OXFORD EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY APPENDICES March 2006

Development Site: Reference Area (ha)
ST. ALDATE’S REGENERATION ZONE,
OXFORD CITY CENTRE
DS. 73A
6.36
Criteria Comment Score
(out of 5)
Current Use Mix of commercial, institutional, educational and residential uses
Strategic Access
Within City Centre 2-3km from Botley Interchange (A420) 2
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
Uses
[Scoring: 5 = best, 1 = worst]
City Centre location with restricted road access, such as one-way 2
system and parking restrictions. The South of the site is more easily
accessible off Speedwell Street.
Within City Centre location, with full range of bus routes of varying 5
frequencies available
Within close proximity to City Centre with full range of services, as 4
well as residential areas
Surrounded by range of City Centre and other employment uses, 5
including B1
Large site, regular in shape, sloping to gently to the north 3
Conservation Area with listed buildings 2
Prominent part south-east of City Centre; mix of ages and conditions 3
Development site for any of A1 / A3 uses at ground floor level,
student accommodation, residential and offices on upper floors
subject to no loss of residential accommodation, and other uses
which regenerate the area and are sympathetically designed to reflect
Central Conservation Area and listed buildings
Potential for small offices but onerous development requirements will limit
likelihood of development
TOTAL SCORE: 28
2