The results of a month-long consultation over the future of East Oxford Community Centre have been published today.

A series of options for development on the Princes Street site were put forward by Oxford City Council, ranging from minor touch-ups including painting and patch repairs to a major redevelopent.

The majority of the public backed 'Option 3': a total overhaul of the site using £2.3m raised by selling off other facilities including the East Oxford Games Hall and Film Oxford sites, as well as the northern section of East Oxford Community Centre itself where the most dilapidated buildings are.

New film and music studios would be included in the newly-refurbished building.

Councillor Christine Simm, executive board member for culture and communities, said: “We would like to thank everyone who took the time to take part in the consultation.

"East Oxford Community Centre is an important community facility, and we want the whole community to be involved in this project.

"As the project moves forward, users and residents will continue to be kept informed at every stage.”

For a full list of the options and responses see below:

Option 1: Painting, decorating, patch repairs and new flooring but no reduction in high on-going maintenance costs. Would risk high-cost structural failures in the future.

Option 2: A £1.4m major refurbishment and minor redevelopment including painting, decorating, patch repairs, new flooring, new windows and a new roof for the advice centre, and demolishing and reproviding ‘B Block’ as a new build facility. Sale of the East Oxford Games Hall and Film Oxford sites for housing to raise funds.

Option 3: A £2.3m refurbishment and major redevelopment including redecorating the old school building, redecorating and remodelling the Fusion Arts building and constructing a modern two-storey building featuring film and music studios, offices and community spaces. Sale of the East Oxford Games Hall and Film Oxford sites along with the northern section of East Oxford Community Centre for housing to raise funds.

The response to each scheme option was:

Option 1: 33.0% agreed or strongly agreed (36 of 109); 50.5% disagreed or strongly disagreed (55 of 109)

Option 2: 42.5% agreed or strongly agreed (45 of 106); 30.2% disagreed or strongly disagreed (32 of 106)

Option 3: 60% (69 of 115) agreed or strongly agreed (32 of 115); 27.8% disagreed or strongly disagreed

A total of 148 people completed the consultation. This is higher than the average rate for the City Council’s consultations, which in 2016 was 97 responses before the East Oxford Community Centre consultation.

City Council officers are now preparing a report to go to the City Executive Board in the New Year. It will ask the Executive Board to take a decision on the way forward for the project.

The City Council has £670,000 of its own capital to invest.