Property & Development
Browse the latest Property & Development news and stories in Oxford and across Oxfordshire, including stories about building, managing, developing or investing in Real Estate in Oxford and across Oxfordshire.
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Bicester Motion & TeamSport unveils new ultimate indoor e-karting centre plans
The proposed two-level track will be built inside Bicester Motion’s Hangar 137, a 31,000 sq ft (2,880 sq m), Grade 2 Listed building with access from Skimmingdish Lane.
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First show home opens at Winterbrook Meadows, Wallingford this weekend
With a blend of traditional village values with contemporary design, Winterbrook Meadows features a collection of elegant 2-, 3-, 4- & 5-bedroom homes.
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Green light for Bicester Motion and Skyports’ first UK vertiport testbed for electric air taxi industry
The vertiport, positioned adjacent to Bicester Motion’s existing general aviation grass runways, will continue the airfield’s long history of aerospace innovation and will include a compact passenger terminal to test ground infrastructure and flight operations.
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The Oxford Trust submits plans for new Aspen Building in Headington
The Oxford Trust has submitted plans to Oxford City Council for its new Aspen Building to be built at the Wood Centre for Innovation in Headington, Oxford, to provide additional laboratory and office grow-on space for science and tech start-ups.
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Controversial 3,500-home development near Abingdon sparks debate
A new plan has been submitted for a major 3,500-home development near Abingdon despite concerns it will dwarf the nearby village.
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Oxfordshire developer starts next phase of all-electric homes at Graven Hill
The new homes will include air source heat pump technology (ASHP) rather than gas boilers, coupled with an underfloor heating system and a Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery (MVHR) system, which reduces the heating and cooling demands of the house while circulating warm, fresh, filtered air within it.
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Planning consent for sustainable life sciences building secured at ARC Oxford
Carter Jonas has secured planning permission on behalf of Advanced Research Clusters (ARC) to create a modern and highly energy-efficient life sciences building called ‘Ascent’ at ARC Oxford campus in Cowley.
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Plans for next phase of giant 1,800-home housing estate submitted
Applicant Croudace Homes and the University of Reading have submitted the plans to build 64 houses in the north east of Didcot as part of the Willowbrook Park housing estate.
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Plans for homes in a south Oxfordshire village face concerns about overdevelopment
Applicant BHK Icknield would like to introduce nine additional houses towards the eastern end of Lower Icknield Way in Chinnor and demolish one existing home.
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Oxford North ‘tops out’ first buildings and unveils new park name
Oxford North, a new innovation district in Oxford, has reached its highest point in construction and topped out its first phase with the Red Hall’s new cantilever roof lowered into place and two new lab buildings’ steel frames completed.
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Planning permission secured for 192 new homes at major site in Grove
Persimmon Homes secured the approval this week for the next phase of development at its Wellington Gate site, situated on the old airfield between Wantage and Grove.
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Dishoom, has signed for a new site in Oxford for its all-day bar and café, Permit Room
International real estate advisor Savills completed the deal on behalf of landlord Lothbury Investment Management Ltd, which saw the new tenant take out a 25-year lease term at North Bailey House, New Inn Hall Street.
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Site of former Debenhams store in Oxford to be transformed into innovation space
The site of the former Debenhams in Oxford will soon be transformed into a circa 100,000 sq ft life sciences, technology and innovation space in the heart of the city.
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Detailed designs for YASA’s new UK HQ at Bicester Motion gets the green light
Detailed designs for three new interconnected buildings, which will be YASA’s new UK HQ based at Bicester Motion, the 444-acre future mobility estate in Bicester, have been approved by Cherwell District Council.
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Oxford residents can now apply for affordable homes in the Vale of White Horse district
An agreement between the two councils means 1,100 affordable homes in the Vale have been earmarked to help meet the city’s housing need in the next 10 years – in addition to the affordable homes specifically for Vale residents.
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Beyond Walls: What’s driving the rise in downsizing in Oxfordshire?
For many, the decision to downsize to a smaller and lower maintenance property is linked to a new chapter in life, but the current tough economic climate is also driving more people to consider downsizing for financial reasons.