LONG-AWAITED plans for 190 homes, a GP surgery and a community centre in Wolvercote have been revealed to the public.

Detailed designs to create a new community at the Wolvercote Paper Mill - with 50 per cent affordable housing have been drawn up - 13 years after the site was first earmarked for development.

More than 160 people viewed the plans - put forward by Cala Homes - earlier this month and a planning application will be formally lodged in the coming weeks.

The entrance to the development would be in between The White Hart and Jacob's Inn pubs.

A GP surgery - for existing and new residents - will sit at the heart of a new village square while the community centre would be close to the entrance.

Chairman of the Wolvercote Neighbourhood Forum, Christopher Hardman, said: "Most people agree it's a brownfield site and it needs to be developed and I think were reasonably satisfied with what they saw.

"There's a community building included in the plans and they are open to discussion about what that might be used for."

"But there are questions about the impact of traffic that will be generated - with 190 homes how many cars will be coming and going from the site.

Mr Hardman added that it was important Cala Homes stuck to planning conditions, particularly in bringing forward 50 per cent affordable housing.

Oxford University first proposed to use the site in 2005, initially to build homes for its staff.

Outline plans for 190 homes includes a GP surgery, office buildings, and a community centre were then approved by Oxford City Council's west area planning committee in December 2015.

But the University has been searching for a developer to sell the site to - and has since found Cala Homes.

Andrew Aldridge, Land Director at Cala Homes, said: "We were really pleased with the high turnout at our consultation event in Wolvercote.

"We were able to have constructive conversations with residents and will be reviewing and collating all the feedback received and submitting it with our reserved matters application to Oxford City Council in the next few weeks."

Any changes will be posted on the firm's website.