WORK will soon begin on creating disabled access in one of Oxford’s libraries, council officers say.
Headington Library in Bury Knowle House is only accessible via a staircase which makes it difficult for those in wheelchairs or with prams to get in and out.
Oxfordshire County Council has had planning permission to install a platform lift and an accessible toilet for three years, but no work has been carried out.
As reported in the Oxford Mail on Monday, right, the delay has prompted criticism from disabled campaigners and people with children in pushchairs who use the library.
Council spokesman Martin Crabtree said yesterday the work had been delayed by a review of the entire county library service.
But he said: “Officers will now be looking at the detailed costs.”
The county council has not revealed how much it will cost to install the lift in the Grade II Iisted building, which it leases from Oxford City Council.
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