OXFORD EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY APPENDICES March 2006

Development Site: Reference Area (ha)
BMW GARAGE SITE, BANBURY ROAD,
SUMMERTOWN
DS. 8
0.29
Criteria Comment Score
(out of 5)
Current Use Vacant garage/car showroom
Strategic Access
2.5km from Pear Tree interchange (A40, A34 North, A44), Over 10km
to junction 9 of the M40. 1km from ring road.
3
Local Road Access Accessed off Banbury Road, which is a main artery road. 3
Public Transport Access
Access to services &
labour
Proximity to incompatible
uses
Site characteristics
Development constraints
General attractiveness
Planning Factors
Suitability for Designated
Uses
[Scoring: 5 = best, 1 = worst]
Very regular bus services run along Banbury Road into Oxford City 4
Centre.
Within Summertown district centre with access to local shops and 4
services. Residential areas near by.
Not adjacent to residential properties. Within District Centre and on 4
main shopping frontage. Mix of local shops and services near by but
not incompatible with these.
Regular shaped site, which is small and flat. 4
Requires active retail frontage but no other development constraints 5
High profile, prominent site within District Centre but size limits 3
attractiveness.
Designated as a Development Site for all of following uses – retail, 4
residential, employment uses and on primary shopping frontage.
Reasonable secondary office location with good access but other higher value
designated uses no certainty of major employment element
TOTAL SCORE: 34