VIEWS are being sought on controversial plans to build 1,790 homes on open countryside between Oxford and Kidlington.
Documents, known as development briefs, will set expectations for sites either side of Oxford Road at Jordan Hill; between Oxford Parkway Station and Cutteslowe Park; and near Kidlington Cemetery.
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The sites have previously been allocated for housing by Cherwell District Council.
A consultation opened last week and will run until March 8. The three sites cover land west of Oxford Road (PR6b), east of Oxford Road (PR6a) and south-east of Kidlington (PR7a).
The briefs do not revisit the principle of development as this was established by the partial review of the Local Plan, adopted in September 2020.
However, they propose approaches to how development should be brought forward and, following consultation and completion, will be used to guide planning applications.
Cherwell District councillor Colin Clarke, lead member for planning, said: “Our ambition is to secure really high-quality housing development and community facilities while protecting and enhancing green spaces and biodiversity on these three sites.
“Development briefs let us get further into the detail of what the new homes, and the infrastructure supporting them, will look like and how they will be laid out. They are therefore a really important tool to support our overall ambitions for the sites.”
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Site PR6b will provide 670 new homes as an extension to north Oxford located next to Jordan Hill Business Park. It will provide 'high-quality' and accessible green spaces incorporating mature trees and creating wildlife corridors to reflect existing features of the landscape.
Site PR6a is also an extension to north Oxford located near Oxford Parkway. It will include 690 homes, a new primary school, public open spaces, an all-weather cycle route and local shops to serve this and neighbouring site PR6b.
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To the north of these two sites is PR7a, which will provide 430 new homes, ‘well-integrated’ with Kidlington and Gosford. It will include an outdoor sports facility, green space and an extension to Kidlington Cemetery.
This will be the second public consultation on development briefs for sites in the partial review of the Local Plan.
Consultation feedback was previously considered for the briefs for land west of Yarnton (PR9) and land at Stratfield Farm, Kidlington (PR7b) over August and September and these have since been approved by the council’s planning committee.
Mr Clarke added: “We would really value people’s views on what the three new developments will look like and invite local people and other stakeholders to share their opinions with us.”
To have your say, go to letstalk.cherwell.gov.uk/development-briefs.
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