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Site address: 195 Botley Road And Units 1 And 1A Botley Retail Park Botley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0HY

Proposal: Demolition of existing retail buildings and erection of two laboratory and office buildings for research and development, as well as flexible ground floor commercial space (Use Class E). Provision of a cycle parking store, altered vehicular access onto Botley Road, plant, landscaping and associated works.

Reason at Committee: Major Development

RECOMMENDATION

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 this 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 this report; and

agree to delegate authority to the Director of Planning & Regulation to:

finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as requested by the Lead Local Flood Authority and as the Director of Planning and Regulation 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 this report, including refining, adding to, amending and/or deleting the obligations detailed in the heads of terms set out in this report (including to dovetail with and where appropriate, reinforce the final conditions and informatives to be attached to the planning permission) as the Director of Planning & Regulation considers reasonably necessary; and

complete the section 106 legal agreement referred to above and issue the planning permission.

Site address: Units 2-5 Botley Retail Park, Lamarsh Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Proposal: Demolition of existing retail buildings and erection of a laboratory and office building for research and development (Use Class E). Provision of a cycle parking store, access, a plant, landscaping and associated works.

Reason at Committee: Major Development

RECOMMENDATION

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 this 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 this report; and

2. Agree to delegate authority to the Director of Planning & Regulation to:

·       finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as requested by the Lead Local Flood Authority and as the Director of Planning & Regulation 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 this report, including refining, adding to, amending and/or deleting the obligations detailed in the heads of terms set out in this report (including to dovetail with and where appropriate, reinforce the final conditions and informatives to be attached to the planning permission) as the Director of Planning & Regulation considers reasonably necessary; and

·       complete the section 106 legal agreement referred to above and issue the planning permission.

Site address: Plot 27, Oxford Science Park, Robert Robinson Avenue, Oxford

Proposal: Development of a laboratory and office building (Use Class E) with associated access road, landscaping, car parking, cycle parking, site infrastructure and engineering works and related works.

Reason at Committee: The proposals are for major development

RECOMMENDATION

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 this 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 this report; and

2. Agree to delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Regulatory Regulation to:

·       Finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this 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 this report, including refining, adding to, amending and/or deleting the obligations detailed in the heads of terms set out in this 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.

Site address: University of Oxford Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Proposal: Application for reserved matters of application 12/02072/OUT (appearance, landscaping, scale and layout) for plot B2 to create a three storey laboratory building with basement and plant at roof level with associated substation building, cycle storage building and associated landscaping (additional information and revised plans).

Reason at Committee: Major Development

RECOMMENDATION

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 this report and grant planning permission.

2.    Agree to delegate authority to the Head of Planning and Regulation to:

·       finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Head of Planning and Regulation considers reasonably necessary; and

Site address: Blackbird Leys Community Centre, Blackbird Leys Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Proposal: Reserved matters application for the provision of a community centre and public open space surrounding the community centre and block A. (Revised plans and additional information)

Reason at Committee: Major development

RECOMMENDATION

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 this report and grant planning permission.

2.    Agree to delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Regulation Services to:

·       finalise the recommended conditions as set out in this report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Head of Planning Services considers reasonably necessary.

Site address: Oxford City

Proposal: To consider nominations for addition to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register (OHAR)

Reason at Committee: To approve or reject proposed nominations.

RECOMMENDATION

Oxford City Planning Committee is recommended to

1. APPROVE the following nominations for addition to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register.

·       New Marston Meadows

·       Milham Ford School

·       St Andrews CofE Primary School, London Road, Headington

·       Tumbling Bay Bathing Place

·       Slade Camp, Headington

·       The Kilns, Lewis Close, Headington

·       Parish Church of St Mary, Bayswater Road

·       Long Bridges Bathing Place

·       Henry & Joyce Collins’ Oxford Mural, Temple Cowley

2. To REJECT the following nominations for addition to the register.

       None.

Recommendation: to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 15 April 2025 as a true and accurate record.

Items currently expected to be considered by the committee at future meetings are listed for information. This is not a definitive list and applications may be added or removed at any point. These are not for discussion at this meeting.

Future meetings of the Committee are scheduled at 6.00pm on:

17 June 2025

15 July 2025

19 August 2025

16 September 2025