Plans for the Oxpens redevelopment scheme in Oxford go before councillors on Tuesday (January 21) with a recommendation for approval.
Oxford City Council’s planning committee will consider the outline application by OXWED LLP, a joint venture between Nuffield College and Oxford City Council, for a mixed-use neighbourhood comprising 234 flats (50 per cent of them affordable), 258 student rooms, around 500,000 sq ft of labs or office space and a 250-room hotel.
New public realm improvements are proposed, which will include an amphitheatre, events lawn and play area. Public toilets on the site will be reprovided. Improvements are also planned to Oxpens Road, Osney Lane and a right of way which exists alongside the 15-acre site on the edge of the city centre.
The site is bounded by the railway line, Oxpens Road and the River Thames. It includes meadows, wasteland and the Oxpens car park and surrounds the Oxford Ice Rink which is being retained.
OXWED says the development could contribute an estimated £270 million annually to Oxford’s economy, with a £24m yearly boost in spending to local businesses.
The project team includes Hawkins Brown on architecture, Gillespies on landscape architecture and Prior & Partners on planning.
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