06/07/2023

Oxford North £700m Global Innovation District

Oxford North is the new innovation district being created by Thomas White Oxford, the development company of St John’s College. The £700m global innovation district is being built on 64 acres of land at the city’s northern boundary.

At the end of last Year Mynott Bowers were commissioned to produce the bills of quantities for the residential Canalside development in Oxford, and works are well underway.

Oxford North project will include 480 homes, along with labs and workspaces covering an area of 936,500ft² (89,512m²).

The first phase of development will include three buildings covering 145,000ft² (13,470m²) for laboratory and technical office spaces. Two linked buildings with four floors and a dry laboratory workplace will be accompanied by a new public park and locations to eat and drink. Each of the two buildings will provide 55,000ft² (5,109m²) of space.

A new building named The Red Hall with five floors will also be built to accommodate workspace for freelancers, start-ups and entrepreneurs through shared spaces and a range of leasing options from single desks to private offices.

The development overlooks the Oxford Canal, with Port Meadow on its doorstep.

Out of the 480 new homes being developed as part of the project, at least 35% (168 homes) are expected to be affordable while the remaining will be for private sale. Approvals for the first batch of 317 homes were secured in September 2022. The homes will be built on Canalside south of the A40 and will range from one-bedroom to five-bedroom apartments. The first batch is expected to have 111 homes in the affordable category.

Oxford North will be a vibrant new district for people but have sustainability at its heart. The development has been carefully designed and will integrate lots of green public open spaces to boost wellbeing.

The Development has important links to the A40, AND A44, as well as more sustainable transport solutions for foot, bike and bus.

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