Towns

Supporting market towns

South Oxfordshire District Council is committed to supporting economic growth, the creation of vibrant market towns and promoting business growth and the creation of new jobs.

In Autumn 2008, the council ran a series of events looking at the future of Henley, Thame and Wallingford with the view to devising an economic development plan for each of the towns. Three town plans were approved by Cabinet on 6 March 2008 and are updated annually. They aim to highlight the priorities that the council will take the lead on addressing in each of the towns in the next three years (April 2009 to March 2012), as well as identify areas where the council will work in partnership with other bodies to deliver its objectives.

The current plan (94.4 KB) focus on the specific actions to be delivered in the financial year 2011/12.

The action plans are underpinned by the distinctiveness work that was carried out by Miller Research, they aim to maximise the towns' unique selling points in order to boost visitor numbers and increase spend.

Earlier research and reports that have informed the strategy can be found on the economic development research and reports page.