You can make a real difference to your local community by Joining the Conversation in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse.
Every year, we make lots of decisions that affect your communities and it’s important that we take your thoughts into consideration when we do. That's why we want your input.
Find all the opportunities to get involved here – and let us know your thoughts on issues that matter to you.
You can see all of our live and closed consultations and surveys as well as the results below.
Featured activities
Oxford & Shires and Ridgeway Councils
Two new councils, a shared commitment to our local communities. We want to shape a simpler, stronger future for local government in Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. We’re proposing a bold but balanced change to tackle the government's plans to replace the current two-tier system in Oxfordshire and the need for a larger council in West Berkshire. Our plan is to do this with two brand new councils that are simpler, more efficient and more accountable to you...
Let's Talk Rubbish - Waste Satisfaction Survey 2025
We would like to know what you think of the waste and recycling services offered by South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils. These include refuse, recycling, food and garden waste collections, and street cleansing services. We last asked for your views on our services in 2024 - thank you to everyone who took part. You can click on this link to view the 2024 consultation report . By taking part in this year's survey you will help us to...
Draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-28
As Local Housing Authorities, South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse District Councils have a legal requirement to publish a joint homelessness and rough sleeping strategy. Our last strategy covered the period 2020-25 . We would now like to hear your views on the proposed objectives of our new draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-28. The 2025-2028 joint draft strategy sets out our vision and commitment to preventing homelessness and rough sleeping in the districts....
Open activities
Oxford & Shires and Ridgeway Councils
Two new councils, a shared commitment to our local communities. We want to shape a simpler, stronger future for local government in Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. We’re proposing a bold but balanced change to tackle the government's plans to replace the current two-tier system in Oxfordshire and the need for a larger council in West Berkshire. Our plan is to do this with two brand new councils that are simpler, more efficient and more accountable to you...
Your chance to get involved with Didcot Garden Town: sign-up form
It is an exciting time for the Didcot Garden Town project as it comes off the delivery plan pages into real life community projects! The garden town team are implementing the new refocused Didcot Garden Town (DGT) Delivery Plan, which was approved in 2022. They are working on how to deliver the projects that the community has identified as the most important to bring greater social, economic and environmental benefits to the town. These projects compliment the wider delivery of just over...
Compliments and Comments Feedback Form
We always aim to provide a high standard of service, but we may not always get it right first time. We value feedback about our services and welcome any comments which can help us to continue to improve the service we provide at the district council. Equally, we would love to hear any compliments about our service, whether that is providing praise to a particular member of staff or service team. Or letting us know when we have provided an exceedingly high standard of service. ...
Cornerstone in Didcot: your feedback
Thank you for visiting Cornerstone, we hope you have enjoyed the show! We would really appreciate if you could take a few minutes to rate your experience.
Closed activities
Draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-28
As Local Housing Authorities, South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse District Councils have a legal requirement to publish a joint homelessness and rough sleeping strategy. Our last strategy covered the period 2020-25 . We would now like to hear your views on the proposed objectives of our new draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-28. The 2025-2028 joint draft strategy sets out our vision and commitment to preventing homelessness and rough sleeping in the districts....
Let's Talk Rubbish - Waste Satisfaction Survey 2025
We would like to know what you think of the waste and recycling services offered by South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils. These include refuse, recycling, food and garden waste collections, and street cleansing services. We last asked for your views on our services in 2024 - thank you to everyone who took part. You can click on this link to view the 2024 consultation report . By taking part in this year's survey you will help us to...
Warborough and Shillingford NDP Review: Regulation 16 Consultation
Warborough and Shillingford Parish Council is working on a Neighbourhood Plan Review which has recently been submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council. If adopted, the reviewed Neighbourhood Plan will replace the Warborough and Shillingford Neighbourhood Plan adopted on 11 October 2018. We are inviting your comments on the plan review and supporting documents during a publicity period running from Monday, 28 April to 11.59pm on Wednesday 11 June 2025. You can view the...
Chalgrove Neighbourhood Plan Review: Regulation 16 Consultation
Chalgrove Parish Council is working on a Neighbourhood Plan Review which has recently been submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council. If adopted, the reviewed plan will replace the Chalgrove Neighbourhood Plan adopted on 20 December 2018. We are inviting your comments on the plan review and supporting documents during a publicity period running from Monday, 28 April to 11.59pm on Wednesday, 11 June 2025. You can view the neighbourhood plan review and supporting documents...
Equalities database: sign up form
Are you a voluntary organisation or community group that represents any of the ‘protected characteristics'? The Equality Act 2010 introduced the term “protected characteristics” to refer to groups that are protected under the Act. Protected characteristics are legally defined as: age gender reassignment being married or in a civil partnership being pregnant or on maternity leave disability race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin...
Charity Collections Policy
We are introducing a new joint policy for South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse districts related to charity collections. The proposed policy is aimed at safeguarding donors and beneficiaries, ensuring fair access to collection opportunities and preventing unlicensed fundraising. It introduces key measures, including: A requirement for applicants to provide detailed supporting material about their charity. Restrictions on where collections can take...
We asked, you said, we did
Below are outcomes for some of the issues we've recently asked about. See all outcomes
We asked
Street traders/businesses, district, county and town/parish councils, councillors, officers and members of the public for their views on our proposed amends to the Joint Street Trading Policy, which was last reviewed in 2011.
Since the policy was last reviewed, street trading has become more popular in the districts, which in turn, identified gaps within the policy.
The amendments included updates to community and charity events, markets and single-use plastic. We also proposed to include advice we currently give to applicants who wish to trade from multiple sites.
The consultation ran for a six-week period until Tuesday 26 November 2024.
You said
We received 49 responses to the survey.
- Most responses (88%) were received from members of the public.
- 2% of responses were received from a street trader/business.
- 71% of respondents expressed agreement with the proposed changes to the decision-making section of the policy.
You can view all the key findings in our consultation summary report, along with an officer response to the comments received.
We did
The results of the consultation were presented to the council’s General Licensing Committees in February 2025. The committee reports included details of changes made to the proposed policy following feedback from the consultation. The Committees considered the results of the consultation and the proposed policy and agreed to approve it to take effect from 1 April 2025.
We asked
Members of the public, town/parish councils and district councillors for their comments on proposed changes to selected polling districts and places within South Oxfordshire from 13 September until 25 October 2024.
As a local authority, we have a statutory duty to review the polling districts and places for UK parliamentary consultations at least once every five years.
You said
We received 120 responses to this consultation, of which 98% were from members of the public.
The most selected polling place to comment on was Henley Leisure Centre (29%).
More details on the consultation results, including all comments received, are available in our summary report.
We did
The feedback received was reviewed and presented to the Community Governance and Electoral Issues Committee on 18 November 2024. The committee agreed to all the changes which were included in our final recommendation.
Most proposals made in the consultation have been adopted, apart from a few exceptions which are detailed within the consultation summary report.
The Elections Team have proceeded to implement the agreed changes which were actioned to take effect before the next election in May 2025.
We asked
Members of the public, town/parish councils and district councillors for their comments on proposed changes to selected polling districts and places within South Oxfordshire from 13 September until 25 October 2024.
As a local authority, we have a statutory duty to review the polling districts and places for UK parliamentary consultations at least once every five years.
You said
We received 78 responses to this consultation, of which 97% were from members of the public.
- 66% of respondents chose to comment on the Corn Exchange in Faringdon, whilst 10% of respondents commented on The Beacon in Wantage and Shellingford Community Hall making them the second most selected polling places.
More details on the consultation results, including all comments received, are available in our summary report.
We did
The feedback received was reviewed and presented to the Community Governance and Electoral Issues Committee on 13 November 2024. The committee agreed to all changes which were included in our final recommendation.
Most proposals made in the consultation have been adopted, apart from a few exceptions which are detailed within the consultation summary report.
The Elections Team have proceeded to implement the agreed changes which were actioned to take effect before the next election in May 2025.