Site address: Multiple sites throughout the City                      

Proposal: To consider nominations for addition to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register.                          

Recommendation:

The West Area Planning Committee is recommended to:

Approve or reject proposed nominations.

Councillor Iley-Williamson joined the meeting at 19.10, prior to the presentation of this item and was able to participate in its determination.

The Committee considered a report setting out proposed nominations within the wards falling within the Committee’s remit for addition to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register (OHAR)

The  Heritage Team Leader noted that the inclusion of South Park in the list of nominations  had been in error as South Park is already in a conservation area and therefore doesn’t meet the criteria for inclusion because it already benefits from the greater protection afforded by conservation area status. The Committee was therefore recommended to reject the proposal that it be added to the OHAR.

In response to questions the Heritage Team Leader explained the rationale for the inclusion of Castle Mill and Fiddlers Island Streams; Brasenose Squash Courts; 109-111 Magdalen Road; and 76 Lonsdale Road.

The Chair proposed that the nominations to add both Castle Mill Stream and Fiddlers Island Stream to the OHAR be rejected on the grounds that it is illogical to seek to protect water.  A reconfigured proposal that might, for example, seek to protect the river bed or banks would make more sense.

After discussion and taking account of all the points raised, on being to the vote, the majority of the Committee agreed that:

1.    Castle Mill Stream should not be added to the OHAR (without prejudice to a revised proposal coming forward in the future);  

2.    Fiddlers Island Stream be added to the OHAR;

3.    76 Lonsdale Road should not be added to the OHAR;

4.    The remainder of the nominations that were recommended for approval, with the exception of South Park, should be added to the OHAR;  

5.    The remainder of the nominations that were recommended for rejection, with the inclusion of South Park, not be added to the OHAR.

The Committee resolved to ACCEPT the following nominations:-

1.         The site of the Franciscan (Greyfriars) Priory

2.         Brasenose Squash Courts

3.         Bridge over Bulstake Stream, Binsey Lane

4.         Fiddlers Island Stream

5.         109-111 Magdalen Road

6.         1-9 Cyprus Terrace

7.         Oriel College playing fields

8.         South Oxford Community Centre

9.         Site of Osney Abbey

10.       4 South Parade

11.       5-6 South Parade

12.       United Reformed (formerly congregational church), Banbury Road

13.       Warneford Meadow

The Committee resolved to REJECT the following nominations:

1. Castle Mill Stream

2. The Wareham Stream

3. Fisher Row

4. The Hollybush Inn

5. Oriel Square historic paving

6. South Park

7. 76 Lonsdale Road

Proposal: to consider nominations for addition to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register

Reason at Committee:  to approve or reject proposed nominations.

Recommendation: East Area Planning Committee is recommended to:

APPROVE the following nominations for addition to the register.

1. Cuckoo Lane

2. All Saints Church, Lime Walk

3. 8th Oxford Scout Hut (formerly All Saints Mission Chapel)

4. Brasenose Farmhouse

5. Central Morrell Avenue

6. Church of St Francis Assisi

7. Hilsboro, 14 Holyoake Road

8. Hockmore Cottages, Bartholomew Road

9. 63 Henley Avenue

10. 18 Windsor Street and 6 Perrin Street

11. 20 Villiers Lane with No. 62 and 64 Rose Hill

12. 50 Rose Hill, west side

13. 85 (All Saints Vicarage), Old Road

14. Rose Hill Methodist Church

15. The Somerset Public House

To REJECT the following nominations for addition to the register.

None.

The Committee considered a report setting out proposed nominations within the wards falling within the Committee’s remit for addition to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register.

The Planning Officer reported a correction to paragraph 6.1 of the report to replace “grant planning permission” with “add these properties to the OHAR” and corrections to paragraph 7.1 of the report to replace “this application” with “these nominations” and replace “grant planning permission” with “approve the addition of these nominations to the OHAR”.

On being put to the vote the Committee agreed with the officer recommendation in the report.

The Committee resolved to approve the following nominations listed in the appendix to the report for addition to the register:

1. Cuckoo Lane

2. All Saints Church, Lime Walk

3. 8th Oxford Scout Hut (formerly All Saints Mission Chapel)

4. Brasenose Farmhouse

5. Central Morrell Avenue

6. Church of St Francis Assisi

7. Hilsboro, 14 Holyoake Road

8. Hockmore Cottages, Bartholomew Road

9. 63 Henley Avenue

10. 18 Windsor Street and 6 Perrin Street

11. 20 Villiers Lane with No. 62 and 64 Rose Hill

12. 50 Rose Hill, west side

13. 85 (All Saints Vicarage), Old Road

14. Rose Hill Methodist Church

15. The Somerset Public House