Review of the Off-Street Parking Orders for South and Vale Districts

Overview

We are currently reviewing the Off-Street Parking Orders for South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse districts. As part of this review, we are proposing amendments to the following car parks - find out more by watching the video.

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse Car Parks

Change all South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse car parks to a ticketless system. This means you will no longer need to display a physical ticket in your vehicle. You will still be required to enter your full vehicle registration number at the machine to either obtain the free one‑hour parking period or to pay for the duration of your stay with coins or contactless card including GooglePay and ApplePay. Alternatively, you can continue to PayByPhone which does not require using a parking machine.

South Oxfordshire Car Parks only

Change the charging period to introduce all day parking at the Southern Road car park in Thame (currently a short stay car park)
Bring the charging regime in two car parks in Wallingford (Castle Street Car Park and St Georges Road Car Park) in line with all other council off-street car parks in Wallingford.
Amend the layout of the parking bays in Cattlemarket Car Park in Thame (to allow for a change in use of commercial building adjacent to the car park).

To find out more information, you can view the supporting documents To find out more information, you can view the supporting documents

South Oxfordshire District Council (Civil Enforcement Off-Street Parking Places)(No.1) Order 2026
Vale of White Horse District Council (Civil Enforcement Off-Street Parking Places)(No.1) Order 2026
Vale of White Horse District Council (Civil Enforcement Off-Street Parking Places Rye Farm and Hales Meadow (No.2) Order
The Notice of Proposal: South Oxfordshire or Vale of White Horse
Statement of Reasons: South Oxfordshire or Vale of White Horse
Draft Parking Schedule:South Oxfordshire or Vale of White Horse and Rye Farm and Hales Meadow

You can also view a copy of the existing Orders:

We are asking for your comments from Thursday 9 April until 11.59pm on Friday 8 May 2026.

What happens once the consultation period ends? What happens once the consultation period ends?

After the consultation period closes, we will compile and analyse all feedback. A report summarising the key findings will be produced and will then proceed through the council’s democratic processes. Subject to approval on the Orders, we will then publish the new Orders on our websites, and consultation report on our engagement platform.

If you wish to be kept informed about the outcome of the parking Orders, please provide your name and email address at the end of the survey.

If you have any questions about this consultation or require this survey in an alternative format (for example large print, Braille, audio, Easy Read and alternative languages) please email jointheconversation@southandvale.gov.uk or call 01235 422425.

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If you are responding as an individual/member of the public, we ask for the first part of your postcode. If you wish to be kept informed about the outcome of this consultation, we will ask for your name and email address. Any personal information you provide to the councils within your comments that could identify you, will not be published in the consultation report.

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