PolicySP2 BANBURYROADUNIVERSITYSITES
Planning permission will be granted for academic institutional uses, student accommodation and/or staff housing at the Banbury Road University Sites. Planning permission will not be granted for any otheruses. Development must retain and enhance the listed buildings. Careful design must ensure that development proposals contribute towards the character of the conservation area and preserve and enhancenearbylistedbuildingsandtheirsetting. PedestrianandcyclelinksshouldbeenhancedthroughPlotsAandCandtotheUniversityScienceArea andRadcliffeObservatoryQuarter.
BartonRoadCricketGround
Sitearea: Ward: Landowner: Currentuse: FloodZone: 1.02hectares/2.52acres BartonandSandhills Privateindividual Disusedprivatecricket ground FZ1
B2.8 Thesiteisaformercricketpitchthathasbeenvacant and unused for many years. The land currently has no public access. B2.9
Residentialdevelopmentwouldbeanappropriateuse [Link] because of the need for and benefits of new housing, and [Link] space should be on the Barton Road frontage so that the areas existing residents feel welcome to use it. Sports facilitiesshouldbeprovidedonthenewopenspaceorbyacontributiontotheimprovementofalocalsportsfacility, suchastheMargaretRoadPavilion.
PolicySP3 BARTONROADCRICKETGROUND
Planning permission will be granted for residential development and new public open space at the [Link]. The public open space should cover at least 25% ofthe gross site area and should be located on the [Link] madetoimproveotherlocalsportsfacilities. Traffic calming should be incorporated along Barton Road near any vehicular junction to the developmentsite.