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 . 59 Policy RE1: Sustainable design and construction . 60 Policy RE2: Efficient use of land . 63 Policy RE3: Flood risk management . 64 Policy RE4: Sustainable and foul drainage, surface and groundwater flow 66. Policy RE5: Health, wellbeing, and Health Impact Assessments . 67 Policy RE6: Air quality . 68 Policy RE7: Managing the impact of development . 69 Policy RE8: Noise and vibration . 71 Policy RE9: Land quality . 72 Adopted Document 5 . Protecting and enhancing Oxford’s green and blue infrastructure network . 73 Policy G1: Protection of Green and Blue Infrastructure Network . 74 Policy G2: Protection of biodiversity and geo-diversity . 75 Policy G3: Green Belt . 76 Policy G4: Allotments and community food growing . 77 Policy G5: Existing open space, indoor and outdoor sports and recreation facilities . 78 Policy G6: Residential garden land . .79 Policy G7: Protection of existing Green Infrastructure features . 80 Policy G8: New and enhanced Green and Blue Infrastructure Network Features . 82 6 . Enhancing Oxford’s heritage and creating high quality new development . 85 Policy DH1: High quality design and placemaking . .88 Policy DH2: Views and building heights . 91 Policy DH3: Designated heritage assets . 93 Policy DH4: Archaeological remains . 96 Policy DH5: Local Heritage Assets . 98 Policy DH6: Shopfronts and signage . 99 Policy DH7: External servicing features and stores . 100 7 . Ensuring efficient movement into and around the city . 101 Policy M1: Prioritising walking, cycling, and public transport . 104 Policy M2: Assessing and managing development . 107 Policy M3: Motor vehicle parking . 110 Policy M4: Provision of electric charging points . 111 Policy M5: Bicycle Parking . 112 8 . Providing communities with facilities and services and ensuring Oxford is a vibrant and enjoyable city to live in and visit . 113 Policy V1: Ensuring the vitality of centres . .114 Policy V2: Shopping Frontages in the city centre . 115 Policy V3: The Covered Market . 117 Policy V4: District and Local Centre Shopping Frontages . 118 Policy V5: Sustainable tourism . 121 Policy V6: Cultural and social activities . 122 Policy V7: Infrastructure and cultural and community facilities . 124 Policy V8: Utilities . 125 Policy V9: Digital Infrastructure . 126 9 . Areas of Change and Site Allocations . 127 Policy AOC1: West End and Osney Mead . 131 Policy SP1: Sites in the West End . 132 Policy SP2: Osney Mead . 134 Policy AOC2: Cowley Centre District Centre . 136 Policy SP3: Cowley Centre . .137 Policy AOC3: Blackbird Leys Area of Change . 138 Policy SP4: Blackbird Leys Central Area . 139 Policy AOC4: East Oxford-Cowley Road District Centre . .140 Policy AOC5: Summertown District Centre . 141 Policy SP5: Summer Fields School Athletics Track . 142 Policy SP6: Diamond Place and Ewert House . 143 Policy AOC6: Headington District Centre . .144 Policy AOC7: Cowley Branch Line . 145 Policy SP7: Unipart . 146 Policy SP8: MINI Plant Oxford . 146 www.oxford.gov.uk/localplan Policy SP9: The Oxford Science Park (Littlemore & Minchery Farm) . 147 Policy SP10: Oxford Business Park . 149 Policy SP11: Sandy Lane Recreation Ground and Land to the Rear of the Retail Park . 150 Policy SP12: Northfield Hostel . 151 Policy SP13: Edge of Playing Fields, Oxford Academy . 151 Policy SP14: Kassam Stadium Sites . 152 Policy SP15: Knights Road . 154 Policy AOC8: Marston Road . 155 Policy SP16: Government Buildings and Harcourt House . 156. Policy SP17: Headington Hill Hall and Clive Booth Student Village . 158 Policy SP18: Land surrounding St Clement’s Church . 159 Policy AOC9: Old Road . 160 Policy SP19: Churchill Hospital Site . 162 Policy SP20: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre . 164 Policy SP21: Old Road Campus . 166 Policy SP22: Warneford Hospital . 167 Policy SP23: Marston Paddock . 169 Policy SP24: St Frideswide Farm . 170 Policy SP25: Hill View Farm . 171 Policy SP26: Land west of Mill Lane . 173 Policy SP27: Park Farm . 174 Policy SP28: Pear Tree Farm . 175 Policy SP29: Land East of Redbridge Park & Ride . 177 Policy SP30: St Catherine’s College Land . 178 Policy SP31: Banbury Road University Sites . 179 Policy SP32: Bertie Place Recreation Ground and Land Behind Wytham Street . 181 Policy SP33: Canalside Land . 183 Policy SP34: Court Place Gardens . 184 Policy SP35: Cowley Marsh Depot . 185 Policy SP36: Faculty of Music, St Aldates . 186 Policy SP37: Former Barns Road East Allotments . 186 Policy SP38: Former Iffley Mead Playing Fields . 187 Policy SP39: Grandpont Car Park . 188 Policy SP40: Jesus College Sports Ground . 189 Policy SP41: John Radcliffe Hospital Site . 191 Policy SP42: Land at Meadow Lane . 193 Policy SP43: Lincoln College Sports Ground . .194 Policy SP44: Littlemore Park . 196 Policy SP45: Manor Place . 197 Policy SP46: Manzil Way Resource Centre . 198 Policy SP47: Thornhill Park . 199 Policy SP48: Old Power Station . 200 Policy SP49: Oriel College Land at King Edward Street and High Street . 201 Policy SP50: Oxford Brookes University Marston Road Campus . 202 Policy SP51: Oxford Stadium . 204 Policy SP52: Oxford University Press Sports Ground . 205 Policy SP53: No .1 Pullens Lane . 206 Policy SP54: Radcliffe Observatory Quarter . 207 Policy SP55: Ruskin College Campus . 208 Policy SP56: Ruskin Field . 209 Policy SP57: Slade House . 209 Policy SP58: Summertown House, Apsley Road . 210 Policy SP59: Union Street Car Park . 211 Policy SP60: University of Oxford Science Area and Keble Road Triangle . 212 Policy SP61: Valentia Road Site . 213 Policy SP62: West Wellington Square . 214 Policy SP63: Bayards Hill Primary School Part Playing Fields . 214 Policy SP64: William Morris Close Sports Ground . 215 Adopted Document Glossary . 216 Appendix 1: Strategic policies . 226 1 .1 List of strategic policies . 226 1 .2 List of saved development plan documents . 226 Appendix 2: . 227 2 .1 Category 1 employment sites: . 227 2 .2 Category 2 employment sites: . 227 Appendix 3: . 229 3 .1 Method for calculating affordable housing contributions relating to residential development . 229 3 .2 Method for calculating affordable housing contributions relating to student development . 229 3 .3 Affordable housing viability cascade for large sites . 229 3 .4 Employer-linked housing sites . .230 3 .5 Student threshold calculation . 230 3 .6 HMO calculation . 231 3 .7 Privacy, daylight, and sunlight: the 45 and 25 degree guideline . 232 Appendix 4: . 234 4.