OXFORD EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY APPENDICES March 2006

Development Site: Reference Area (ha)
LAND AT REAR OF OXFORD RETAIL PARK,
GARSINGTON ROAD
DS. 56
1.15
Criteria Comment Score
(out of 5)
Current Use Vacant car park
Strategic Access
Local Road Access
Public Transport Access
Access to services &
labour
Proximity to incompatible
uses
Site characteristics
Development constraints
General attractiveness
Planning Factors
Suitability for Designated
Use
[Scoring: 5 = best, 1 = worst]
On A4142 ring road, 3km from Headington junction (A40), +10km 4
from M40, and 5km from Hinksey Hill (A34 to south)
Shared access to ring road with supermarket. Confusing filter road 4
layout on to ring road.
H17a bus route runs directly to the superstore, but very infrequently 2
(once a day). Other routes run from Garsington / Watington Road
(every hour).
Retail warehouses and superstore are nearby, but no local services 2
such as banks/building societies. Few residential properties in the
area.
Standalone site, with no incompatible uses. 5
Large, flat, empty site which is irregular in shape due to superstore. 3
Tightly bound site by the recreation ground to the SW, the ring road
to the NW, the superstore to the NE and the railway to the SE.
Low profile site as it is isolated, but could be attractive for B2/B8
operator.
Designated as a Development Site for B1(a), (b) and (c) uses, with
indicative cycle route around site, and protected open space to south
west.
Shared access with retail park but otherwise good location for B1 uses
TOTAL SCORE: 29
3
3
3