We acquired the Bicester Gateway site under option, promoted the land through the local plan process, and achieved planning permission for Phase 1, comprising a hotel and a 160,000 sq ft business park, in July 2017.
We acquired the Bicester Gateway site under option, promoted the land through the local plan process, and achieved planning permission for Phase 1, comprising a hotel and a 160,000 sq ft business park, in July 2017. The hotel is under construction and will open for business in 2020. We have since submitted a revised planning application for an ‘Innovation Community’ on Phase 1B to include:
- Approximately 4,413sqm GIA (47,502sqft) of open market office space served by 147 car parking spaces (with EV charging facilities).
- Approximately 15,030sqm GIA (161,800sqft) residential comprising 273 residential units, with amenity space, including
- A maximum of 33 car-free residential flats, with access to 4 car club spaces; and
- Approximately 240 residential flats, including ancillary gym and MUGA, served by a car park providing an overall allocation of 1 space per unit.
- An ancillary mixed-use co-working HUB of about 836sqm GEA (9,000sqft), including a site management office, a lounge area, desk space for hire, an Active Travel Hub and a small food retail facility (day-to-day top up shopping), served by 2 car parking spaces for the use of staff at the site management company.
- Approximately 190sqm GEA (2,000sqft) A3/Café use, served by a 20 spaces car park for customers and 2 additional spaces for staff.
- For further information about this development, please visit the Cherwell District Council website, planning application 20/00293/OUT.