Housing delivery strategy

Our housing delivery strategy and action plan have been put in place to help bring more genuinely affordable homes to the Vale of White Horse.

Our Housing Delivery Strategy

Our housing delivery strategy aims to meet current and future local housing needs and intends to bring more well-designed net zero carbon housing to help tackle climate change.

We already support new affordable homes in the district – Crofts Court development in Cumnor is being built by the Oxfordshire Community Land Trust and will have five one-bedroom and three two-bedroom flats. Furthermore, 80 new extra care homes on Great Western Park in Didcot will help people to live independently and have access to extra support on site.

We encourage developers to reduce the carbon impact by using sustainable materials, where possible, to help build affordable homes on some new developments. Recently 25 new net-zero homes were built in Kingston Bagpuize by Ssassy Property and Greencore Construction. The new homes are built in a way that means they do not produce any additional greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.

You can view the strategy here as a PDF

Our Housing Action Plan

Our Housing Action Plan for 2025/26 sets out a clear and focused approach to addressing local housing needs. The plan prioritises the delivery of more affordable housing, strengthens partnerships with housing providers, and outlines strategic steps to support the decarbonisation of homes across the area. Through this work, we aim to make meaningful progress towards improving access to secure, affordable, and energy-efficient homes for our communities.   

You can view the action plan here as a PDF