Local Plan 2036 ADOPTED 8th June 2020 Building a world-class city for everyone If you have any questions please email
[email protected] phone 01865 252847 or write to Planning Policy, Planning Services Oxford City Council St Aldate’s Chambers 109-113 St Aldate’s Oxford OX1 1DS www.oxford.gov.uk/localplan Contents Foreword . 1 Introduction . 3 1 . Spatial Strategy . 9 Policy S1: Presumption in favour of sustainable development . 9 Policy S2: Development Contributions . 24 2 . Building on Oxford’s economic strengths and ensuring prosperity and opportunities for all . 25 Policy E1: Employment sites . 27 Policy E2: Teaching and research . 29 3 . A pleasant place to live, delivering housing with a mixed and balanced community . 31 Policy H1: The scale of new housing provision . 35 Policy H2: Delivering affordable homes . 37 Policy H3: Employer-linked affordable housing . 39 Policy H4: Mix of dwelling sizes . 41 Policy H5: Development involving loss of dwellings . 42 Policy H6: Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) . 43 Policy H7: Community-led housing and self-build housing . 44 Policy H8: Provision of new student accommodation . 48 Policy H9: Linking the delivery of new/redeveloped and refurbished university academic facilities to the delivery of university provided residential accommodation . 49 Policy H10: Accessible and adaptable homes . 50 Policy H11: Older persons and specialist and supported living accommodation . 52 Policy H12: Homes for travelling communities . 52 Policy H13: Homes for boat dwellers . 54 Policy H14: Privacy, daylight, and sunlight . 55 Policy H15: Internal space standards . 56 Policy H16: Outdoor amenity space standards . 57 4 . Making wise use of our resources and securing a good quality local environment .