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NWAG comments on the WODC Local Plan 2043 consultation (Regulation 19)
NWAG's response to West Oxfordshire District Council's Regulation 19 consultation on the 2043 Local Plan: without the West End Link, the North Witney SDA is no longer comprehensive development, and the transport evidence used to justify it does not stand up.
Planning Portal Comments
NWAG's renewed objection, uploaded to the WODC planning portal on 22 June 2026, arguing the North Witney SDA is not viable without the West End Link and that Active Travel cannot replace it.
Response by NWAG to Questions 11 & 12 of the WODC 2043 Local Plan Consultation
The North Witney Action Group strongly opposes the inclusion of the North Witney Strategic Development Area (NWSDA) in the 2043 Local Plan, citing inadequate funding for necessary infrastructure — particularly the West End Link Road (WEL2) — the developers' failure to fulfil original commitments, and viability assessments showing £91.3m of infrastructure costs.
Petition now stands at 1,775
The petition calling on West Oxfordshire District Council to reconsider the flawed North Witney development has passed 1,775 signatures, well beyond the 1,500 tipping point at which WODC must formally reconsider.
NWAG's Chairman speaks out against the North Witney development
Stuart Harrison argues the powerful case for preserving the landscape of North Witney, in a feature that appeared in the Witney Gazette, The Oxford Times and Oxford Mail. Full transcript included.
Do Taylor Wimpey believe that the North Witney Development is not feasible?
NWAG question why Taylor Wimpey put in a planning application to develop the part of the North Witney SDA between Woodstock Road and New Yatt Road, and whether they intend to cherry pick sites without infrastructure commitments.
Questions that need answering
Questions NWAG believes Cllr Toby Morris needs to answer about his support for the North Witney development, including what the Local Plan inspector actually said.
North Witney in Witney Gazette
NWAG's letter, published in the Witney Gazette on 26 October, urged WODC councillors to remove the remote and flawed north Witney site from the Local Plan ahead of their vote.
A reminder of the Witney floods 2007
A reminder of just how bad the 2007 flooding in Witney was, and why the proposed North Witney development raises the prospect of worse flooding.