Latest plans affecting traffic and roads in Headington have been published by the County Council. You can find them by clicking here

The Access to Headington plans have changed since the first consultation in response to comments from residents and councillors.

A critical issue for us is the adequacy of provision of additional parking spaces in side roads off Windmill Road and Headley Way. These are listed on the above website link and will impact on parking by residents in side roads too. Baseline data used by the County Council to come up with these suggestions can be made available but not on the website

We shall be attending all exhibitions held in relation to Access to Headington to listen to residents’ views before submitting a formal response. We want to consider the scheme from all perspectives – pedestrians, bus users, cyclists and motorists.  Our early reactions are:

• we are pleased that trees will be replaced with no nett loss
• we are delighted to see plans for a new pedestrian crossing point across London Road bus gate at the junction with Osler Road, for which we have been campaigning for a long time
• we are concerned that no improvements can be made to the central crossroads but understand that this was not technically possible
• we are disappointed that there will not be an additional pedestrian crossing point in Windmill Road near Bateman Street
• we are concerned that the removal of on street parking in Windmill Road and Headley Way may lead to more speeding
• we believe that affected house owners may decide to take down walls and concrete over gardens to maintain parking close to home
• we welcome the news that Osler Road changes have been dropped
• we note the proposed relocation of one of the pedestrian crossings in Old Road and need to consult neighbours on parking access
• changes for cyclists look promising but we need to study how this would work in practice

We don’t want to comment further till we have consulted with residents.

The County Council consultation ends on 23 March and you can fill in either an online form or send in comments separately to

Access to Headington Project,
Infrastructure Development
Oxfordshire County Council,
Speedwell House (3rd Floor),
Speedwell Street,
Oxford,
OX1 1NE.

The contact email address is Traffic.Consult@oxfordshire.gov.uk

You can see the plans and talk to County Council officers about them on the following dates and times.

Saturday 27 February, 10am – 4pm
St Anthony’s of Padua, 115 Headley Way, Oxford OX3 7SS

Wednesday 2 March, 2 – 8pm
Wood Farm School, Titup Hall Drive, Oxford OX3 8QQ

Thursday 3 March, 11am – 6pm
Old Road Campus Research Building, Oxford, OX3 7DQ

Saturday 5 March, 10am – 4pm
St. Andrew’s Primary School, London Road, Oxford OX3 9ED