A PLAN which will determine where and how many new homes can be built in Oxford is now open for public comments.

Oxford's Local Plan 2036 was examined by two government inspectors in December.

They went through the planning document to make sure it would be legal if put into use.

A series of changes to make it 'legally sound' were suggested by inspectors Nick Fagan and Jonathan Bore, and members of the public can now give their opinions on these changes.

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A public consultation on the changes, known as 'main modifications' started on Friday last week, and lasts for six weeks until March 27.

Some of the changes the two inspectors have suggested included changing the wording behind some of the council's aims in the Local Plan.

While the way these aims have been written has changed, they largely remain the same.

For example, the council will still be able to build on green belt land, which has never been built on before, in exceptional circumstances.

Oxford City Council made a late addition to its Local Plan in November, which committed it to re-opening Oxford Stadium to use for motorbike speedway racing, as well as greyhound racing.

In the inspectors' modifications, they have made changes to the way the council has written out this commitment.

These changes to the wording make it clear that the council should develop the stadium site into homes if re-opening it to racing is unsuccessful.

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In January, the two inspectors published a brief report of their findings into the plan, which said they were largely happy for it to remain as the council had set out.

During the public hearings in December, the Campaign to Protect Rural England and other environmental organisations argued that building in Oxford's green belt would be a mistake and also raised concerns about overdevelopment.

Comments can be submitted via the council's website.