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Post by slappy on Nov 25, 2010 15:23:56 GMT
Oxford Times story
The city council this week published a list of 100 potential development sites in the city.
The 130-vehicle car park in Headington, next to Waitrose, is on the list, as is the Diamond Place car park in Summertown, as revealed in The Oxford Times earlier this month, along with a large car park at the rear of the Vue cinema complex in Grenoble Road, and the Union Street car park behind the Tesco Metro in Cowley Road.
Anyone know any more about this?
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Post by ConcreteBob on Nov 25, 2010 15:30:47 GMT
Where are we talking exactly? Directly behind the Complex or the bit to the side over the stream?
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Post by The Fence End on Nov 25, 2010 18:37:03 GMT
More parking at the stadium can only be a good thing.
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Post by rollsy89 on Nov 25, 2010 20:20:11 GMT
How come the science park don't allow cars in there large car park? They have a mini multi story don't they? Which is never used on a Saturday. Even if they charged a couple quid a car, they'd make a fair bit every match.
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Post by Ricky Otto on Nov 26, 2010 10:16:22 GMT
Theyre basically saying that they'll build something where the car park is arent they? In which case much less matchday parking and much more parking ticket revenue?
One for Oxvox?
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Post by boris on Nov 26, 2010 10:51:37 GMT
The key word is 'potential'. Every time the Council draws up its local plan they have to identify a number of potential development sites and earmark them for a certain use (residential, commercial, sports, etc). Very few potential sites ever get built on - look back through previous local plans and you'll find around 30-40 sites identified as potential for a football ground. None of them ever came to fruition (the current site was never identified in a local plan as being suitable for a football stadium).
I wouldn't worry about it too much (which is not to say that the situation shouldn't be monitored and questions possibly asked of local councillors).
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Post by Behind The Goal on Nov 27, 2010 12:17:50 GMT
Still only one entrance/exit....
ages to get out, even more if more spaces are added
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Post by headlesspnub on Nov 27, 2010 21:51:03 GMT
Still only one entrance/exit.... ages to get out, even more if more spaces are added Erm... Have you missed the point or have I? |
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Post by Sideshow Rob on Nov 28, 2010 10:44:32 GMT
That car park would be improved by creating a separate exit onto Grenoble Road along the back of the cinema. There is room for it.
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Post by slappy on Nov 28, 2010 11:53:53 GMT
I've found a map now See :- Variety of uses proposed by landowner or may be possible32 Car park to the rear of cinema complex 140 Oxford Science Park (Minchery Farm) Principle use to remain but may have potential for a variety of other uses as well92 Kassam Stadium and surrounding area ----- Read Boris's post. It is apparent they are identifying plot 32 (the overflow car-park)as having potential for development. NOT building more car park. |
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