As the consultation approaches, we think that it is important for people to know the facts. Alex Hollingsworth is Cabinet Member for Planning and Housing Delivery. He says:
This IS true but … ALL of the local plans say:
Plot B is the wasteland behind Wytham St, previously called “the Back Fields” or “Cold Harbour Nature Reserve”. Council policy says this:
The recreation ground can’t be re-provided on the Cold Harbour Nature Reserve because it has no thoroughfare and it is not overlooked. The police say it is not suitable for unaccompanied children.
Other reasons that plot B is not suitable:
- the site is geologically unstable
- the park would no longer be in walking distance* for families living in flats on Gordon Woodward Way.
* defined by Oxford City Council as 400m. Please click here the council’s Green Spaces Strategy and look for p.43 to see where this figure comes from.
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