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• Bins and recycling

  • What to put in your bin

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      • What to put in your food waste bin

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      • what to put in your green bin

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      • What happens to your recycling

      • types of recycling

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      • bats

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  • Street naming and numbering

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    • Infrastructure spending and funding

    • West Oxfordshire CIL Charging Schedule Examination

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      • Local plan evidence base

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      • Salt Cross Hearing Sessions

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      • planning step by step

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• Business and licensing

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    • Business rate changes 2023

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    • Report a change in circumstances for businesses

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      • Book a taxi driver knowledge test

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• About the council

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  • Careers

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    • Vacancy - Principal Environmental Health Officer

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    • Finance and expenditure

    • Counter fraud, bribery and corruption

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  • Having your say

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    • Consultations

      • Budget consultation 2024 to 2025

  • The Leader of the Council

  • Parish and town councils

  • Oxfordshire County Council

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  • Booking our community spaces

  • Local Government Reorganisation and Devolution

    • FAQ

      • Why is local government reform and devolution being proposed?

      • What are the current tiers of local government and what do they do?

      • What is devolution and how would it affect Oxfordshire?

      • What is local government reorganisation and what does it mean for West Oxfordshire?

      • Are parish and town councils affected?

      • What is the process for agreeing the new council structure for Oxfordshire and when will the change happen?

• Housing

  • Apply for housing

  • Old Orchard Court, Corndell Gardens, Witney

  • Homelessness support and advice

  • Private housing

    • Houses in multiple occupation

    • Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards

    • Advice for landlords and tenants

      • tenant and landlord advice

  • Empty homes

  • Housing options for older people

    • Housing grants

  • Self-build housing

  • Housing advice

    • Young people - housing advice

    • Gypsy and traveller services

    • Housing related support

    • Domestic abuse and housing

    • Home safety

      • Gas safety

      • Radon

    • Armed forces housing options

  • Coronavirus - Housing

  • Community led housing

• Environment

  • Landscape and grounds maintenance

    • Protected trees

    • High hedges

    • Grass cutting and maintenance

    • Invasive and non-native weeds

    • Tree maintenance

  • Fly tipping

  • Noise, pests, pollution and air quality

    • Air quality

      • Previous action plans

    • Noise and other nuisances

      • Barking dogs

    • Environmental permits

    • Radon

  • Litter, street cleaning and dog fouling

    • Report graffiti or fly-posting

    • Abandoned shopping trolleys

  • Climate action

    • Climate action and what we are doing

    • How to achieve net zero carbon homes

    • Climate change strategy

    • Our route to carbon neutral

    • Energy efficiency, advice and grants

    • Electric vehicle charging points

    • Renewable energy

    • Enhancing our natural capital

      • Hedgehog highway scheme

      • Deer Park South

    • Climate action through planning

    • Climate action you can take

    • Climate and Nature action bulletin

    • Single use plastics

    • Pathways to a Zero Carbon Oxfordshire

    • Greenlight

    • Coronation Community Orchard Scheme

  • Animals and wildlife

    • Report a dead animal

    • Dogs lost and found

  • Food hygiene complaints

  • Private water supplies

  • Abandoned vehicles

  • Public health funerals

  • Flooding

    • Report flooding

    • How to prepare for flooding

    • What to do during a flood

    • Recovering after a flood

    • Flood reports and reviews

    • Watercourses and ditches

    • Blocked drains and sewers

• Communities and leisure

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  • Be kind to your mind

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  • Community safety

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    • Protecting vulnerable children and adults

      • Prevent

    • Domestic abuse

    • Support for refugees

    • Community Safety Partnership

    • Safe places

    • Hate crime

      • Youth hate crime competition

    • Modern slavery

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