need  24/11/25
CLPR/ED5    Oxford City Council  Background of joint working in Oxfordshire – Oxford City Council Background Paper 16 24/11/25
CLPR/ED6 30/09/25 Cherwell DC and Oxford City Council  Memorandum of Understanding to address
unmet affordable housing needs
24/11/25

 

CLPR/ED7A
CLPRED7B
CLPR/ED7C CLPR/ED7D

 

June 2025 
June 2025
June 2025 
June 2025 

 

WHS
WHS
WHS
WHS

Additional Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessments:

Cherwell Level 2 SFRA for Southeastern area
Land at Lodge Farm Chesterton
Land North West Bicester
Land east of Junction  9,  M40                                                      

24/11/25
CLPR/ED8  October
2025
AECOM  Air quality modelling assessment update  24.11.25
CLPR/ED9 September 2025 LUC Heritage Impact Assessment - Land SE of Woodstock - addendum  24.11.25
CLPR/ED10  May 2025 Oxford County Council  Bicester Transport Model Forecasting and Modelling Report  24/11/25
CLPR/ED11  June 2025 Tetra Tech  Bicester Transport Model Review  24/11/25
CLPR/ED12 November 2025 Cherwell District Council  Local Authorities - meeting notes pack   24/11/25
CLPR/ED12A 29/11/24 Oxford City City DtC Meeting Note FINAL 15/01/26
CLPR/ED13 November 2025 Cherwell District Council  Statutory Authorities  - meeting notes pack Historic England, Thames Valley and Thames Water.  (Other statutory authorities meeting notes with individual Statements of Common Ground 24/11/25
CLPR/ED14 November 2025 Cherwell District Council  Oxfordshire Planning Policy Officers group -meeting notes pack  24/11/25
CLPR/ED15 October
2025
Cherwell DC & BOB & WB ICB  Statement of Common Ground (SoCG) Cherwell DC & NHS Bucks, Oxfordshire and West Berks Integrated Care Board  24/11/25
CLPR/ED16  November 2025 Cherwell DC and Bucks  Council SoCG between  Cherwell DC and Buckinghamshire Council 24/11/25
CLPR/ED17  November 2025 Cherwell DC and Oxford City Council  SoCG between Cherwell DC and Oxford City Council  24/11/25
CLPR/ED18  October
2025
Cherwell DC and Historic England  SoCG between Cherwell DC and Historic England  24/11/25
CLPR/ED19 November 2025 Cherwell DC & Oxon CC  SoCG Cherwell DC and Oxfordshire County Council  24/11/25
CLPR/ED20 November 2025 Cherwell DC South Oxon & Vale Councils  SoCG Cherwell DC and South Oxfordshire
and Vale of White Horse District Councils 
24/11/25
CLPR/ED21 November 2025 Cherwell DC & Stratford upon Avon DC  Email correspondence between Cherwell DC
& Stratford upon Avon DC
24/11/25
CLPR/ED22 November 2025 Cherwell DC and Thames Valley Police  SoCG Cherwell DC and Thames Valley Police  24/11/25
CLPR/ED23 October
2025
Cherwell DC and Thames Water  SoCG Cherwell DC and Thames Water  24/11/25
CLPR/ED24 November 2025 Cherwell DC and West Northants Council   SoCG Cherwell DC and West Northamptonshire Council  24/11/25
CLPR/ED25 November 2025 Cherwell DC and West Oxon DC  SoCG Cherwell DC and West Oxfordshire DC 24/11/25
CLPR/ED26 05/12/25 Inspectors Draft Hearings Programme Week 1 (17-20 February 2026)  05/12/25
CLPR/ED27 05/12/25 Inspectors Inspectors’ Examination Guidance Notes  05/12/25
CLPR/ED28 05/12/25 Inspectors Inspectors’ Matters, Issues and Questions for hearing sessions 17-19 February 2026  05/12/25
CLPR/ED29 09/10/25 Inspectors Letter from Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister of State for Planning and Housing  05/12/25
CLPR/ED30 20/11/25 Cherwell DC 2025 Regulation 10A Review 14/01/26
CLPR/ED31 20/11/25 Cherwell DC Letter from Cherwell Council to Oxford City Council re: unmet need  14/01/26
CLPR/ED32 20/11/25 South Oxfordshire Council South Oxfordshire response to Oxford City’s unmet need letter 14/01/26
CLPR/ED33 20/11/25 Vale of White Horse DC Vale of White Horse response to Oxford City's unmet need letter 14/01/26
CLPR/ED34 20/11/25 West Oxon DC West Oxfordshire response to Oxford City's unmet needs letter 14/01/26
CLPR/ED35 November 2025 Cherwell DC and Sport England Statement of Common Ground between Cherwell District Council and Sport England 14/01/26
CLPR/ED36 10/10/25 Warwickshire County Council Warwickshire Council letter re Duty to Cooperate matters 14/01/26
CLPR/ED37 December 2025 Cherwell DC 2025 Annual Monitoring Report 14/01/26
CLPR/ED38 December 2025 Cherwell DC 2025 Brownfield Land Register 14/01/26
CLPR/ED39 December 2025 Cherwell DC 2025 Brownfield Land Register Site Plan 14/01/26
CLPR/ED40 December 2025 MHCLG Oxfordshire Growth Commission Interim Report 14/01/26
CLPR/ED41 11/09/24 Inspectors Inspector's post hearing letter to Oxford City Council 15/01/26
CLPR/ED42 08/03/24 Cherwell DC CDC letter from CEX to Oxford on Unmet Housing Need_Redacted (also in the evidence base reference DTC4) 15/01/26
CLPR/ED43 12/12/23 Oxford City Council Oxford City Council letter to CEO of Cherwell DC re Oxford Local Plan 2040 19/01/26
CLPR/ED44 January 2026 CDC, National Highways and2024 Oxon County Council Statement of Common Ground between Cherwell District Council, National Highways and Oxon County Council.      National Highways pack of meeting notes (packs of meeting notes with Historic England, Thanes Valley Police and Thames Water at CLPR/ED13 20/01/26
CLPR/ED44A 2024 CDC, National Highways and Oxon County Council National Highways pack 20/01/26
CLPR/ED44 January 2026 CDC, National Highways and Oxon County Council Statement of Common Ground between Cherwell District Council, National Highways and Oxon County Council.      National Highways pack of meeting notes (packs of meeting notes with Historic England, Thanes Valley Police and Thames Water at CLPR/ED13 21/01/26
CLPR/ED44A 2024 CDC, National Highways and Oxon County Council National Highways pack 21/01/26
CLPR/ED45      10/02/26 Cherwell Council and Natural England  Statement of common Ground between Cherwell District Council and Natural England  12/02/26
CLPR/ED45A 10/02/26 Cherwell Council and Natural England  Meeting Notes Pack - Natural England  12/02/26
CLPR/ED46 30/01/26 Cherwell Council, OCC, SODC, VWHDC, WODC SoCG between Cherwell District Council, Oxford City Council, South Oxfordshire District Council, Vale of White Horse District Council and West Oxfordshire District Council 12/02/26
CLPR/ED47 26/01/25 Oxford City Council Draft Oxford Local Plan 2045 - Cabinet report 12/02/26
CLPR/ED48 February 2026 Wallingford Hydro Solutions  Water Cycle Study phase 2 12/02/26
CLPR/ED49 26/09/25 Inspectors Bust and Malloy  Inspectors of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse Joint Local Plan post hearings letter 17/02/26
CLPR/ED50 13/02/26 Cherwell District Council Proposed changes to the Local Plan (updated submission version) 17/02/26