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 />
<strong>OXFORD</strong> STATION, BOTLEY ROAD &<br />
BECKET STREET CAR PARK<br />
DS. 58A<br />
3.41<br />
Criteria Comment Score<br />
(out of 5)<br />
Current Use Station & Car Park<br />
Strategic Access<br />
Within City Centre 2km from Botley and A34 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 />
Directly onto arterial road (Botley Road) but one way road system at<br />
Beckett Street. Junction off Botley Road is poor. No residential<br />
properties and road is wide.<br />
Near City Centre location, with full range of bus routes of varying<br />
frequencies available<br />
Within close proximity to City Centre with full range of services, as<br />
well as residential areas<br />
Adjacent to railway, part residential and some employment uses<br />
nearby<br />
Large site. Long and narrow in shape. Level. Traversed by Botley<br />
Road<br />
Proximity to railway and residential uses. Requires relocation of<br />
station. Must incorporate current parking<br />
High profile location in good condition with relatively attractive<br />
location<br />
Designated development site for any of residential, university<br />
teaching, retail, B1 uses. Adjacent to protected GTE route. Car park<br />
designated for any of residential or B1(a)<br />
Potential for office development with good public transport but other designated<br />
uses give no certainty of any employment element<br />
TOTAL SCORE: 28<br />
3<br />
5<br />
4<br />
3<br />
3<br />
2<br />
4<br />
2
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