St Clement's car park flats plan approved (From The Oxford Times)
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St Clement's car park flats plan approved
7:30pm Friday 28th September 2012 in News
By Freddie Whittaker, covering Politics and Kidlington. Call me on 01865 425498
Controversial plans to build student housing above St Clement’s car park have won approval after a planning process spanning several years.
Developers Watkin Jones changed their plans for a four-block 140-room student housing development to include a “phased approach” to building work, so the car park would stay open during the project.
And the last-ditch attempt to get the application past the council’s planning review committee succeeded earlier tonight.
For the full story, see tomorrow’s Oxford Mail .
Comments(8)
Richie24
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9:16pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Christine Hovis
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10:02pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Richie24 wrote:If that means they don't take up houses, then yes.
Oh yeah that's great news, do we really, honestly need more student flats????
This is the logic: put students into purpose built accommodation, then they'll not rent houses.
SteveOX4
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10:30pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Christine Hovis wrote:What will actually happen is that students will still take up houses as well as the new accommodation when complete.
Richie24 wrote:If that means they don't take up houses, then yes.
Oh yeah that's great news, do we really, honestly need more student flats????
This is the logic: put students into purpose built accommodation, then they'll not rent houses.
Qureshi
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11:06pm Fri 28 Sep 12
Myron Blatz
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12:41am Sat 29 Sep 12
SteveOX4
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1:32am Sat 29 Sep 12
seymour butts oxford wrote:They don't build many houses now, it seems to be only flats.
SteveOX4 wrote:You're right steve, at nine grand a pop both universities will get as many extra students as they can, but what I don't understand is why the council can't get on a build houses for locals as quickly as the uni do for their students
Christine Hovis wrote:What will actually happen is that students will still take up houses as well as the new accommodation when complete.
Richie24 wrote:If that means they don't take up houses, then yes.
Oh yeah that's great news, do we really, honestly need more student flats????
This is the logic: put students into purpose built accommodation, then they'll not rent houses.
If this story said that the application has been refused, I'd refer back to a comment I made on article 9747057. "If this is refused they'll just keep submitting more applications with minor changes until they get the result.” The council must have made loads of money, thousands of pounds for each application.
Can't anyone appeal against the decision?
Cathena
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9:13am Sat 29 Sep 12
bart-on simpson says...
8:59pm Fri 28 Sep 12