Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon, OX14 3JE
Email: comments@whitehorsedc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01235 520202

Vale of White Horse District Council

Evidence Base

The Local Development Framework documents should be founded on a robust and credible evidence base which supports the choices made in the Local Development Framework document.

The evidence base can include many different forms of evidence ranging from the views of the local community and key stakeholders to background information and facts.

The following are part of the evidence base:

• A study of village facilities in the Vale 
• Retail Study 2004 and Revised Retail Study 2008 and Updated Assessment of Convenience Goods Capacity in Faringdon and Abingdon with Appendices
• Analysis of travel patterns
• Oxfordshire housing market assessment
• Gypsy and traveller accommodation needs assessment
• Needs Assessment for Travelling Showpeople
• Employment Land Review
• Parish Portraits
• Five year land supply
• Oxfordshire population forecasts to 2026
• Landscape assessment of land on the edge of the Vale's main towns
• Open Space, Sport and Recreation Provision Strategy - Background Report 1
• Open Space, Sport and Recreation Provision Strategy - Background Report 2
• Abingdon Integrated Transport Strategy (AbITS)
• Southern Central Oxfordshire Transport Strategy (SCOTS)
• Access to Oxford
• Sustainability Appraisal
• Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 
• Appropriate Assessment with Additional Statement
• Housing Needs Assessment
• Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
• Sequential and Exception Test for Abingdon town centre
• Affordable Housing Viability Study
• Local Wildlife Sites list and map