OXFORD EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY APPENDICES March 2006
OXFORD EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY APPENDICES March 2006
OXFORD EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY APPENDICES March 2006
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Development Site: Reference Area (ha)<br />
ROVER SPORTS CLUB FIELD, ROMAN WAY<br />
DS. 69AA<br />
10.43<br />
Criteria Comment Score<br />
(out of 5)<br />
Current Use Private Playing Fields<br />
Strategic Access<br />
On A4142 (ring road). 3km from Headlington (A40) and 5km from 4<br />
Local Road Access<br />
Public Transport Access<br />
Access to services &<br />
labour<br />
Proximity to incompatible<br />
uses<br />
Site characteristics<br />
Development constraints<br />
General attractiveness<br />
Planning Factors<br />
Suitability for Designated<br />
Uses<br />
[Scoring: 5 = best, 1 = worst]<br />
Hinksey Hill.<br />
Non-congested access to Horspath which is free moving and 5<br />
provides fast and free access directly to the ring road. Employment<br />
uses adjacent.<br />
Bus routes TH 103 and TH 102 run adjacent to the site, but only once 2<br />
an hour.<br />
The site is remote from shops and services and the nearest 2<br />
residential area to the site is Cowley.<br />
No incompatible uses and adjacent to existing employment uses. 5<br />
Adjoins the BMW plant which owns this land.<br />
The site is flat, regular in shape and large. 5<br />
Recently excluded from Green Belt to allow BMW expansion but still<br />
adjoins wider Green Belt<br />
Attractive location dominated by large BMW site to the west. Not a<br />
high profile location but earmarked for BMW expansion.<br />
Designated as a Development Site for B1 & B2 uses. Removed from<br />
Green Belt to allow expansion of BMW plant<br />
Suitable for extension of BMW plant B1/B2 uses<br />
TOTAL SCORE: 35<br />
4<br />
5<br />
5
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