OXFORD EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY APPENDICES March 2006

Reserved Site: Reference Area (ha)
LAND AT NORTH MEADOW FARM,
SUMMERTOWN
R3
16.8
Criteria Comment Score
(out of 5)
Current Use Farmland / playing fields, with some existing residential dwellings
Strategic Access
Local Road Access
Public Transport Access
Access to services &
labour
Proximity to incompatible
uses
Site characteristics
Development constraints
General attractiveness
Planning Factors
Suitability for Employment
Uses
[Scoring: 5 = best, 1 = worst]
About 2.5 km from Peartree Interchange and 5km from Headington
roundabout for access to M40; access via Banbury Road (A4166) or
to northern by-pass along Marsh Lane
Only vehicular access onto site via Marston Ferry Road (B4495), with
no existing internal roads on site.
Very regular bus services run along Banbury Road into Oxford City
Centre, and with some routes serving site via Marston Ferry Road
Near residential areas and Summertown District Centre for shops and
services.
Residential properties to north of site, and school adjoining southern
edge of site.
Flat, regular in shape and large in size. Low-lying and on fringes of
area at risk of flooding
Existing residential properties on site and protected open space / 3
playing fields may act as constraints; also potential impact on
adjoining Green Belt
Attractive setting, but a relatively low profile location. 3
Within urban area close to public transport. Designated as
Safeguarded Land, but contains two areas of Protected Open Space.
Adjoins Green Belt, area of undeveloped flood plain and nature
conservation areas.
Limited accessibility, and proximity to a range of sensitive uses would constrain
the range of potential employment uses appropriate for this site
TOTAL SCORE: 26
2
2
4
4
2
3
3