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 />
ABBEY PLACE CAR PARK, <strong>OXFORD</strong> CITY<br />
CENTRE<br />
DS. 2<br />
0.52<br />
Criteria Comment Score<br />
(out of 5)<br />
Current Use Car park<br />
Strategic Access<br />
Within City Centre 2-3km from Botley Interchange (A420) 2<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 />
Accessed from Oxpens Road, which is relatively wide and 3<br />
unconstrained. Constrained by proximity to and interlinking with the<br />
other city centre roads.<br />
Within City Centre location, with full range of bus routes of varying 5<br />
frequencies available<br />
Within close proximity to City Centre with full range of services, as 4<br />
well as residential areas<br />
On main road. Adjacent to Oxford and Cherwell College and other car 3<br />
parks. Residential properties nearby.<br />
Level, flat and regular shape, but relatively small 4<br />
Proximity to other City Centre uses and residential. Need to 2<br />
incorporate or relocate existing parking<br />
Poor condition. Unattractive surroundings but prominent position on 3<br />
City Centre main road.<br />
Development site for any of residential, A3, retail, tourism, or 2<br />
employment uses. Adjacent to indicative pedestrian route<br />
Potentially suited to office use but not attractive location, peripheral to city centre<br />
and no certainty of employment uses being developed<br />
TOTAL SCORE: 28
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