Plan approved for Oxford homes and life sciences quarter

Plans for a major mixed-use scheme in Oxford on a 15-acre brownfield site have gained outline planning paving the way for a major package of enabling works.
A joint venture between Nuffield College and Oxford City Council – OXWED – aims to transform Oxford’s West End with a new quarter next to Oxpens meadow.
The plans include 234 flats, of which half will be affordable, 258 student rooms, a 250-bed hotel, 500,000 sq ft of offices and labs, and new public open spaces.Site will c