Manor Ground development: work starts next Monday

Ruth joined around 20 local residents at the meeting held by Green Square and Feltham Construction on 12 January. We discussed the new development of 27 flats, and more specifically how much extra construction traffic will be in and out of the site, at what times, and how noise and disruption can be minimised

Andy will be the site manager, and his name and mobile phone number will be displayed on the signage at the junction of London Road and the Manor Hospital delivery road from Monday 16 January.

The duration of the works will be 43 weeks. The schedule for works is still being finalised. Next Monday there will be one delivery from two different lorries with essential workplace units and groundworks will start next Wednesday. A crane will be located on site for some of the works. Timber frames will start to go up in late April/early May and the outside of the building is scheduled to take five weeks.

Construction will take place between 07.30 and 17.00 Monday to Friday with no weekend working (except in emergency) but vans will arrive on site from 07.00. Contractors have been advised to avoid delivering to the site between 08.00-09.00 and after 15.00

Access to and from the site

The private road from London Rd (next to Shell garage) will be made two way -access will be supervised by a Feltham employee.  It will be used by hospital delivery vehicles IN as normal,  by all construction vehicles IN and will be used OUT by any construction vehicle that cannot exit the site via Osler Rd. Special procedures will be put in place when very large vehicles enter the site, and the route for incoming works traffic will be from the Green Road roundabout down London Road.

Concerns raised by residents are being addressed. If any resident believes that sub-contractors are parking outside the site in their residential street they should report this to Andy in the first instance. If these issues are not resolved, or if vehicles are continuing to park illegally in neighbouring roads such as Beech Road or Osler Road, please inform Ruth and David and we will press for further action.

Ruth queried the egress of construction traffic (white vans) from the Osler Road exit as there is already traffic congestion and a history of near misses. Green Square are asking Feltham to come up with a scheme that restricts egress of construction traffic out of this exit – one possible solution is for all site traffic to exit the site between certain times via the private road, supervised by the site manager. We will keep you updated on this.

We have ensured the police, County Parking, Highways, the JR, and the bus services have been informed. If you would like further notes of the meeting please let us know, we will be contacting neighbours shortly to make sure everyone knows what’s going on.

Latest Planning Decisions

Seven decisions have been made on planning applications week ending 23/12/11 by officers using delegated powers.  There were five permissions and two were withdrawn. Application sites included: Franklin Road, New High Street, Staunton Road, Headley Way  and Sandfield Road. You can view these applications by clicking on our Planning Decisions tab (top bar).

Boxing Day Walk at Shotover Country Park

To start getting rid of those extra pounds you may have gained over Christmas, why not book yourself onto the Shotover Country Park Boxing Day Walk?  The walk takes you around one of the city’s most beautiful parks and is being organised by the Oxford Health Walks team as part of GO Active at Oxford City Council.

Local history enthusiast Mike Stranks will be leading the two mile stroll that takes in some of the most spectacular views across Oxford and along the way will be sharing some of the park’s historical tales. He says: “I’m looking forward to taking people to different parts of Shotover and explaining some of the fascinating history of the area. It should be really good fun and get people out from in front of the TV on Boxing Day.” Walking is a great way to maintain an active lifestyle with many health benefits. It is also a good way to get out exploring the areas we live in. 

GO Active offers a variety of walking activities across the county all year round ranging from weekly Health Walks to Nordic Walking courses. The Boxing Day Walk will meet on Monday 26 December at 10.45am at the Shotover car park and is free for people to attend. Everyone is welcome; however it is not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs. For more information visit the GO Active website: www.getoxfordshireactive.org, or contact Vicki on vgalvin@oxford.gov.uk or 01865 252720.

Road closure Mon 12 December – St Andrew’s Lane

TEMPORARY ROAD TRAFFIC ORDER – S14(2) ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984

St Andrews Lane, Headington, Oxford: –

Temporary Road closure for new gas service

A temporary Traffic Regulation Order has been arranged to apply a temporary road closures to St Andrew’s Lane.  The order is required to enable a new gas connection to no. 19. The works are planned to take place on Monday 12th December.   Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles, the works and those residents within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works.