Housing
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Linden Homes teams with Sage Homes to offer new shared ownership scheme in Didcot
The housebuilder has teamed up with the country’s largest provider of new-build affordable homes to launch Home Stepper – a new shared ownership scheme – which includes five new homes at its Didcot Grove location in Didcot.
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Oxfordshire Community Land Trust unveils its first affordable housing development
Oxfordshire Community Land Trust (OCLT) has announced the opening of its first affordable housing development with an open day and celebration for investors, supporters, contractors and tenants.
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Planning application submitted for 31 affordable low-carbon homes in Bertie Place
OX Place, Oxford City Council’s housing company, aims to build 22 council and nine shared ownership homes on the former landfill site in South Oxford which has been earmarked for housing development since 2013.
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Vistry Group submits planning application for new homes in Banbury
Vistry Group has submitted an outline planning application to Cherwell District Council for up to 170 new homes, 51 of which will be designated mixed-tenure affordable housing.
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Plans submitted for 179 new homes at first housing phase at Valley Park, Didcot
Valley Park is a consortium-led site on land to the west of Great Western Park, which was granted outline planning permission for 4,254 dwellings and other supporting infrastructure in February 2022.
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Plans for 385 new homes on the outskirts of Witney kick up a stink
Planning officers recommended refusal of plans for 385 new homes between Ducklington and Witney due to the proximity of a sewage treatment works and an abattoir.
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Councillor’s mic-drop over housing standards in Cherwell dismissed as “unwarranted flounce”
A councillor championing housing standards in Cherwell was accused of an “unwarranted flounce” having walked out immediately after criticising a new policy.
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Reduced housing targets in Cherwell will protect from “speculative” developers
A new way of calculating housing targets across Cherwell district is set to give councillors more scope to refuse planning applications
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“More realistic budget” required as City Council predicts £1.8m overspend on housing repairs
Oxford’s housing revenue account, budgeted to handle more than £47m of income and expenditure in 2022/23, was expected to make a modest £64k profit.
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OX Place completes 38 affordable homes on Between Towns Road
Built on the former Murco garage site, The Curve includes three three-bed mews houses and 35 one-bed and two-bed flats in a single block of four to five storeys.
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Bellway to support buyers with a new mortgage offer
Bellway is offering to pay £1,000 per month off the mortgages for up to two years for those who buy homes at select developments before 31 March 2023.
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Last-minute update delays plans for 530 homes near Bicester
The decision was delayed after 34 pages of extra information landed in front of councillors hours before a planning meeting, raising concerns that members may not have had time to read the extra papers beforehand.
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Oxford’s pioneering community-led housing initiative at risk of not hitting funding target
Its first-ever Community Share Offer has, in just 9 weeks, raised over half of its target investment but is now at risk of not hitting 100% of its funding target before the offer closes on 28 February 2023.
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Developer asks for second shot at plans for 450 homes in Witney
The Lowlands planning committee at West Oxfordshire District Council had been advised to throw out the outline application to develop two parcels of land – Cogges Triangle and Cogges South – covering approximately 23 ha.
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Last chance to apply for Oxford City Council’s Sustainable Warmth Grant
The Sustainable Warmth grant is available for homeowners, and tenants and landlords of privately rented properties, to install free energy-saving measures in their homes.
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Council gets over 10,000 applications in new licensing scheme for private rented homes
Oxford City Council offered a three-month early bird discounted rate to encourage landlords and agents to apply early to license their rented properties.