BLOG: New plans to prevent homelessness
Published: Thursday, 16th March 2023An opinion piece by Cllr Linda Smith, cabinet member for housing, published in the Oxford Mail on 16 March 2023:
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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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Extend ‘Awaab’s law’ to all rented homes
Published: Thursday, 2nd March 2023Oxford City Council says a new law for social landlords to tackle damp and mould should be extended to all rented homes.
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Help tackle the housing crisis by bringing empty homes back into use
Published: Monday, 27th February 2023This is Empty Homes Week and Oxford City Council is calling on owners of empty homes to help tackle the housing crisis by bringing them back into use.
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Plans submitted for redevelopment of Blackbird Leys
Published: Friday, 24th February 2023Catalyst (part of the Peabody Group) and Oxford City Council have submitted plans to build high quality affordable homes, retail space, and new community facilities in the heart of Blackbird Leys.
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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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Consultation opens on next steps in developing Local Plan 2040
Published: Monday, 13th February 2023Oxford City Council has opened public consultation as the next step in developing its Local Plan 2040.
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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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GreenSquareAccord to provide 25 new affordable homes in Littlemore
Published: Monday, 12th December 2022The first occupants of two new apartment blocks in Littlemore, containing 25 affordable homes owned by GreenSquareAccord, will soon be moving in.
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Phase one of 273 new homes completes at Newman Place, Oxford
Published: Thursday, 8th December 2022Peabody met with partners from Oxford City Council and Hill Group to mark the completion of phase one of Newman Place, Littlemore, Oxford.
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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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Decent homes for all tenants
Published: Friday, 14th October 2022Oxford City Council has called on the government to create a level playing field for all tenants by extending the Decent Homes Standard to the private rented sector.
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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 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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A2Dominion and partners celebrate construction milestone at new Oxford development
Published: Thursday, 26th May 2022Housing provider A2Dominion, contractor Exel Construction and Oxford City Council, have marked the completion of a major construction milestone at a new apartment block in Oxford.
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Planning permission granted for 61 new homes in Littlemore
Published: Tuesday, 15th March 2022Oxford City Council has given planning permission to redevelop a disused hostel and sports field in Littlemore by building up to 61 new homes.
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Cabinet approves next steps in plans to develop South Oxfordshire Science Village
Published: Friday, 11th February 2022Plans for a major development including around 3,000 new homes to the south of the city took another step forward after their approval by Oxford City Council on Wednesday.
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Catalyst takes handover of first apartments at landmark Newman Place development, Oxford
Published: Monday, 17th January 2022Housing association Catalyst has taken handover of the first apartment building of 32 affordable homes at Newman Place, Littlemore.
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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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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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JOINT PRESS RELEASE: Blackbird Leys residents asked for their views on whether empty garage sites could become new affordable homes for local people
Published: Tuesday, 26th October 2021Oxfordshire Community Land Trust, Transition by Design and Oxford City Council are working together to identify brownfield sites – like disused council garages – that could be reclaimed for new homes.
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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 opens on plans for the redevelopment of Underhill Circus
Published: Friday, 3rd September 2021Oxford City Council has opened public consultation on draft plans for the redevelopment of Underhill Circus.
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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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Oxford City Council lets nine new council homes
Published: Tuesday, 17th August 2021Oxford City Council is letting nine new council homes built on the site of a former builders yard in Glanville Road.
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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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Partnership wins funding to develop plans for innovative, sustainable community-led housing
Published: Wednesday, 17th March 2021Oxford City Council has been awarded funding to work with Transition by Design and Oxfordshire Community Land Trust and develop a blueprint for reclaiming disused land for innovative council housing.
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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 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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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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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.
