OXFORD EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY APPENDICES March 2006

Site: Reference Area (ha)
POWELL’S TIMBER YARD,
474 COWLEY ROAD
37
0.34
Criteria Comment Score
(out of 5)
Strategic Access
Within 1.5 km. of Cowley Roundabout; 5km. to Headington
Roundabout (for M40) and 6.5 km. to Hinksey Hill Interchange (for
A34)
2
Local Road Access Access directly onto Cowley Road, although junction is tight;
independent access and parking
3
Public Transport Access Good range of bus routes and frequencies available via Garsington
Road / Between Towns Road
4
Access to services & Close to Temple Cowley and John Allen Centre, with a range of 4
labour
services; adjacent to residential areas
Proximity to incompatible Adjacent to residential properties, with allotments to rear; fronts onto 4
uses
main road with a mix of uses
Site characteristics Reasonably sized site, of regular shape and generally level 4
Development constraints
General attractiveness
Planning Factors
[Scoring: 5 = best, 1 = worst]
Narrow access onto site from Cowley Road; no other known
constraints
Overall appearance is unattractive but condition fair; limited extent of
street frontage reduces profile of site
Designated as Protected Key Employment Site, within Protected
Open Space to rear
TOTAL SCORE: 29
3
2
3