The Hill Group agrees 111 affordable homes deal with Oxford City Council
Published: Monday, 18th September 2023Oxford City Council has announced the acquisition of 111 much-needed affordable homes from award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group at Oxford North’s Canalside development, south of the A40.
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Tackling the housing crisis one step at a time
Published: Friday, 1st September 2023OX Place and ODS have completed the refurbishment of an existing council home and the construction of a new home in Foxwell Drive.
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61 new homes in Littlemore set to be 100% affordable
Published: Wednesday, 2nd August 2023A 61-home development on a disused hostel and sports field in Littlemore is now set to be 100% affordable.
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BLOG - “What do you mean, affordable?”
Published: Friday, 28th July 2023An blog from Councillor Linda Smith, cabinet member for housing:
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10 new council homes in Warren Crescent
Published: Friday, 14th July 2023Oxford City Council is letting 10 new council homes following the completion of an OX Place development in Warren Crescent.
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OX Place gets planning permission for affordable homes in Northway
Published: Friday, 30th June 2023OX Place has been given planning permission to build 15 new affordable homes in Northway.
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BLOG: A week in the life of…a carbon reduction and sustainability manager
Published: Wednesday, 21st June 2023Debbie Haynes works at OX Place, our housing company, where she is responsible for energy efficiency work in their new homes.
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BLOG: Banishing the shadow of bad housing
Published: Thursday, 8th June 2023An opinion piece from Councillor Linda Smith, cabinet member for housing:
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Feltham Construction appointed to build new council homes in Littlemore
Published: Friday, 2nd June 2023Oxford City Council has appointed Feltham Construction as its development partner to build new council homes on a former depot site in Littlemore.
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Clearing the way for refurbished East Oxford Community Centre
Published: Friday, 12th May 2023Demolition work at the East Oxford Community Centre site has started, to clear the way for new buildings to add to the old school house that sits at the heart of the community centre.
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OX Place submits plans for 31 affordable homes in Bertie Place
Published: Tuesday, 9th May 2023OX Place has submitted a planning application for 31 affordable low carbon homes in Bertie Place.
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Plans to tackle housing crisis approved
Published: Thursday, 16th March 2023Oxford City Council is set to launch a new five-year plan to tackle the city’s housing and homelessness crisis.
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BLOG: Walls come tumbling down
Published: Thursday, 9th March 2023Building new homes can be controversial. Just ask our housing company, OX Place. But did you know today (9 March) is the anniversary of the end of an infamous chapter in our city’s housing history?
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OX Place holds community consultation on Bertie Park play area
Published: Wednesday, 15th February 2023OX Place is holding a community consultation event to help shape the design of new play facilities at a proposed housing development in Bertie Place.
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OX Place delivers 38 affordable homes on Between Towns Road
Published: Friday, 27th January 2023OX Place has completed its latest development of 38 affordable homes on Between Towns Road in Cowley.
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BLOG: Tackling the biggest issue
Published: Friday, 20th January 2023An opinion piece by Cllr Susan Brown, leader of Oxford City Council, on the biggest issue raised by her constituents and what the council is doing to address this.
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OX Place submits planning application to build 32 affordable homes in Iffley
Published: Monday, 19th December 2022OX Place has submitted a planning application to build 32 new homes in Iffley on a development that will be 100% affordable.
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Last chance to have your say on draft housing, homelessness and rough sleeping strategy
Published: Friday, 2nd December 2022Oxford residents who want to have their say on a five-year plan to tackle the city’s housing and homelessness crisis have a week left to take part in public consultation.
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OX Place and ODS: teaming up to deliver Oxford’s greenest council homes
Published: Friday, 18th November 2022Oxford City Council is letting its greenest council homes to date with the completion of eight new bungalows that are nearly zero carbon.
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Council aims to retrofit for the future
Published: Friday, 11th November 2022Oxford City Council is set to bid for government funding to help improve energy efficiency in up to 300 council homes in the next three years.
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OX Place consultation on new affordable homes in Bertie Place
Published: Thursday, 3rd November 2022OX Place has opened public consultation on its plans to build new affordable, low carbon homes in Bertie Place.
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OX Place and Oxford City Council success at Oxford Preservation Trust awards
Published: Thursday, 3rd November 2022OX Place and Oxford City Council have been successful in winning three awards for new homes in the Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT) Awards 2022.
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Wine, oil, corn and salt
Published: Friday, 28th October 2022OX Place has celebrated a milestone in the construction of a flagship city centre housing development by holding a traditional ‘topping out’ ceremony.
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Consultation open on draft housing, homelessness and rough sleeping strategy
Published: Wednesday, 26th October 2022Oxford City Council has opened public consultation on a five-year plan to tackle the city’s housing and homelessness crisis.
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OX Place holds community consultation event on new affordable homes in Bertie Place
Published: Tuesday, 18th October 2022OX Place is holding a community consultation event on its plans to build new affordable, low-carbon homes in Bertie Place.
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Consultation on draft housing, homelessness and rough sleeping strategy set to open
Published: Thursday, 13th October 2022Oxford City Council is set to launch public consultation on a five-year plan to tackle the city’s housing and homelessness crisis.
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Turning empty garages into sustainable new homes
Published: Friday, 7th October 2022Work has started on an Oxford City Council project to build new low carbon council homes by redeveloping a disused garage site in Blackbird Leys.
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Plans for ten new homes in Littlemore move forward
Published: Friday, 30th September 2022Plans to build ten new affordable homes on Lanham Way, Littlemore, have been approved in principle by Oxford City Council.
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OX Place delivers 26 new homes in Cutteslowe
Published: Thursday, 8th September 2022People are already settling into their new homes following the completion of an affordable, low carbon OX Place development in Cutteslowe.
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Work underway on 10 new council homes
Published: Friday, 15th July 2022Groundwork is underway on an Oxford City Council development of 10 new council homes in Warren Crescent.
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OX Place – the new name for Oxford’s affordable housing developer
Published: Friday, 1st July 2022Affordable housing has a new face in Oxford following the renaming of Oxford City Council’s housing company, Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL).
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2,150 affordable homes in five years
Published: Friday, 24th June 2022Last year, Oxford City Council helped meet the city’s need for affordable housing by delivering 241 new affordable homes – a 52% increase on 2020/21.
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OCHL selects developers to help deliver 2,500 low carbon homes across Oxfordshire
Published: Thursday, 6th January 2022Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) has selected seven developers to help build more than 2,500 low carbon homes across Oxfordshire in the next 10 years.
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43 new OCHL homes in Rose Hill
Published: Monday, 20th December 2021Tenants and homeowners are settling into their new homes for Christmas following the completion of an Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) development in Rose Hill.
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Tenant feedback drives increased investment and plans to improve housing services
Published: Friday, 17th December 2021Tenant feedback is at the heart of Oxford City Council’s plans for increased investment and improvements to council housing services in the wake of the pandemic.
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OCHL set to let 14 new homes for social rent at Barton Park
Published: Monday, 29th November 2021Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) is set to let 14 new homes at social rent levels as construction of the latest phase of Barton Park – known as Steeples – gathers pace.
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Oxford City Council to let seven new council homes
Published: Friday, 26th November 2021Oxford City Council is letting seven new council homes with the completion of a development in Edgecombe Road, Barton.
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A design for life: Oxford City Council lets nine new homes at social rent
Published: Thursday, 4th November 2021Oxford City Council is letting nine new homes for social rent after the completion of a development in Cumberlege Close, Marston.
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Oxford City Housing Ltd moving on up with biggest development to date – 80 new homes in Marston
Published: Tuesday, 26th October 2021Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) has secured planning permission for its biggest development to date and will now build 80 new homes in Marston.
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BLOG: how will building no homes solve the housing crisis?
Published: Thursday, 21st October 2021Councillor Alex Hollingsworth, cabinet member for planning and housing delivery, on the housing crisis:
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Consultation opens on masterplan to build new homes in Iffley
Published: Friday, 1st October 2021Oxford City Council has opened a public consultation on the masterplan to build new homes, including new council homes, in Iffley to help tackle the city’s housing crisis.
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Work begins on £10.9m development of 36 new homes in the city centre
Published: Friday, 17th September 2021Work has started on a flagship Oxford City Council development to build 36 new homes in the city centre.
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Consultation is now open on plans to build 16 new affordable homes in Northway
Published: Tuesday, 24th August 2021Public consultation is open on Oxford City Council’s plans to build new affordable homes in Northway.
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Response to petition on housing development in Iffley
Published: Tuesday, 10th August 2021Our response to a Change.org petition calling on Oxford City Council not to build much needed new homes in Iffley.
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BLOG: Building for the future, protecting the past
Published: Monday, 9th August 2021Future, present, past. Worlds colliding in Oxford.
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Build for the future, rediscover the past
Published: Thursday, 29th July 2021Preparatory work for a £10.9m Oxford City Council housing development has unearthed fascinating glimpses into Oxford’s past.
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Consultation opens on plans to build 15 new council homes in Lanham Way, Littlemore
Published: Thursday, 1st July 2021Oxford City Council has started public consultation on plans to build 15 new council homes on a former depot site in Lanham Way, Littlemore.
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Grosvenor and Oxford City Council select Countryside as housebuilding partner at Barton Park
Published: Thursday, 1st July 2021• Appointment kick-starts delivery of final phase of 885 homes at Oxford scheme • Three housebuilders now committed on site, speeding up construction of new homes needed to meet the city’s growth
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Site investigations in Meadow Lane, Iffley
Published: Monday, 28th June 2021Oxford City Council is undertaking ground investigations at a plot of land in Meadow Lane earmarked for housing development.
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Public consultation opens on new housing, homelessness and rough sleeping strategy
Published: Monday, 21st June 2021Following approval by cabinet last week, Oxford City Council is opening public consultation on what should be included in a new housing, homelessness and rough sleeping strategy next year.
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#OxfordNeedsHomes
Published: Wednesday, 19th May 2021Oxford City Council has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the action its housing company is taking to meet Oxford’s urgent need for new homes.
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Hill appointed as development partner for new homes in Iffley
Published: Tuesday, 11th May 2021Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) has appointed Hill as its development partner for the construction of new homes in Iffley.
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Oxford City Housing Ltd: the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step
Published: Friday, 19th March 2021Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) is set to take the first step in building nearly 1,900 new homes in the next 10 years by completing its first two homes.
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Building better, bit by bit
Published: Tuesday, 16th February 2021Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) has launched a procurement process for contractors to help it deliver more than 2,500 high quality, sustainable homes across Oxfordshire in the next 10 years.
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Independent study shows that Redbridge Paddock can be used for housing development
Published: Thursday, 17th December 2020Oxford City Council has released the results of an independent feasibility study showing that the brownfield site at Redbridge Paddock can be used for housing development.
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Housing company seeks development contractors to deliver 2,500 factory-built low carbon homes in Oxfordshire
Published: Thursday, 10th December 2020Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) is looking for high quality, sustainable contractors interested in helping it to deliver more than 2,500 low carbon homes across Oxfordshire in the next 10 years.
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Housing company lets 19 new homes for social rent at Barton Park
Published: Thursday, 3rd December 2020Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) is letting 19 new homes for social rent as the first phase of the Barton Park development – known as Mosaics – is completed.
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100 years of council housing in Oxford
Published: Monday, 30th November 2020As November draws to a close, so too does the 100th anniversary of council housing in Oxford.
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Oxford needs homes: housing company acquires land in Iffley for housing development
Published: Thursday, 19th November 2020Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) has acquired land in Iffley for housing development that will help meet the city’s need for new homes.
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Consultation opens on plans to build 79 new homes in Marston
Published: Tuesday, 20th October 2020Oxford City Council has started public consultation on plans to build 79 new homes on land west of Mill Lane in Marston.
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Work starts to build new homes in Elsfield Way
Published: Friday, 18th September 2020Work will start next week on a new development of 26 flats that will include six homes for social rent and three shared ownership homes.
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Detailed site investigations begin on project to build more than 200 new homes in Oxford
Published: Tuesday, 11th August 2020Oxford City Council is beginning detailed site investigations on a project that will see more than 200 new homes – including vital new council homes – in Abingdon Road.
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Work set to start on 35 new homes, including new council homes, in Oxford
Published: Friday, 24th July 2020Work is set to start on plans to build 35 new homes, including new council houses, in Oxford.
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Life after lockdown: council letting new Barton Park homes
Published: Monday, 8th June 2020As Oxford begins to emerge from lockdown, Oxford City Council is letting eight new homes for social rent on the Barton Park development.
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Work starts to build zero carbon council homes in Oxford
Published: Friday, 15th May 2020Work has started to build eight zero carbon council homes across three sites in Oxford.
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City Council to build new social housing at former Royal British Legion club site in Barton
Published: Monday, 27th January 2020Oxford City Council has secured planning permission to build seven homes, including new social housing, in Barton.
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City Council set to redevelop Lucy Faithfull House to create 36 new flats – including new social housing
Published: Friday, 22nd November 2019Oxford City Council’s housing company has submitted plans to redevelop the former Lucy Faithfull House site in Oxford city centre to create 36 new flats – including new social housing.
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City Council sets out draft proposals to build new social housing and children’s play areas around Bertie Place
Published: Friday, 8th November 2019Oxford City Council has set out draft proposals to build new social housing and children’s play areas around Bertie Place off Abingdon Road.
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Work starts on 18 new flats for social rent in Rose Hill
Published: Tuesday, 15th October 2019Work started yesterday to build 18 new flats for social rent in Rose Hill.
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Work starts on new social housing in Rose Hill
Published: Wednesday, 18th September 2019Oxford City Council has started work on 43 new genuinely affordable homes on two sites in Rose Hill.
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First council tenants move into new homes at Barton Park
Published: Thursday, 14th February 2019The first council tenants have started moving into their new homes at Barton Park following the handover of completed properties to the City Council by housebuilders, Hill.
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Council steps up social housing delivery with two new schemes
Published: Monday, 7th January 2019The City Council has submitted planning applications to deliver 35 new homes, half of which will be affordable and supported by funding from the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal, across two sites at Elsfield Hall and Cumberlege Close in the northern part of Oxford.
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Council submits planning application for Between Towns Road site to deliver new housing
Published: Thursday, 20th December 2018The Council has submitted a planning application to deliver 38 housing units, including homes for social rent, at a site on Between Towns Road in Cowley.
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Council to boost affordable homes development
Published: Monday, 11th September 2017Thousands of affordable homes are in the pipeline for construction in Oxford over the next few years, with Oxford City Council trebling its direct contribution to new build through its new Housing Company.
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City Council to set up housing company to deliver affordable homes
Published: Friday, 18th March 2016Oxford City Council will set up a housing company to deliver new affordable homes with a range of tenures to help address the city’s acute housing need.
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