Update – 1 August 2022

Christ Church is reviewing feedback submitted to the design development consultation on its proposals for Water Eaton (the site also known as PR6a) to help refine its plans for the scheme before holding a final stage of public consultation on its draft planning application this autumn.

Water Eaton is allocated for the development of new homes, a primary school and local centre in the Cherwell Local Plan Partial review.

The recent design development consultation, which ran from 30 June to 29 July 2022, invited views on certain aspects of Christ Church’s evolving design for Water Eaton including:

  • The updated illustrative masterplan
  • The movement strategy, which prioritises walking, cycling and public transport
  • The location of the primary school, its interaction with the local centre and proposed School Street
  • Design approach for Pipal Barns, a non-designated group of c.19th century and later farm buildings located on Oxford Road
  • The access strategy, which outlines access to the site and connectivity to and across the site.

The proposals presented for this consultation have been informed by feedback received during an initial stage of public consultation that took place in October 2021, further discussions with local groups and organisations, as well as findings from continuing environmental assessments and technical surveys.

James Lawrie, Treasurer at Christ Church, Oxford, said:

“We would like to thank everyone who taken part in the recent design development consultation on our proposals for Water Eaton.

From early in the project development process, Christ Church has been committed to realising the benefits of early engagement with community and stakeholders, giving them the opportunity to contribute to the development of the masterplan and help us better understand any potential concerns and possibilities so we can take them into account.

Having conducted a first stage of consultation on our initial ideas for the site in 2021, we were keen to seek views on various aspects of the emerging design for scheme to aid the finalisation of the outline planning application for Water Eaton.

We will be taking into consideration all the comments received during this recent consultation to inform our draft application for the scheme. We will then hold a final stage of consultation in Autumn 2022, ahead of submitting an outline planning application to Cherwell District Council.”

Anyone wishing to receive updates and information about the consultation taking place this Autumn is encouraged to register their details on the project website: www.water-eaton.co.uk

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