Plans for a new burial ground for Oxford go before councillors on Wednesday (April 1) with a recommendation for approval.
Oxford City Council’s proposals to use 7.34 hectares of agricultural fields to the north of Oxford Road near Horspath for a new ‘burial meadow’ will be considered by South Oxfordshire District Council.
The city council is fast running out of space for burials but the new site can accommodate around, 5,000 graves.
The council expects an average of 120 burials per year which would enable the burial meadow to last for between 40 and 45 years.
A breakdown shows 40 per cent of the space will be for Muslim burials.
A new access off Oxford Road will be created for hearses but parking (other than the provision of three disabled bays) will only be available in a nearby council car park.
The team on the project includes The Environment Partnership on planning and landscape planning and Campbell Reith on transport.
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