A council has published a document which outlines plans for thousands of new homes in Oxford.

Oxford City Council has released the first draft of its Oxford Local Plan 2040 which identifies sites for 9,612 new homes to be built across the city in the next 17 years.

The authority faced backlash last week when it revealed it would ask neighbouring districts to take on thousands of extra homes to help meeting the city’s housing needs.

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But planning chief Louise Upton said the council had “left no stone unturned” as it searched for housing sites inside the city boundaries.

“We have contacted all major landowners to identify potential opportunities for development, encourage a significantly higher housing density than our neighbouring districts currently allow,” she said.

The plan aims to build more affordable homes with developments of 10 or more homes to provide at least 40 per cent as affordable housing.

It also plans to tackle the climate emergency, requiring that all new homes and businesses are zero carbon, and all major developments plant more trees, hedges and other greenery.

In a bid to make Oxford’s economy work for all residents, the plan requires large developments to establish and deliver a plan to employ local people and deliver affordable workspaces.

It also allows homes to be built on all employment sites for the first time.

The plan will be discussed at the city council’s cabinet meeting on Wednesday, October 18.

If approved, it will go out to public consultation.