Thame Neighbourhood Plan
This plan was made (adopted) as part of the district council’s development plan on 18 July 2013. The town council has begun a review of the plan.
What’s happening now?
Following the independent examination of the Thame Neighbourhood Plan 2, the District Council has decided that the plan should proceed to referendum. The referendum will take place on Thursday 6 February 2025.
To vote you must be registered to vote in local elections by Tuesday 21 January 2025 and live in the referendum area. Make sure you register to vote if you haven’t already.
If you want to vote by post, you will need to complete an application form and send it to the Electoral Registration Officer to arrive by 5pm on Wednesday 22 January 2025 at the address below or email to elections@southandvale.gov.uk. More information is available on our Vote by Post page.
If you can’t get to the polling station and don’t wish to vote by post, you may be able to vote by proxy. If you want to vote by proxy, you will need to complete an application form and send it to the Electoral Registration Officer to arrive by 5pm on Wednesday 29 January 2025 at the address below or email to elections@southandvale.gov.uk. More information is available on our Vote by Proxy page.
Take a look at the specified documents:
- Information Statement and Information for Voters
- Decision Statement
- Examiner’s Report
- Thame Neighbourhood Plan 2 (Referendum Version)
- Design Code
- Character Area Study
- Masterplanning Report
- Summary of representations submitted to the examiner
The specified documents can also be viewed at:
| Reception South Oxfordshire District Council Abbey House Abbey Close, Abingdon OX14 3JE | Mon to Thurs 8.30am to 5.00pm and Fridays 8.30am to 4.30pm* |
| Reception Thame Leisure Centre Oxford Road Thame, OX9 2BB | Available from Saturday 21 December Mon to Fri 6am to 10pm Sat to Sun 7am to 5pm** |
*Please note that Abbey House will be closed from 4pm on 24 December and 1 January 2025
**Please note that the opening hours of Thame Leisure Centre will be limited over the Christmas period: please check the website for more details: https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/south-oxfordshire/thame-leisure-centre
If you need help accessing the specified documents, please contact the district council’s neighbourhood planning team on 01235 422600 or email planning.policy@southandvale.gov.uk.
Please help spread the word about the referendum to those without access to the internet.
If you would like to discuss neighbourhood planning with a member of the team, please call us on 01235 422600 or email planning.policy@southandvale.gov.uk.
More information on the process is available on our Neighbourhood Planning home page.
Supporting documents:
- Consultation Statement – Part 1, 2a and 2b
- Consultation Statement – Part 3a, 3b and 4
- Basic Conditions Statement
- Equalities Impact Assessment
- Environmental Report
- Environmental Report – Addendum
- Housing Needs Assessment
- Housing Needs Assessment – Addendum
- SEA/HRA Screening
Examination documents:
- Examination Arrangements
- Clarification Note
- Town Council’s response to the Clarification Note
- District Council’s response to the Clarification Note
- Savills response to the Clarification Note (additional representation, illustrative map)
Thame Neighbourhood Plan 2013 Documents:
- Thame Neighbourhood Plan
- Examiner’s Report
- Summary Schedule of Responses
- Basic Conditions Statement
- Consultation Statement
- Neighbourhood Plan Delivery Strategy
- Area Designation Letter
- Final Decision Statement
More information on the process is available on our Neighbourhood Planning Resources page.
If you would like to discuss neighbourhood planning with a member of the team, please contact us.
