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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:3.0pt;margin-bottom:.75pt'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Planning Policy South [mailto:planning.policy@southoxon.gov.uk] <br><b>Sent:</b> 11 June 2014 15:24<br><b>To:</b> Planning Policy South<br><b>Subject:</b> South Oxfordshire Local Plan Issues and Scope and Sustainability Scoping Consultation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Sir or Madam<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We are writing to let you know about a consultation launched today on our Local Plan. Local plans contain policies that are used when determining planning applications, and identify key locations for where major new planned housing developments will take place. A new study of housing need in Oxfordshire has indicated that more housing is needed than we’ve planned for in our current local plan. We are therefore starting the process of preparing a new local plan, and want your views to help shape it. In this Issues and Scope consultation we ask what the plan should cover and explore some options for where the additional homes, jobs and infrastructure could go. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The following documents are available to view at council offices, all local libraries in South Oxfordshire and on-line at </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><a href="http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/newlocalplan"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.southoxon.gov.uk/newlocalplan</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2031 Issues and Scope<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for the Local Plan 2031 (this document proposes the sustainability appraisal framework against which options for the Local Plan will be tested to understand how sustainable each option is)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The consultation runs until Wednesday 23 July 2014. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To respond we encourage you to fill in the online questionnaire on our website at </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><a href="http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/newlocalplan"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.southoxon.gov.uk/newlocalplan</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> or email us your comments, as these are the quickest and cheapest methods of replying. However, if you prefer, comment forms are obtainable where the documents are available to view and on our web-site.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We’ve also put together a short video to help explain new developments with our Local Plan, which you can view here </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><a href="http://youtu.be/NsaB14x5PRk"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://youtu.be/NsaB14x5PRk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Finally, we are consulting on our Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report in relation to the South Oxfordshire Local Plan 2031. You can view this information and comment by visiting consult.southandvale.gov.uk/south. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you have any queries or problems accessing this information please contact the Planning Policy Team via e-mail </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><a href="mailto:planning.policy@southoxon.gov.uk"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>planning.policy@southoxon.gov.uk</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> or on 01491 823725. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yours faithfully,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Scott Riley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Planning Policy</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Planning Policy Team<br>South Oxfordshire District Council<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Direct phone: 01491 823725<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Visit us at <a href="http://www.southoxon.gov.uk/">www.southoxon.gov.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>