The proposed transformation of Oxford’s West End would bring new homes, jobs, extensive riverside public space and hotel.

OXWED LLP, the joint venture between Nuffield College and Oxford City Council, is excited to announce that the planning applications for the regeneration of the Oxpens site have been submitted and validated by Oxford City Council.

The opportunity to transform a neglected part of Oxford into an exciting mixed-use riverside neighbourhood, designed around outstanding new public spaces, is taking another significant step forward.  With a planning application for the Oxpens area due for submission later in the autumn, the updated proposals go on show to the public at Oxford Town Hall on Thursday 22nd September.

Ahead of making a planning submission, this public drop-in exhibition provides the latest update on the masterplan. Join us in Oxford Town Hall, September 22, 3pm - 8pm.

Oxford Archaeology have been commissioned to undertake a series of minor excavations in the Meadows. This work is an important part of understanding more about the potential archaeological interests across the site and checking assumptions.

We have submitted a formal response to the consultation to welcome this framework, and we look forward to the City Council moving forward with the SPD.

We have published the feedback report from the November 2021 engagement. You can also view the exhibition materials here.

Updated plans for a 15-acre ‘new quarter’ for Oxford at Oxpens will be set out in November and the Oxford community is being asked to contribute its views. This will be the last major opportunity for people to have their say on this important project before the plans are finalised for the planning application submission in early 2022.

This video, made during the first stage of engagement with the public, gives an update on the process and vision for the Oxpens site.

Thank you for sharing your views on Oxpens – now it’s time to focus. Regenerating Oxpens is a major opportunity for Oxford. It really is one of the most exciting projects I’ve worked on in more than 30 years in the industry. So I’m writing to say a big thank you to everyone who contributed their time, views and ideas to our public consultation during July.

We have published the feedback report from the Spring 2021 engagement. You can also view the exhibition materials here.

A comprehensive review of the site and the history of the St Thomas’s and St Ebbe’s Parish was commissioned by Oxwed. We have now published the exhibition and report on this material.

The opportunity for Oxpens to be a ‘new quarter’ for Oxford and emerging ideas for how that could happen will be put on show at consultation events this July. OxWED, the joint venture between Oxford City Council and Nuffield College, will be sharing its emerging thinking and proposals through a combination of public exhibitions, site tours, a dedicated consultation website, and community briefings.

Work can now progress on preparation of proposals, consultation and a future planning application. Oxford City Council and Nuffield College have both confirmed their funding commitment to enable the Oxpens site to progress.

OxWED, the joint venture between Oxford City Council and Nuffield College is, today setting out the next steps for the redevelopment of the Oxpens site. OxWED is working towards a consultation with stakeholders this Summer and the submission of an outline planning application by early 2022 – it is now seeking investment from its shareholders to make that happen.