Local Plan 2036 PROPOSED SUBMISSION DRAFT 1st November - 13th December 2018 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, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services Oxford City Council St Aldate’s Chambers 109-113 St Aldate’s Oxford OX1 1DS www.oxford.gov.uk/localplan Contents Foreword Introduction . 1 Strengths, challenges and vision for Oxford . .1 Strengths and roles of Oxford . .1 Vision . .3 Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulation Assessment . .5 1. Spatial Strategy. 7 Spatial application of the strategy . .8 Key elements of the Local Plan strategy . .12 Delivering the Strategy . .21 2. Building on Oxford’s economic strengths and ensuring prosperity and opportunities for all . 23 i. Employment Land Assessment . .23 ii. Teaching and research . .26 iii New academic or administrative fl oorspace for private colleges/language schools . .28 iv. Securing opportunities for local employment, training and businesses 30 3. A pleasant place to live, delivering housing with a mixed and balanced community . 33 Part 1: Meeting housing needs . .33 i. The scale of new housing provision . .33 ii. Delivering affordable homes . .37 iii. Employer-linked affordable housing . .40 Part 2: Creating a balanced and mixed community . .42 iv. Mix of dwelling sizes . .42 v. Development involving loss of dwellings. .43 vi. Houses in Multiple Occupation. .44 vii. Community-led and self-build housing. .46 Part 3: Providing for specialist housing needs . .47 viii. Student accommodation . .47 ix. Accessible and adaptable homes . .51 x. Older persons and specialist and supported living accommodation. .52 xi. Accommodation for travelling communities . .54 xii. Homes for boat dwellers . .55 Part 4: Ensuring a good quality living environment for our residents . .57 xiii. Privacy, daylight and sunlight . .57 xiv. Internal space standards. .58 xv. Outdoor amenity space standards . .59 Proposed Submission Document 4. Making wise use of our resources and securing a good quality local environment. 61 i. Sustainable design and construction . .61 ii. Effi cient use of land . .54 iii. Flooding risk management . .65 iv. Sustainable drainage systems . .68 v. Health, well-being, and Health Impact Assessments . .69 vi. Air quality . .70 vii. Managing the impact of development . .71 viii. Noise and vibration . .72 ix. Land quality . .73 5. Protecting and enhancing Oxford’s green and blue infrastructure network. 75 i. Green and Blue Infrastructure Network . .75 ii. Protection of biodiversity and geo-diversity. .76 iii. Green Belt . .78 iv. Allotments and community food growing . .78 v. Outdoor sports . .79 vi. Residential garden land . .80 vii. Other green and open spaces. .81 viii. Protection of existing Green Infrastructure features . .82 ix. New public open spaces and incorporation of green Infrastructure features in new development . .83 6. Enhancing Oxford’s heritage and creating high quality new development . 87 i. High quality design and placemaking . .87 ii. Views and building heights . .90 iii. Designated heritage assets. .94 iv. Archaeological remains . .96 v. Local heritage assets . .99 vi. Shopfronts and signage . .100 vii. External servicing features and stores for bikes, waste and recycling. .101 7. Ensuring effi cient movement into and around the city . 103 i. Promoting sustainable travel through prioritising walking, cycling, and public transport . .103 ii. Assessing and managing development. .108 iii. Car parking . .109 iv. Provision of electric charging points . .112 v. Cycle parking. .113 www.oxford.gov.uk/localplan 8. Providing communities with facilities and services and ensuring Oxford is a vibrant and enjoyable city to live in and visit . 115 Part 1: Ensuring Oxford is a vibrant and enjoyable city to live in and visit . .115 i. Ensuring the vitality of centres . .115 ii. Shopping Frontages in the city centre . .116 iii. The Covered Market . .118 iv. District and Local Centre Shopping Frontages. .119 v. Sustainable tourism . .122 vi. Cultural and social activities . .123 Part 2: Providing communities with facilities and services . .125 vii. Infrastructure and cultural and community facilities . .125 viii. Utilities . .126 9. Areas of Change and Site Allocations. 129 Oxford City Centre. .131 Area of Change: West End and Osney Mead . .131 Area of Change: Cowley Centre District Centre . .136 Area of Change: Blackbird Leys District Centre. .138 Area of Change: East Oxford-Cowley Road District Centre . .140 Area of Change: Summertown District Centre . .141 Area of Change: Headington District Centre . .145 Area of Change: Cowley Branch Line. .145 Area of Change: Marston Road . .154 Area of Change: Old Road. .160 Sites Released from Green Belt. .167 Other sites . .177 Glossary. 222 Appendix 1: Strategic policies . 231 Appendix 2: . 235 Appendix 3: . 237 Appendix 4: . 243 Appendix 5: . 245 Appendix 6: . 247 Appendix 7: . ..