Timetable for 1st phase development of Old Road/Park Hospital Campus

Ruth met a number of local residents and University employees at last Friday’s public consultation meeting. Here is the proposed timescale for development that was advertised at that event:

9-10 May 2014

Public consultation on detailed design of BDI building, and initial proposals for Amenities building

End of May 2014

Submit reserved matters application for BDI building

June 2014

Public consultation on Amenities building

June-September 2014

Council consideration of BDI building application and consultation period for comments from the public

July 2014

Submit reserved matters application for Amenities building application

July-October 2014

Council consideration of Amenities building application and consultation period for comments from the public

October 2014

BDI building: start on site

January 2015

Amenities building: start on site

Planning latest

Wingfield House in Gathorne Road is seeking compliance with planning conditions as follows:

11/00875/CND

Felicity Byrne

Details submitted in compliance with conditions 5 (Cycle parking details required) and 7 (Details of bin stores) of planning permission 11/00875/FUL.

These matters are decided on delegated authority by planning officers

Latest on Brookes building plans

The following notes have been sent out to councillors from Oxford Brookes University

1. WORKS UPDATE
1.1. The cycle shelter between our Media Centre and International Centre is now operational
1.1.1. Further works to complete the cladding and wall finishes will continue into April
1.1.2. This may cause some minor noise from handtools and men working in the landscaped area between the shelter and the walled boundary of nearby properties
1.2. Occasional paving repairs and jetwashing is expected to take place in our Western Access Road between Headington Road and Cheney School field
1.2.1. This may cause some minor noise from handtools and generator use
2. JOHN HENRY BROOKES BUILDING
2.1. Our new building is now open and has been very well received by our staff and students.
2.1.1. The public can access the building between the hours of 7.30am and 9.00pm
2.2. The construction of our Colonnade retail building will continue into April
2.3. Following the completion of the Colonnade construction programme, our contracted retailers will begin their own programmes of fit out to the individual units
2.3.1. These units are expected to include a bookshop, bank and convenience store, in addition to dentist, doctor and osteopath surgeries, all of which will be open to the public
3. OTHER ESTATES UPDATES
3.1. The University will shortly be applying to the City Council to extend the planning permission for its temporary buildings on the Headington Hill site
3.2. This application will be made available by the City Council on its webpages for comment

Headington Neighbourhood Area – can Stansfeld be included?

The short answer is NO.

Nothing would have delighted the Headington Neighbourhood Forum more than to have included Stansfeld in a forthcoming neighbourhood plan, but there are criteria governing what is included or excluded within a proposed neighbourhood area boundary.

Land within a parished area cannot be included within the Headington Neighbourhood Area.  Stansfeld falls within the Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish Council area boundaries.

Stansfeld could be included within a Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish neighbourhood area, if the parish decides to develop one, and this might potentially safeguard its future in terms of what the land could be used for. County Cllr Roz Smith has been pushing for this to happen. But Stansfeld cannot fall within the Headington Neighbourhood Area.

This information has been checked with Oxford City Council today and is entirely consistent with policy guidance given previously.