Sustainable Location and Opportunity
 

The site is adjacent to Hanborough railway station, which provides with connections to Oxford in just 10 minutes, and wider connections to Didcot, Reading and London.

 

West Oxfordshire District Council, working with Network Rail and Great Western Railway, is proposing further enhancements to the railway station and additional rail services. This will provide a mobility hub for this part of Oxfordshire.

 

Bus services connecting Long Hanborough to Oxford, Witney, and Woodstock have received significant upgrades. The S7 route currently operates up to every 30 minutes on weekdays, providing stronger connectivity between local hubs and Oxford. Land has also been provided for further bus interchange opportunities as part of the mobility hub at the railway station.

 

There are bus stops within 5-minute walk of the site.

 

The site provides the opportunity to facilitate the delivery of the final and critically important part of a new high quality and direct link for sustainable modes, from the Salt Cross Garden Village to Hanborough railway station. It would allow the extension of Regents Drive, through the site to Lower Road, allowing cyclists and buses from Salt Cross a more direct route to the station, avoiding the narrow (and low) railway bridge on Lower Road, and its junction with the A4095.  This will improve the attractiveness of train travel.

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The development of the site would provide a range of new pedestrian routes that can link in to the existing network of recreational routes / public rights of way - promoting healthier lifestyles.

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The site does not have any impact on the setting on the Blenheim World Heritage Site.

 

It is also within easy reach  of key employment sites in and around Oxford City and the ‘Oxfordshire Knowledge Spine’, including those at Botley, Cowley and Abingdon. Its within walking and cycling reach of Hanborough Business Park and the opportunities that will be provided within the Salt Cross Garden Village.

 

Importantly, the site also lies outside of, and is not constrained by, the Green Belt or the National Landscape. It does not impact unacceptably on designated heritage assets and is in an area identified by the Environment Agency as being at least risk of flooding.

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