Applications for eleven projects in the WNF area were received in the first round (closing date 7th October).
Comments from the community are encouraged to help the steering committee make decisions on funding.
The deadline for comments to be received has been extended to 21st October 2021.
See https://www.wolvercotenf.org.uk/cil-funded-projects/ for more details.
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CIL-Funded Projects – Application Process is now open.
The application process is now open for the first round of funding for projects in the WNF area, funded by the Neighbourhood Portion of the Community Infrastructure Levy..
See https://www.wolvercotenf.org.uk/cil-funded-projects/ for more details.
CIL-Funded Projects
Information will shortly appear here about the application process, which is soon to be opened, for local projects funded by Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL ) money.
The Wolvercote Neighbourhood Plan is now ‘MADE’
…That was the term used when the plan was officially accepted by the full City Council on 23rd June 2012, following the referendum landslide. It means that our Plan, like the Local Plan, now has to be considered in deciding planning applications. It also means that the community is entitled to a larger share of the money from local developments. If you want to see how it happened on Wednesday 23 June look at the City Council’s YouTube channel.
Christopher Hardman , Steering Committee Chair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY-6gwy0FuU: from 05:05
Urgent: Oxford North
It is urgent because the closing date for comments on the current planning application is 26 May. See the application on the City Council website ref: 21/ 01053/Res
https://public.oxford.gov.uk/onl…/applicationDetails.do…
Work on Oxford North Phase One will start soon and construction will affect local residents. Now is the time to tell planners what you think about the detailed proposals and also what might be done to minimise damage to nature, pollution, congestion, and disturbance from noise. Everyone will be affected by proposals for soil movement and lorry movement on the A40, A44, and at the Wolvercote roundabout.
If you live in Goose Green Close, Rawson Close , Mere Road, Millway Close, the tops of Woodstock Road and Godstow Road, Linkside or Lakeside, you will want to look carefully at the proposals for the times and days on which work will be done and when deliveries to the site are proposed.
Lower Wolvercote Surgery – decision delayed
The West Area Planning Committee two days ago delayed making a decision, by seven votes to two, on the change of use application for the surgery space and workshops to flats until the next meeting. The Committee was seeking clarification of a number of issues. This provides a little time but there is no presumption that it means that an eventual decision will be to reject the planning application, perhaps quite the contrary. However, we will continue to do what we can and keep you in the picture.
Thanks again to all of you who commented to the Council on this planning application.
Education funding for Oxford North – Threat to funding for our community projects
Background information to letter to Oxford Times 17/12/20 “Council Clash Brewing”
It will cost £2.62m to expand Wolvercote School and provide the school places
needed by the 480 homes planned for Oxford North. The County Council, responsible
for the provision of education, was clear that it would object to the planning
application for the development unless the funding was secured. The City Council has
now chosen to ignore the County Council’s objection and approve the application
without making any provision for education funding.
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Autumn 2025 Community Projects CIL Funding
The application process is open for the Autumn Round of funding for community projects in the Wolvercote Neighbourhood Forum area. Funds come from the neighbourhood portion of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). The deadline for applications is 10th September.
See here for more more information, guidance notes and application forms.
Spring 2025 Community Projects CIL Funding
The application process is now closed for the Spring Round of funding for community projects in the Wolvercote Neighbourhood Forum area. Funds come from the neighbourhood portion of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).
Thirteen applications for CIL funding of community projects were received, and subsequently approved. See here for more details.
We are recruiting!
The work of the Wolvercote Neighbourhood Forum is done by the volunteers making up its Steering Committee. There is much going on at present in the WNF area.
We need more help.
What we do
We have created the Wolvercote Neighbourhood Plan, approved by residents in the 2021 referendum, and accepted by the City Council. We now monitor all developments and planning applications affecting the area. We respond and challenge when they threaten the vision for our area expressed in the Plan and favoured by residents.
We access money from the ‘Community Infrastructure Levy’ that developers pay the City Council. We use this to provide financial support to local groups with projects improving community infrastructure. The amount of money available is growing, so there is great potential for new projects. The photo below shows an example of a recent project. There are many more!
To do all this effectively, we try as hard as we can to keep in touch with our members (i.e. all residents) through publicity, social media, emails, periodic public meetings etc.
Come and join us
If you are a resident of the WNF area, and are interested in joining us in these tasks, please email us at wolvercotenf@gmail.com .
We especially need more help and expertise in local authority planning issues and communications (particularly social media). We also need volunteers to help with our CIL projects for which we require good social skills and an eye for detail.
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