OXWED has submitted planning applications to Oxford City Council for the regeneration of the Oxpens site in the city.
The proposals put forward by OXWED, which is a joint venture between Nuffield College and Oxford City Council, will transform a neglected part of the city into a vibrant mixed-use neighbourhood.
The application includes the development of 234 new apartments – 50% of which will be affordable – 258 student rooms, approximately 500,000 sq ft or lab or office space and a 250-bed hotel on a 15-acre brownfield site.
Kevin Minns, managing director at OXWED, said: “This is an incredible milestone both for the scheme and for the future of Oxford’s West End. This area of Oxford, with its rich social history of industry and community, has been overlooked and under-appreciated for too long, but now has the capacity to really deliver for the people of Oxford.
“New homes, jobs, commercial space, a public square with shops and community amenities, amphitheatre and new green spaces all just moments from the train station in Oxfordshire’s most sustainable location. We look forward to bringing our vision and ambition for this regeneration to life.”
An outline planning application has been submitted for an illustrative masterplan, parameter plans and supporting design code, and a detailed application has been submitted for the enabling works to prepare the site for development. Subject to planning, OXWED will look to find a development partner some time this year. Architects Hawkins Brown and landscape architects Gillespies helped to draw up proposals for the site.
