Amended dates for night time surfacing at the Old Rd/Gipsy Lane junction

Here is a copy of a letter going out to residents from the County Council.

Re: Night time surfacing – slight amendment to programme

We recently wrote to you to advise you of the surfacing work that will take place over night at the junction of Gipsy Lane-Old Road-Roosevelt Drive-Warneford Lane.

We would like to advise you of a slight change to the programme, which is outlined below. The work that was originally scheduled for Monday 13th February will now take place on Saturday 11th February. This means the work will take place over six continuous nights.

This work will be done overnight between the hours of 7pm and 6am when traffic is at its lightest. For diversion routes, please visit www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/accessheadington

The closures will be as follows:

Monday 6th February – Old Road will be closed in both directions.

Tuesday 7th February – Warneford Lane eastbound, Gipsy Lane (in both directions)

Wednesday 8th February – Warneford Lane westbound and Roosevelt Drive (in both directions) will be closed

Thursday 9th February – Old Road will be closed in both directions
Friday 10th February – Warneford Lane eastbound, Gipsy Lane (in both directions)

Saturday 11th February (originally planned for Monday 13th February) – Warneford Lane westbound and Roosevelt Drive (in both directions) will be closed

The work we are carrying out can be noisy and we do apologise for this. We have a Section 61 agreement in place with Oxford City Council whereby we are only permitted to carry out certain work until 11pm. After 11pm we will only carry on with the less disruptive work in order to cause as little disturbance as possible.

Access to your property

As we will be closing roads, there may be times when access to your property is restricted, however our team on site will be more than happy to assist you getting to and from your property should you need to.

Help for those on benefits and those with long-term health conditions

If you or someone you know in Oxford is on benefits, or has a long term health or mental health condition or other vulnerability, it’s likely they are eligible for Project LEAP. It is for all tenures (including social housing but not Green Square properties).

The following free services are available:

  • home visit providing heating control training, installing simple measures, energy efficiency advice
  • income maximisation advice
  • larger energy efficiency measures where funding is available (eg insulation, boilers)
  • referrals to other services such as HHSRS and other support.

More information can be found at can be found at www.projectleap.org.uk.

Access to Headington update

Residents who live near the current works have been sent the following letter by the project sponsor at the County Council.

The first section of the Access to Headington project, which has seen us working at the junction of Gipsy Lane-Old Road-Roosevelt Drive-Warneford Lane, is on schedule to complete at the end of February 2017.

On Monday 6th February, we will begin a short period of night works whereby we will be surfacing the whole of the junction in parts. This work will be done overnight between the hours of 7pm and 6am when traffic is at its lightest. For diversion routes, please visit www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/accessheadington

The closures will be as follows:

Monday 6th February – Old Road will be closed in both directions.

Tuesday 7th February – Warneford Lane eastbound, Gipsy Lane (in both directions)

Wednesday 8th February – Warneford Lane westbound and Roosevelt Drive (in both directions) will be closed

Thursday 9th February – Old Road will be closed in both directions
Friday 10th February – Warneford Lane eastbound, Gipsy Lane (in both directions)

Monday 13th February – Warneford Lane westbound and Roosevelt Drive (in both directions) will be closed

The work we are carrying out can be noisy and we do apologise for this. We have a Section 61 agreement in place with Oxford City Council whereby we are only permitted to carry out certain work until 11pm. After 11pm we will only carry on with the less disruptive work in order to cause as little disturbance as possible.

Access to your property

As we will be closing roads, there may be times when access to your property is restricted, however our team on site will be more than happy to assist you getting to and from your property should you need to.

Lots of new planning applications this week

We have already received a number of concerns from residents about a couple of these newest applications. Early indications are that the application at 74 Windmill Road will attract a number of objections.

Please click on planning applications tab above to see full details of applications on properties in Windmill Road, London Road, Headley Way, Fortnam Close and at the JR.

Up and coming events in Oxford

  • Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 February, Quidditch Valentines Cup 4: Old, New, Borrowed, Blue, Horspath Sports Ground and Athletics Track, 8am to 5pm. Players from across the UK and Europe are expected to participate in this Quidditch tournament, organised by the Oxford University Quidditch Club. www.ouqc.uk
  • Saturday 18 February, Turl Street Arts Festival 2017, Brasenose Lane, 10.30am to 4pm. Celebration of 20 years of the Turl Street Arts Festival with a number of arts and crafts activities, poetry, busking and food-stalls. The festival is organised by the Turl Street Colleges. https://www.facebook.com/TurlStreetArtsFestival/

Proposed changes to health services – please give your views

 

A public consultation to health services in the County has been launched and comments are invited on proposed changes to:

  • The way hospital beds are used and to bring more care closer to home in Oxfordshire
  • Planned care at the Horton General Hospital in Banbury (planned care includes tests and treatment planned in advance and not urgent or emergency care)
  • Acute stroke services in Oxfordshire
  • Critical care at the Horton General Hospital (critical care helps people with life-threatening or very serious injuries and illnesses)
  • Maternity services including obstetrics, Special Care Baby Units (this also affects emergency gynaecology surgery).

    How you can get involved

    The full details of our proposals are in the consultation document here or you can ask for a printed copy. Call 01865 334638 or email cscsu.talkinghealth@nhs.net. You can also pick up a copy of the consultation document from any Oxfordshire library.

    Consultation events will be held across the county. You will be able to talk to clinicians and senior NHS Leaders and share your views about these proposals. Places will be limited according to venue size so please book ahead. We really want to have a conversation with you.

    Event dates

Consultation events will be held across the county where you will be able to talk to clinicians and senior NHS leaders and share your views about these proposals. Places will be limited according to venue size, so please book to attend.

The events will be held on the following dates:

Thursday 26 January: 7pm – 9pm in Banbury Thursday 2 February: 2pm – 4pm in Chipping Norton Tuesday 7 February: 3pm – 5pm in Wantage
Thursday 9 February: 7pm – 9pm in Oxford
Monday 13 February: 10am – 12pm in Didcot Thursday 16 February: 6pm – 8pm in Witney
Tuesday 21 February: 3pm – 5pm in Bicester
Monday 27 February: 10.30am – 12.30pm in Brackley Thursday 2 March: 8pm – 10pm in Henley
Monday 6 March: 8pm – 10pm in Wallingford Thursday 16 March: 7pm – 9pm in Banbury
Thursday 23 March: 6.30pm – 8.30pm in Abingdon

You will be able to read more about the proposals by picking up information at your GP practice or at www.oxonhealthcaretransformation.nhs.uk

If you would like to:

  • Attend any of the events and book your place to receive the full details, including venues
  • Receive a hard copy of the consultation document or survey
  • Or have any queries

    Please call 01865 334638 or email cscsu.talkinghealth@nhs.net

    Headington councillors are concerned about possible changes in traffic volume to and from the John Radcliffe and Churchill sites resulting from the proposed changes and are trying to find out more.

Revised timetable for energy pipe works

REVISED TIMETABLE FOR THE ENERGY LINK

The project re-commenced on time in January, but the whole timetable has now been delayed by three factors:

  1. Installing the storm drain and sewer for the Winvic development on Latimer Road
  2. Unforeseen concrete and Utilities Congestion in All Saints Road and Lime Walk
  3. County Council Access to Headington work at Roosevelt Drive/Old Road currently over-running by two weeks.

Vital Energi apologises for any inconvenience that these delays may cause and will do everything they can to make up lost time if at all possible and to assist residents and stakeholders at all times. There is no provision for night or weekend work to make up lost time as this would require a variation to the planning consent, which would take weeks to come through, delaying the process still further.

The new Timetable is as follows, but please note that it could change again depending on the concrete/utilities under the roads, the weather, if the dig teams can make up lost time or if Vital is delayed getting onto London Rd, Old Rd by the Access to Headington work at Roosevelt Drive.

 

Location Section Start  Finish
 

LATIMER ROAD

 Grange Road – The Brambles 3 Jan 3 Feb
  The Brambles – 55 Latimer Rd 6 Feb 10 March
  57 Latimer – All Saints 13 March 31 March
  London Rd & Latimer road 3 April 16 April
LIME WALK      
  86 Lime Walk – Nursery Close 3 Jan 27 Jan
  Nursery Close – 129b 30 Jan 17 Feb
  129b – Old Road 20 Feb 3 March
  Old Road 6 March  19 March
SANDFIELD ROAD      
  CURRENTLY UNCHANGED WILL START 16 JANUARY  
CHURCHILL DRIVE Phase 1 13 March 17 March
  Phase 2 & 4  20 March  21 April
  Phase 3 & 5  24 April  26 May 
NB – the timetable on CH Drive is also contingent on the Archaeological Survey      

 

Where the dig goes past a junction, the work section will end and begin halfway across the junction so that one side of the road is always kept open.

 

Please note that this timetable could change further. For up to date information, follow Twitter or see the Trust website: www.ouh.nhs/energy.

 

Long awaited consultation on health services launched

A public consultation on changes to services in Oxfordshire will run from 16 January 2017 to 9 April 2017

This is the first phase of a two part consultation – phase 2 consultation will follow later this year – and the consultation focusses on the following:

  •   Changing the way we use our hospital beds and increasing care closer to home in Oxfordshire
  •   Planned care at the Horton General Hospital (planned care includes tests and treatment planned in advance and not urgent or emergency care)
  •   Acute stroke services in Oxfordshire
  •   Critical care (critical care helps people with life-threatening or very serious injuries and illnesses) at the Horton General Hospital
  •   Maternity services at the Horton General Hospital including obstetrics and the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU).
    The full consultation document can be found here