Issue - meetings
22/02849/FUL: Land at Winchester Banbury and Bevington Road, Oxford
Meeting: 23/05/2023 - Planning - Oxford City Planning Committee (Item 4)
4 22/02849/FUL: Land at Winchester Road, Banbury Road and Bevington Road, Oxford 
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Site Address: |
Land At Winchester Road, Banbury Road and Bevington Road, Oxford |
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Proposal: |
The development of land at Winchester, Banbury and Bevington Road for the provision of student accommodation through the construction of accommodation buildings, a new villa on Bevington Road and the conversion of 43-45 Banbury Road together with a student pavilion building, an academic accommodation building, maintenance and repair works to the conservatory at 59 Banbury Road and associated landscaping works including walls and railings to roadside frontages, electrical substation, associated ancillary accommodation, access, cycle parking, accessible parking and refuse and recycling facilities |
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Reason at Committee: |
The proposal is a major development |
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Recommendation: The Oxford City Planning Committee is recommended to: 1. approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the required planning conditions set out in section 12 of the report and grant planning permission; and subject to: · the satisfactory completion of a legal agreement under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and other enabling powers to secure the planning obligations set out in the recommended heads of terms which are set out in the report; and 2. agree to delegate authority to the Head of Planning Services to: · finalise the recommended conditions as set out in the report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Head of Planning Services considers reasonably necessary; and · finalise the recommended legal agreement under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and other enabling powers as set out in the report, including refining, adding to, amending and/or deleting the obligations detailed in the heads of terms set out in the report (including to dovetail with and where appropriate, reinforce the final conditions and informatives to be attached to the planning permission) as the Head of Planning Services considers reasonably necessary; and · complete the section 106 legal agreement referred to above and issue the planning permission. |
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Minutes:
The Committee considered an application (22/02849/FUL) for the development of land at Winchester, Banbury and Bevington Road for the provision of student accommodation through the construction of accommodation buildings, a new villa on Bevington Road and the conversion of 43-45 Banbury Road together with a student pavilion building, and academic accommodation building, maintenance and repair works to the conservatory at 59 Banbury Road and associated landscaping works including walls and railings to roadside frontages, electrical substation, associated ancillary accommodation, access, cycle parking, accessible parking and refuse and recycling facilities.
The Planning Officer provided the following updates and clarifications:
· The applicant was both the University of Oxford and Hertford College.
· The CIL amount shown in the report was incorrect, due to the way it had been reported and calculated. Following an amended CIL form and calculation the correct figure was £784,457.
· The Section 106 highways contribution had also been re-negotiated with the County Council. The contribution was now proposed to be £100,000.
· Since publication of the report three additional letters of representation had been received. The issues raised related to conditions; impact on water and sewerage infrastructure; intensification of the site; the location of access points; traffic construction times and general noise. All of the planning issues raised had been addressed in the officer’s report. With regard to the use of conditions, planning policy guidance was clear that conditions could enhance the quality of development and enable development to proceed where it would otherwise have been necessary to refuse planning permission, by mitigating the adverse effects. Therefore the use of planning conditions was a recognised way of dealing with planning issues.
The Planning Officer gave a presentation and highlighted the following:
· The application sought planning permission for the redevelopment of land to the rear of Winchester Road, Banbury Road and Bevington Road in the north of Oxford. It sought to provide a new academic community, with the introduction of student accommodation and a new departmental building -Southeast Asian Studies Centre (SASC) - bringing together Hertford College, Kellogg College, Reuben College and Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA).
· The proposed development would provide 130 new graduate student rooms for Hertford College, Kellogg College and Reuben College across 6 new buildings, together with the conversion and upgrade of the existing detached twin villa building at 43 - 45 Banbury Road.
· Additional ancillary student facilities would also be provided, including a pavilion which would accommodate a reading room, recreation room and common room. The ground floor of 11 Winchester Road would be partially refurbished to provide a Porter’s Lodge, an accessible bedroom and staff facilities, replacing an existing bedroom and communal kitchen.
· The site would provide 7 car parking spaces and 346 cycle spaces across the site.
· The site was located within the North Oxford Conservation Area. In addition, 59 Banbury Road and Gees Restaurant were Listed Buildings which were located within the setting of the proposed development. Great weight had been given to preserving these heritage assets when determining the application. ... view the full minutes text for item 4