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Oxford North (Northern Gateway) Land Adjacent To A44, A40, A34 And Wolvercote Roundabout Northern By-Pass Road Wolvercote Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8JR

Granted Oxford 18/02065/OUTFUL Hybrid - Outline and Full

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Hybrid planning application comprising: (i) Outline application (with all matters reserved save for "access"), for the erection of up to 87,300 sqm (GIA) of employment space (Use Class B1), up to 550 sqm (GIA) of community space (Use Class D1), up to 2,500 sqm (GIA) of Use Classes A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 floorspace, up to a 180 bedroom hotel (Use Class C1) and up to 480 residential units (Use Class C3), installation of an energy sharing loop, main vehicle access points from A40 and A44, link road between A40 and A44 through the site, pedestrian and cycle access points and routes, car and cycle parking, open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure works. Works to the A40 and A44 in the vicinity of the site. (ii) Full application for part of Phase 1A comprising 15,850 sqm (GIA) of employment space (Use Class B1), installation of an energy sharing loop, access junctions from the A40 and A44 (temporary junction design on A44), construction of a link road between the A40 and A44, open space, landscaping, temporary car parking (for limited period), installation of cycle parking (some temporary for limited period), foul and surface water drainage, pedestrian and cycle links (some temporary for limited period) along with associated infrastructure works. Works to the A40 and A44 in the vicinity of the site. (Amended plans and additional information received 19.06.2019)

As published by the council, reference 18/02065/OUTFUL

Application record

Reference
18/02065/OUTFUL
Type
Hybrid - Outline and Full
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
31 Jul 2018
Validated
31 Jul 2018
Decided
23 Mar 2021
Ward
Wolvercote Ward
Decision by
Committee or Called In to Committee
Postcode
OX2 8JR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Oxford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/02973/RES Granted

    Oxford North (Northern Gateway) Land Adjacent To A44, A40, A34 And Wolvercote Roundabout Northern By-Pass Road Wolvercote Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8JR

    Details of reserved matters (appearance, siting, landscaping and scale) for the relocation of three substations. The Hybrid Application was the subject of an EIA.

    Decided 31 Mar 2023 Reserved matters
  • 21/01053/RES Granted

    Oxford North (Northern Gateway) Land Adjacent To A44, A40, A34 And Wolvercote Roundabout Northern By-Pass Road Wolvercote Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 8JR

    Reserved matters approval for earthworks, attenuation ponds , substations, services and areas of permanent and temporary landscaping.

    Decided 18 Aug 2021 Reserved matters

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jul 2018

    Received by Oxford

  2. 23 Mar 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

234 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Oxford granted permission on 23 March 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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