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North Hinksey Parish
Neighbourhood Plan 2031
Appendices
Referendum version
March 2021
❖ Achieving controlled, sustainable and appropriate
development.
❖ Protecting elements that are key to the efficient
functioning and well-being of the local community.
❖ Making North Hinksey Parish an even better place to
live and work in, now and for future generations.
Contents
Appendix A: Additional Parish Maps
• Map A.1 - Character Areas p1
• Map A.2 – Contours p2
• Map A.3 – Satellite Image p3
Appendix B: Housing
• Table B.1 - Sites investigated for potential housing development suitability p4
• Map B.1 – North Hinksey Conservation Area p6
Appendix C: Economy & Employment
• Maps C.1(a) and C.1(b) – Designated Business Sites in North Hinksey Parish p7
• Table C.1 - Diversity of businesses in the Strategic Business Areas designated in the
Vale’s Local Plan 2031 Part 1 p9
Appendix D: Transport
• Map D.1 - Bus routes through North Hinksey Parish and Central Oxford p11
• Map D.2 - Cycle routes from North Hinksey Parish to Oxford City Centre p12
Appendix E : Social Infrastructure
• Map E.1 - leisure facilities and venues in North Hinksey Parish p13
• Map E.2 - Social facilities (health facilities, educational facilities, libraries &
cemeteries): p14
• Map E.3 - Historic sites, churches etc. In North Hinksey Parish p15
Appendix F: Utilities
• Map F.1 – Geological Map of North Hinksey Parish (taken from the GWP Consultants
Groundwater Assessment of North Hinksey Parish (July 2017) - Drawing 4) p16
• Map F.2 - Zone of Potential Groundwater Flooding (taken from the GWP
Consultants Groundwater Assessment of North Hinksey Parish (July 2017) -
Drawing 6) p17
Appendix G: Green Spaces
• Map G.1 – designated local green spaces within the Parish p18
• Table G.1 - The National Planning Policy Framework Green Spaces criteria applied to
the green spaces of North Hinksey Parish p24
• Map G.2 - Parish locations rich in wildlife p28
• Map G.3 - known wildlife corridors p29
• Map G.4 - North Hinksey’s valued views (as collected at public consultation
events) p31
• Table G.2 – North Hinksey Views Assessment Grid p38
Appendix H: Oxford Brookes University, Harcourt Hill Campus
• Map H.1 – Harcourt Hill Campus major development site boundary p43
Appendix A: Additional Parish Maps
Map A.1 below indicates the locations of the ten Character Areas identified in the North Hinksey
Parish Character Assessment (January 2018). Of these, areas 1 and 3 are commercial / retail, area
2 is a mixture of a historic village and industrial estates, and areas 4 to 10 are predominantly
residential, although Brookes University Harcourt Hill Campus is also a significant presence within
area 9.
Map A.1 – Character Areas:
1
Map A.2 - contours: 2
Map A.3 – satellite image: 3
Appendix B - Housing:
Table B.1: Sites investigated for potential housing development suitability
Site Location Description and comment
1. North Hinksey Within the Green Belt on land owned by the rugby club, although
Village, at far the identified area of land is on the north-western edge of the
south-eastern overall club site, and is only used as an overflow car park, not for
end. leisure activities. To the rear of existing housing. Close to the A34.
2. North Hinksey Within the Green Belt to the north west of the rugby club. Located
Village, adjacent to the rear of properties on North Hinksey Lane, close to the A34.
to the A34 Private ownership.
3 North Hinksey Land owned by NHPC and identified as an important local green
Lane, to the space used as a Community Orchard.
south-east of
Botley WI Hall
4 Land between Constrained site partly within the Green Belt. Site restricted by
A420 and Hazel / required pylon buffer zone. Vehicular access currently not possible
Poplar / Elms through recently built Tilbury Fields housing estate to the west, with
Roads. other serious access restrictions through the three roads to the
south of the site (all narrow roads, pedestrian / cycle access to
Tilbury Fields is via Hazel Road, Poplar Road is a Private Road, Elms
Road contains a school and doctors’ surgery which is aiming to
expand).
5 Copse on Cedar Difficult site. Left over space that has degenerated through lack of
Road management. Difference in levels. Would require careful eco-
development. Identified as an important local green space. Also
developers would need to take note of Policy UT1 regarding
groundwater issues as it lies within the identified risk zone – see
Utilities Appendix A.
6 Harcourt Hill, Within the Green Belt. Access issues, with potential increase in
field opposite students and academics travelling to Brookes Campus as part of that
Brookes campus. redevelopment adding to pressure on the narrow Harcourt Hill Road
and Westminster Way even before potentially adding any further
housing nearby. See Policies TR1 and TR2 and other comments
about transport issues shown under site 7 below. Also utilities
issues.
7 Oxford Brookes Within Green Belt (see Core Policy 13) and providing important
University playing leisure facilities for parishioners as well as students. Can be accessed
fields from existing routes, however there are transport issues in the
vicinity and it would require access from the north to benefit public
transport provision. To comply with policies in this Plan the playing
4
fields would need to be relocated elsewhere on the campus site
(impractical), but choice of any housing/accommodation location
would also be dependent on an emerging OBU masterplan for a
major redevelopment which would require built structures to be
located within the same development boundaries as currently (Local
Plan Inspector) making this area of the Campus unviable for any
housing/accommodation. See Policies SI1, GS1, TR1 and TR2, and
section 4.7 of this Plan including Policy BU1.
8 Oxford Brookes Depends on emerging Brookes masterplan and would involve
University Car relocation of car parking to elsewhere on the overall campus site
Park (impractical). See additional comments for site 7 above which also
apply here.
9 Field House site Currently housing for elderly / sheltered housing. Redevelopment
could provide a higher number of housing units of higher quality
than at present, but would need to be in accordance with the Botley
Centre SPD, and should continue to provide elderly/sheltered
housing.
5
Map B.1: North Hinksey Conservation Area 6
Appendix C - Economy & Employment: Sites for business use on maps C.1 (a) and C.1 (b): CS1 - Botley Centre CS2 - Seacourt Tower Retail Park CS3 – Seacourt Tower CS4 - Curtis Industrial Estate CS5 - Hinksey Business Park CS6 - Minns Business Park CS7 – Richer Sounds (site of George PH) CS8 - Raleigh Park Clinic site, 45 Raleigh Park Road CS9 - Seacourt Bridge and surrounding business premises on north side of West Way CS10 - Laburnum Road Convenience Store currently Lucky House, 49 Crabtree Rd CS11 - McDonalds site and surroundings CS12 - Travis Perkins / Enterprise site Map C.1 (a) Sites for business use in North Hinksey Parish - overview 7
Map C.1 (b) Sites for business use in North Hinksey Parish – detail of main commercial area 8
Table C.1: Diversity of businesses in the Strategic Business Areas designated in the VOWHDC
Local Plan 2031 Part 1
Curtis Industrial Estate
Unit Business Activity
6 Always Easy Recycling Ltd Scrap yard
15 Api Computer Support Systems PC Manufacturers
14 Brookos Tyre & Exhaust Centre Tyre fitting, wheel and exhaust repairs
20 C R Marks Oxford Ltd Motor Factors
28 Catwalk Wholesale Ltd Clothes & Fabric Wholesaler
13 Chris Andrews Publications Ltd Book Publishing
36 Cooz's Records Ltd Recording Studio
25 Edmundson Electrical Ltd Electrical Wholesalers
25 Electric Center Electrical equipment
6 Eyejusters Ltd Adjustable close focus spectacles
Suppliers to Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
14 Fridge Spares Wholesale Ltd trades
M & J Auto Repair (North
Hinksey Garage) Motor services
2 Minty (Oxford) Ltd Beds, mattresses and storage
Newey & Eyre Electrical Distributors
17 North Hinksey MOT Centre Vehicle Repair Shop
12 Oxford Food Bank Foodbank
Oxford Glass & Glazing Systems
Ltd Glass repairs & bespoke glass
14-15 Oxford Picture Library Film & Photographic Libraries
5 S I Pumps Ltd Pump Sales & Servicing
Southern Energy Products Boiler / heating installation & repair
15 Tyre Services Great Britain Ltd
Plumbers: see also Plumb Center, Pipe Center
35 Wolseley UK Ltd and Drain Center
Hinksey Business Centre
3TH Ltd Training
Botley Road Motors Motor services
Bruce Butcher Electrical Ltd Electrical services
DCS Couriers Courier
Elliot Brown Agency Commercial Model Agency
Key Agent Property management
Natural Bread Company Bakers & bread making courses
Northgate Vehicle Hire Van Hire
Minns Business Park
Dehns Patent Attorneys
9Ogilvy 4D Ltd Medical industry consultants
Savills Real Estate Services
tci renewables Renewable Energy Consultants
Vicon Motion Systems Motion Capture Systems
Seacourt Retail Park
AKS Ward Construction Consultancy
Bidwells Ltd Property & Land Consultants
Blake Morgan Solicitors
Caudex Medical Pharmaceutical consultants
Cluttons Styles & Whitlock Chartered surveyors & property consultants
Focus Financial advisors & insurance consultants
Handelsbanken Bespoke banking services
Hartwell Ford BP Petrol Station Petrol Station
HM Courts & Tribunals Service Ministry of Justice agency
Homebase DIY supplies
Lambert Smith Hampton Commercial property consultants
McBains Cooper Property consultants
Oxford Outcomes Pharmaceutical consultants
10Appendix D - Transport:
Map D.1 – Bus routes through North Hinksey Parish and Central Oxford
11Map D.2 – cycle routes from North Hinksey Parish to Oxford City Centre 12
Appendix E - Social Infrastructure: Maps of social infrastructure facilities and other locations of significant importance to the community Map E.1 leisure facilities and venues in North Hinksey Parish Leisure LF1 – Louie Memorial Playing Fields (including Pavilion and Scout Hut) LF2 – Oxford Rugby Football Club LF3 – Oxford Sports Lawn Tennis Club LF4 – Seacourt Hall LF5 – SS Peter & Paul Church Hall LF6 – The WI Hall LF7 – The Rosary Room LF8 – Hall in Seacourt Road 13
Map E.2: Social facilities (health facilities, educational facilities, libraries & cemeteries): Social SF1 – Elms Road Medical Centre SF2 – Botley School SF3 – North Hinksey School SF4 – Botley Library SF5 – Botley Cemetery Academic with ancillary leisure AF1 - Brookes University Harcourt Hill 14
Map E.3: Historic Buildings and Monuments, Churches, and other Miscellaneous Sites:
HM1 – St Lawrence’s Church (C of E)
HM2 – SS Peter & Paul Church (C of E)
HM3 – Botley Baptist Church
HM4 – Our Lady of the Rosary Church (R.C.)
HM5 – Elms Parade
HM6 – Commonwealth War Graves in Botley Cemetery
Map E.3: historic sites and churches HM1 to HM6 In North Hinksey Parish
15Appendix F - Utilities: Map F.1 showing a geological map of North Hinksey Parish (taken from the GWP Consultants Groundwater Assessment of North Hinksey Parish (July 2017) - Drawing 4) 16
Map F.2 showing the Zone of Potential Groundwater Flooding (taken from the GWP Consultants Groundwater Assessment of North Hinksey Parish (July 2017) - Drawing 6) 17
Appendix G – Green Spaces
Map G.1 Local Green Spaces within North Hinksey Parish:
Sites of sport, recreation & amenity value (SRA)
SRA1 – Lower Louie Memorial field
SRA2 – Allotments on North Hinksey Lane
SRA3 - Allotments between North Hinksey Lane and Southern Bypass Road
SRA4 – North Hinksey Village Green
SRA5 – St Lawrence’s Churchyard
SRA6 - Botley Cemetery
SRA7 – Botley Primary School playing fields
18SRA8 – North Hinksey C of E Primary School playing fields
SRA9 – Turner Drive grassed area
SRA10 – Ruskin Close recreation ground
SRA11 – Tilbury Fields playground and recreation area
Sites of Nature conservation value: (NC)
NC1 - Lower Louie Memorial field copse and fen
NC2 - Nature Reserve & Community Orchard
NC3 - Chestnut Road copse
Sites of open space value
The grassed areas and verges designed into the Elms Rise estate and surrounding roads are
an important feature and contribute to its character. They add to the distinctive open feel,
enhance views over the surrounding countryside and reinforce the sense that you are in a
semi-rural area.
OS 1 - St Paul’s Crescent lawns
Please note: other areas were considered for inclusion as Local Green Spaces but not subsequently
adopted. These include areas within the Oxford Green Belt (e.g. the Upper Louie Memorial Playing
Field, Raleigh Park, and Hinksey Heights Nature Reserve), which already have the protection of
that designation.
The following pages show individual detailed maps of each of the 15 Local Green Spaces listed
above.
1920
21
22
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Table G.1 The National Planning Policy Framework Green Spaces criteria applied to the green
spaces of North Hinksey Parish
Location
NPPF Criteria 1: NPPF Criteria 2: The designation should NPPF Criteria 3: The
The designation only be used where the green area is designation should only
should only be demonstrably special to a local community be used where the
used where the and holds a particular local significance, for green area concerned is
green space is example because of its beauty, historic local in character and is
in reasonably significance, recreational value (including not an extensive tract of
close proximity as a playing field), tranquillity or richness land.
to the of its wildlife.
community it
serves.
Louie The site is The Fields have local historic significance: The lower Louie
Memorial located within the land was given by the Kingerlee family Memorial Fields are
Fields, Copse the built up to the Parish 1939 and is owned / managed surrounded by built
and Fen, area of Botley / by North Hinksey Parish Council for the development on three
Arnold’s Way North Hinksey. recreational use of Parishioners. And to this sides and bounded by a
The Parish day are used predominantly by road that bisects the
boundary Parishioners, along with those who attend original land into two
between North the neighbouring school and live in the sites. This is the largest
Hinksey and neighbouring Parish of Cumnor. open space within the
Cumnor runs The upper field is well-used for recreational Parish and contributes
along the upper facilities and community events. Its function the only public site large
field’s SSW edge as a recreational playing field was enough to hold a full-size
adjacent to augmented in 2010 by the addition of an football pitch –an
Matthew Arnold outdoor gym trail and an all-weather Multi- amenity which is
School. The Use Games Area (MUGA). Part of the field is frequently in use both
Fields sit at the a designated football pitch, which is used by formally and informally.
top of Elms Rise local teams and currently hired out in term- The community uses and
estate. time to the Secondary school in the values the structured
adjoining Parish. The Fields are a favourite and unstructured
site for community gatherings such as fetes. recreation facilities that
The sports pavilion is also used for regular the fields, copse and fen
meetings of local groups including the Youth provide. The elevated
Club and pop-up café events. site affords valued,
The sloping Lower Field is busy all year serene, long distance
round: it has a well-used, secure designated views across the north of
play area for children up to the age of 10., Oxford and to Wytham
the open field is much-used by those Woods.
exercising dogs or energetic children and
hosts organised activities such as outdoor
yoga and training.
The copse and fen is a designated wildlife
site crossed by well-used footpaths that
allow access to this rare wild space to all
from kids building dens to naturalists. The
rare alkaline fen habitat is rich with a
diverse range of wetland species, including
24Flag Iris and Mares Tail. The area is also an
important wildlife corridor and many birds
nest here.
Nature The site is The Parish’s dedicated nature reserve was This site is surrounded
Reserve and located within created in 2003 – 2004 with the by buildings on three
Memorial the built up involvement of the local community who sides, including the
Garden & area of Botley / continue to tend it. The reserve includes a Minns industrial estate
Community North Hinksey wildflower meadow, two ponds and a more which gave the land
Orchard, in the northeast formal memorial garden that provides originally as allotments
North Hinksey of the Parish. space for quiet contemplation and (to which it could be
Lane reflection in a peaceful environment. Part of reverted if required).
the reserve has been planted with fruit The local community &
trees as a community orchard, open to the Parish Council created
public to enjoy the blossom and fruits. This and continue to care for
is a very inclusive, community-lead space the site. Many people
with benches and trees dedicated to local who live or work in the
people and organisations. The entire small vicinity enjoy the peace,
site benefits the community as green space and wildlife in the
infrastructure and the maintenance of the reserve. The orchard
pond and streams assist in alleviating fruit trees are the source
flooding in the wider locality. of the annual Botley
Apple Day celebrations
in October.
Allotments, The site is The allotments are managed by the NHPC These allotments (plots
North Hinksey located within Allotment committee. Tenancy is open to all 20-42) are sited on a
Lane the built up and many allotment tenants live within the narrow strip of land
area of Botley / Parish. This is one of only two allotment between the western
North Hinksey sites within the Parish and is popular and bank of Seacourt Stream
in the north- much valued. The maintenance of the site & and the northern end
eastern edge of individual plots contributes to flood North Hinksey Lane.
the Parish. alleviation in the wider locality.
Allotments The site is The allotments are managed by the NHPC These allotments (plots
between located within Allotment committee. Tenancy is open to all 43-119) are sited on a
North Hinksey the built up and many allotment tenants live within the narrow strip of land
Lane and area of Botley / Parish. This is one of only two allotment between the southern
Southern By- North Hinksey sites within the Parish and is popular and end of North Hinksey
pass Road in the northeast much valued. Lane and the Southern
of the Parish. Bypass Road. The site is
surrounded on four sides
by buildings and
provides a ‘green lung’
close to the busy A34.
St Paul’s The site is This is an open area that provides flexible The lawns were an
Crescent located within space for recreation and valuable green integral part of the
lawns the built up space for residents. There are several original 1930’s design of
area of Botley / venerable mature native trees in the lawns the Elms Rise estate.
North Hinksey which provide users with shade, the They are surrounded on
in the south of opportunity to climb trees and devise all sides by housing and
the Parish. outdoor games around them. The lawns are bisected by Finmore
of considerable local value: Crescent Road. The lawns provide
householders regard them as an essential both a safe open space
local amenity space and have fought off for recreation, and
applications to build on them over the past privacy as houses around
80 years. the Crescent are not
closely overlooked.
Chestnut The site is This small patch of land lies in the Elms Rise This site is of local value:
Road copse located within estate. It is rich in a diversity of wildlife: the site has remained
25the built up native trees and plants, birds, butterflies protected from
area of Botley / and mammals. There are legally protected development historically
North Hinksey species resident on this site, and it’s a whilst the Elms Rise
in the central significant and important link in the wildlife estate was designed
southwest of corridor between the Louie Memorial lower around it and now
the Parish. The field copse and Raleigh Park. Residents of surrounds it with
site lies on the the surrounding roads recognise and buildings and roads on
northern corner cherish the wildlife that find sanctuary here four sides. The estate
of Chestnut and and value the sylvan view that this benefits from this patch
Cedar Roads. miniature woodland provides. of historic wood / scrub
which speaks to the time
when the whole hillside
was farmland and
copses.
Botley The site is The site has civic significance: It is owned The cemetery covers
Cemetery, located within and operated by Oxford City Council and approximately 8 acres
North Hinksey the built up was dedicated under the Interments Act in between Old Botley and
Lane area of Botley / 1894. Since then has served both the local the A34. Mature trees
North Hinksey and wider communities. The cemetery has line paths to the chapel
in the north- historic significance: burials include 739 and around the site
eastern area of Commonwealth war graves and almost 70 boundaries, protecting
the Parish. war graves of other nationalities, who were the peaceful, reflective
casualties of the First and Second World space from the
Wars. It is the only purpose-built constantly busy and
Commonwealth War Graves Commission noisy A34 and linking the
cemetery in Oxfordshire and has green, leafy space to the
architectural features designed by Sir mature gardens along
Edward Maufe The cemetery is valued as a North Hinksey Lane and
place of quiet contemplation and the community orchard
remembrance. It is also a habitat for wildlife and nature reserve
including amphibians, birds and protected opposite it.
species of mammals.
North Hinksey The site is This land is of historic significance as the The diminutive village
Village Green located within traditional green around which the village green sits at the centre
the built up has grown. Its history is documented in of the North Hinksey
area of Botley / photographs taken by the renowned Oxford Village Conservation
North Hinksey photographer Henry Taunt in the early Area, in the centre of the
in the east of 1900s. Today it provides more than a link to village, and is the
the Parish, at the past, it’s a local recreation space used archetypal rural foil to
the centre of by the community for leisure, with a swing the surrounding 17th and
North Hinksey attached to one mature tree and a bench 18th Century thatched
village. from which views over the Seacourt Stream stone cottages.
and meadows are enjoyed. The village
green is registered as common land and
maintained by North Hinksey Parish Council.
Botley The site is This land has recreational value to the The whole school site
Primary located within community as a school playing field and site comprises approximately
School Playing the built up for outdoor activities that both the School 3 acres and its playing
Fields, Elms area of Botley / and wider society can benefit from. Botley fields run alongside the
Road North Hinksey. School playing fields lie in an area rich in A34 slip road and are
The school lies wildlife, the fields provide additional bounded by an arable
in the northern habitats and the school augments its field then the A420 to
area of the teaching with a Forest School area within its the north. The trees and
Parish. grounds. plants of the playing
fields mitigate some of
the air pollution from
the adjacent Botley
interchange.
26North Hinksey The site is This land has recreational value to the The school site
C of E Primary located within community as a school playing field and site comprises approximately
School playing the built up for outdoor activities that both the School 1.5 acres and its playing
fields, North area of Botley / and wider society can benefit from. The fields lie between North
Hinksey Lane North Hinksey playing fields provide part of a green Hinksey Lane and the
in the eastern corridor for flying species between the A34. The trees and
area of the floodplain meadows and Raleigh Park. plants of the playing
Parish. fields mitigate some of
the air pollution from
the adjacent A34.
Churchyard of The site is The churchyard wraps around the grade 2 The one acre site is
St Lawrence, located within listed 11th century church of St Lawrence, surrounded by roads and
North Hinksey the built up the Church of England Mother Church of the houses on three sides. It
Lane area of Botley / Parish. The site is of considerable local value sits proud of the
North Hinksey being the burial ground for generations of surrounding road height
in the east of local people including notable poets and by a metre, indicative of
the Parish in dignitaries after whom roads and parks in its long history as a
North Hinksey the Parish have been named. Burials include tended local burial
village.. one Commonwealth war grave, a casualty ground. The two large
of the first World War. The churchyard is yew trees by the
managed to encourage wildlife and is part Norman entrance to the
of a green corridor for flying species church also indicate the
between the floodplain meadows and great age of this site and
Raleigh Park. A public footpath winds the unbroken
through the high ground of neighbouring continuous use by the
gardens to reach the churchyard avoiding community.
floods, still used today and linking the past
village life to the present.
Turner Drive The site is This compact green space has been It is a small tract of land
recreation located within designed into the new housing estate to providing rare outside
area the built up provide a close accessible safe outside place space surrounded by
area of Botley / for recreation and peace. It was originally buildings and roads on
North Hinksey part of the garden of the neighbouring plot four sides, in a densely
in the south of and retains some of the original mature built new housing
the Parish. trees as well as a compact, open lawn area. development,
Ruskin Close The site is This land has recreational value to the This recreation ground
recreation located within community as a playground and a grassed provides open space in a
area next to the built up open space for outdoor activities. It densely built new
Brookes area of Botley / comprises a patch of grassland bisected by a housing development on
North Hinksey path and a small playground with rustic play what was largely open
in the south of equipment. This site lies adjacent to scrubland. The site is on
the Parish. Brookes University Harcourt Hill campus the edge of the Green
and encourages permeability of access from Belt and lies between
one development to the other, whilst Brookes University’s
delineating the end of the housing residential buildings and
development. housing .
Tilbury Fields Located at the This land has been allocated in plans for the The playground and
playground edge of the built new 140+ homes Tilbury Fields estate to limited recreation area
and up area of have recreational value to the community are sited at the edge of
recreation Botley / North as a playground and a grassed open space new housing estate,
area Hinksey in the for outdoor activities. At the time of writing, providing rare open
north of the it is yet to be constructed / landscaped. space at the edge of
Parish. dense housing.
27Map G.2 - locations rich in wildlife W1 - Hutchcombe Copse, fen and upper & lower Louie Memorial Fields W2 - Poplar, Hazel and Seacourt Roads and surrounding fields W3 - Chestnut Road copse, W4 - Raleigh Park W5 - North Hinksey Nature Reserve, W6 - Hurst Rise Road, W7 - The Garth W8 - Maple Close, W9 - St Paul’s Crescent The above ‘locations rich in wildlife’ were identified by parishioners during the consultation process and the list is not exhaustive. It should also be noted, for example, that within North Hinksey Parish there are three designated TVERC Local Wildlife Sites (40X01 Harcourt Hill Scrub LWS, 40X03 Raleigh Park LWS, and 40X05 Louie Memorial Fields LWS – see http://www.tverc.org for details), and in addition a small segment of the Oxford Heights West Conservation Target Area covers part of the southern fringe of the Parish (see https://www.wildoxfordshire.org.uk/wp- content/uploads/2014/12/Oxford-Heights-West-CTA.pdf for details). 28
Map G.3 - Known wildlife corridors in North Hinksey Parish
WC2
WC4
WC3
WC1 WC5
WC7
WC6
WC1 – Between gardens and roads into Hurst Rise Road and the lower Louie Memorial Field,
copse and fen
WC2 – Between the fields adjacent to the A420 and Hazel, Poplar and Elms Roads
WC3 – Between the lower Louie Memorial Field, copse and fen, linking to the copse at the west
end of Chestnut Road, and east through gardens and passageways to Raleigh Park
WC4 – Between Botley Cemetery and the North Hinksey Nature Reserve and Community Orchard
and along Seacourt Stream to the water meadows
WC5 – Numerous routes into and out of Raleigh Park from all directions
WC6 – Routes leading into and out of Hinksey Heights nature reserve
WC7 – Routes leading across Brookes’ playing fields and into farmland and copses
The above ‘wildlife corridors’ were identified by parishioners during the consultation process and
the list is not exhaustive. It should also be noted, for example, that within North Hinksey Parish
there are three designated TVERC Local Wildlife Sites (40X01 Harcourt Hill Scrub LWS, 40X03
Raleigh Park LWS, and 40X05 Louie Memorial Fields LWS – see http://www.tverc.org for details),
and in addition a small segment of the Oxford Heights West Conservation Target Area covers part
of the southern fringe of the Parish (see https://www.wildoxfordshire.org.uk/wp-
content/uploads/2014/12/Oxford-Heights-West-CTA.pdf for details).
29North Hinksey’s valued views (as collected at the public consultation events)
North Hinksey Parish residents value the views within, from and to the Parish which benefits from
being surrounded on three sides by countryside and on the fourth by the historic city of Oxford. The
appeal, worth and importance of the Parish’s setting and views has been documented in the Botley
Character Statement (January 2018). Following the responses received from the Neighbourhood
Plan public consultations about the specific views that Parishioners value, the Green Spaces and
Natural Environment Working Group have undertaken an assessment of those views, to evaluate
their importance for protection under the Neighbourhood Plan.
This assessment follows the methodology devised by Bredon Parish Council and Neighbourhood
Plan Group, (described in full at
https://www.wychavon.gov.uk/documents/10586/0/Assessment+of+Key+Views+in+Bredon+Parish
+%28February+2017%29.pdf/e86151b5-aba8-d85b-859a-dc66843ed343_/)
The North Hinksey Green Spaces and Natural Environment Working Group have gratefully used this
methodology with the intention to apply a generic, standardised approach that minimises
subjectivity.
Table G2: North Hinksey Views Assessment Grid should be read with the following notes (further
detail is given in the Assessment of Key Views in Bredon Parish document):
• Viewpoints are listed by reference number which is used consistently on the accompanying
Map G4 and photographs. The viewpoints are all on public land or private land which is
publicly accessible.
• Natural England have published a country-wide landscape character assessment that divides
England into 159 National Character Areas:
http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5431100?category=587130. North
Hinksey Parish lies wholly within NCA 109: the Midvale Ridge “a band of low-lying limestone
hills stretching east–west from the Vale of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire to Swindon. It is
surrounded by the flat lands of the Oxfordshire clay vales, giving extensive views across the
surrounding countryside.”
Grading the importance of views:
• Views have been graded as either ‘exceptional’, ‘special’ or ‘representative.’
• Exceptional views might include highly valued, panoramic views or long distance views
across intact countryside; they might capture the quintessential character of an area; they
might contribute to the enjoyment of important heritage or cultural locations; or they might
be unique in their own way.
• Special views might include panoramic or long distance views, dramatic scenery and skyline
features; they might help to reveal landscape character types; or they might be comparable
to other special views.
• Representative views might include narrow or glimpsed views; they might be marred by the
presence of negative features which detract from the quality of the experience; or they
might be typical views which are replicated elsewhere.
30Map G.4 North Hinksey’s valued views (as collected at the public consultation events)
VP15
31Viewpoint 1: From Raleigh Park down to North Hinksey village & on towards Oxford Viewpoint 2: From the corner of Sweetmans Road & Raleigh Park Road towards Oxford Viewpoint 3: From Harcourt Hill Fields towards Oxford and south Oxfordshire 32
Viewpoint 4: From North Hinksey Lane towards the lines of trees along Seacourt Stream Viewpoint 5: From Louie Memorial Fields over Port Meadow towards north Oxford and beyond Viewpoint 6: From the top of Crabtree Road north to Wytham Woods, Port Meadow and North Oxford 33
Viewpoint 7: From Hurst Rise Road towards Wytham Woods and the fields below Viewpoint 8: From the north and west side of the hill towards Tilbury Farm and fields above it Viewpoint 9: From Louie Memorial Fields west to Wytham Woods 34
Viewpoint 9: From Louie Memorial Fields north to Seacourt Tower and Port Meadow Viewpoint 10: From St Paul’s Crescent north towards Wytham Woods Viewpoint 11: From the top road into Brookes’ campus towards Cumnor Hurst and Boars Hill 35
Viewpoint 12: From Poplar Road looking over Elms Parade and up Elms Rise estate hillside and a view from Hazel Road looking towards a wider aspect of Elms Rise and the hillside 36
Viewpoint 13: From the bridleway towards Hinksey Heights, Boars Hill and south of Oxford Viewpoint 14: From North Hinksey Village Green north through the village Viewpoint 15: From the footpath between Wytham View and Hazel Road eastnortheast 37
Table G2: North Hinksey views assessment grid
Map ref Location of view Landscape Altitude Type of view Number & type of Direc-
of view point character of view point view point users tion of
point of view point view
point
VP1 Raleigh Park NCA 109: 99m Historic/ Few; walkers / E
Midvale Established runners, dog
Ridge viewpoint / walkers, other
recreational pedestrians
VP2 Corner of NCA 109: 94m Movement Few; vehicles, ESE
Sweetmans & Midvale corridor (road) pedestrians, cyclists
Raleigh Park Roads Ridge
VP3 Harcourt Hill Field, NCA 109: 108m Historic / Few; dog walkers, E to S
south side of Midvale recreational other pedestrians,
Grosvenor Road Ridge residents
VP4 North Hinksey Lane NCA 109: 58m Movement Moderate; vehicles, E
Midvale corridor (road & pedestrians, cyclists
Ridge cycle path)
VP5 Louie Memorial NCA 109: 118m Recreational / Moderate; vehicles, NNE
Fields looking north Midvale movement pedestrians, cyclists,
Ridge corridor (road) bus passengers,
VP6 Junction of Chestnut NCA 109: 100m Movement Moderate; vehicles, N, NW,
& Crabtree Roads Midvale corridor (road / pedestrians, cyclists, NE
Ridge bus route) bus passengers,
VP7 Hurst Rise Road NCA 109: 121m Movement Moderate; vehicles, N
junction with Midvale corridor (road) pedestrians&
Arnold’s Way Ridge cyclists, bus
passengers,
VP8 Junction of Toynbee NCA 109: 97m Movement Few; vehicles, N
Close and Midvale corridor (road) pedestrians, cyclists
Hutchcomb Road Ridge
VP9 Louie Memorial NCA 109: 118m Recreational / Moderate; vehicles, N, NW,
Fields looking north Midvale movement pedestrians& NE
and west Ridge corridor (road) cyclists, bus
passengers,
VP10 St Paul’s Crescent NCA 109: 69m Movement Moderate; vehicles, N
(East side, junction Midvale corridor (road / pedestrians& cyclists
with Finmore Road) Ridge bus route)
VP11 Road into Brookes’ NCA 109: 119m Movement Moderate; vehicles, W
Sport (Privately Midvale corridor (road on pedestrians,
owned, publicly Ridge University students, gym &
accessible road) grounds) sports facility users
VP12 Poplar Road NCA 109: 62m Movement Few; vehicles, S
Midvale corridor (road) pedestrians& cyclists
Ridge
VP13 Bridleway west from NCA 109: 119m Movement Few; vehicles, S / SW
top of Harcourt Hill Midvale corridor (public pedestrians / SE
Ridge bridleway) equestrians
VP14 North Hinksey NCA 109: 62m Historic heritage Moderate; vehicles, N
village green Midvale / movement pedestrians& cyclists
Ridge corridor (road)
VP15 Footpath between NCA 109: 76m Movement Few; pedestrians, N / NE
Wytham View and Midvale corridor cyclists
Hazel Road Ridge (footpath)
38Map ref Location of Description of view Key components of Psychological Importance of
of view view point view experience of view view
point
VP1 Raleigh Park Elevated; framed by Green hillside park in Sense of awe at Exceptional. It
vegetation in foreground drops the beauty of the is one of the
foreground, opening away to the iconic ‘dreaming spires’ viewcones
to dominant view of ‘dreaming spires’ surrounded by the defined by
historic cityscape in views of Oxford, calming, spacious Oxford City
middle ground, nestled under green green setting. Council /
framed in distance hills that mirror the Oxford
by vegetation on park. Preservation
hills of skyline. Trust/ Natural
England.
VP2 Corner of Elevated, open, wide The iconic ‘dreaming The suburban Special.
Sweetmans skies. Historic spires’ views of Oxford setting makes the
& Raleigh cityscape in middle are detracted by sudden views over
Park Roads distance framed by lampposts and Oxford city an
built development in warehouse buildings unexpected,
foreground. most obvious in breath-taking
winter. surprise.
VP3 Harcourt Elevated view over Views of historic A historic view, Exceptional
Hill Field, historic city across cityscape to the captured from
south side treetops and spires north-east partially nearby by JMW
of to the wooded hills hidden by mature Turner in 1835-40
Grosvenor in the east and over trees. The views to in ‘Oxford, from
Road fields & the the south are of open North Hinksey’.
southern edge of countryside It’s an impressive
Oxford and beyond punctuated by pylons & interesting view
to the Chilterns to & the A34 & some today, providing
the south. larger buildings in the new perspective
distance. on the city.
VP4 North Open, dominant Mature willow trees In full leaf, this Representative
Hinksey vegetation in the line the banks of the view is calming, – as the view
Lane foreground of view Seacourt Stream peaceful and changes with
(trees) which shields making an attractive tranquil. The view the seasons it
the industrial view between Spring of warehouses moves from
warehouses in the & autumn. When the does not inspire being special
middle distance. leaves fall, the view the same (leaf cover) to
over fields opens up beneficial less attractive
to warehouses filling reactions in the in winter.
the skyline behind. residents.
VP5 Louie Panoramic, elevated Recreational fields in Users report that Special.
Memorial views of open skies the foreground, built the view gives
Fields and rural land structures including them a feeling of
looking stretching to a far the A34 / A420 relaxation, peace,
north horizon. Framed by junction in middle of space and calm
vegetation with little ground. The far being surrounded
built development distance includes the by the countryside.
visible. Little green swathe of Port
seasonal change. Meadow & landscape
to the horizon.
39Map ref Location of Description of view Key components of Psychological Importance of
of view view point view experience of view view
point
VP6 Junction of Elevated, spacious In the foreground, the Significant for the Representative
Chestnut & views over Elms Rise housing estate drops openness of the / special in
Crabtree estate with Wytham away down the skies above the terms of
Roads woods on the hillside with local regular, encapsulating
western skyline and landmark Seacourt descending the distinctive
rural land to the Tower to the east. In housing. The characteristics
north. Vast open the middle ground, elevation & of the estate.
skies. Little seasonal Wytham woods rise in exposure adds to
change. front of north Oxford. the spaciousness
Pylons & wires are designed into the
mild detractors. estate’s layout.
VP7 Hurst Rise Contained views Residential housing Sense of a quiet, Representative
Road down the developed and gardens, Wytham calm, residential
junction residential road, woods, sky. Parked space opening to a
with leading to a distant cars, telegraph poles vista of impressive
Arnold’s view of Wytham and wires are mild wide skies.
Way Woods and up to detractors.
wide, open skies.
VP8 Junction of Broad views down Near residential The large front Special
Toynbee the developed housing is set well gardens &
Close and residential road, back in gardens. impressive vista of
Hutchcomb with a densely-built Wytham woods, & the wide skies above
Road new estate in the sky dominate the wooded hillside
middle ground and view. A detraction is give a sense of
fields leading up to the crowded chaotic space & distance.
Wytham Woods on look of the new The large skies &
skyline. Tilbury Fields estate. elevation create a
seaside aspect.
VP9 Louie As VP5: panoramic, Recreational fields & As with VP5, users Special
Memorial elevated views of copse in the report that the
Fields open skies , framed foreground with view gives them a
looking by vegetation. Some arable fields climbing feeling of
north and built development up to Wytham Woods relaxation, peace,
west visible, characteristic forming skyline to the of space and calm
of the Parish. Little west. In the northern being surrounded
seasonal change. middle ground sits the by the countryside.
locally iconic Seacourt
Tower.
VP10 St Paul’s Local view across Spacious green lawns Exemplary scene Representative
Crescent the lawns of St with mature trees encapsulating / special in
(East side, Paul’s Crescent, over edged with the ideals of the terms of
junction the residential hipped-roof houses original 1930’s encapsulating
with rooftops and 1960’s typical of the Elms estate: generous the distinctive
Finmore Westway Tower to Rise estate. Low-rise lawns create sense characteristics
Road) Wytham Woods on buildings allow the of openness and of the estate.
the skyline. hillside beyond and safety whilst the
wide skies to be seen wooded hillside to
throughout the year, the north alludes
though partially to the closeness of
hidden by leaves in rurality amidst
summer. suburbia.
40Map ref Location of Description of view Key components of Psychological Importance of
of view view point view experience of view view
point
VP11 Road into Long view across Green, open Glorious nature Special
Brookes’ Brookes’ University countryside and vast tamed and wild.
Sport Harcourt Hill skies. The tended The unbroken
(Privately campus playing sports pitches in the green covering
owned, fields, bounded by foreground reaches up to a
publicly trees to the wooded complement the low horizon. The
accessible Boars Hill to the densely wooded hills eye is drawn along
road) southwest, the that rise behind them. and up to huge
wooded Cumnor western skies that
Hurst to the display stunning
northwest. sunsets.
VP12 Poplar Road Local view down this Edwardian housing in A view that defines Representative
(alternative private road, to the the foreground. The this part of the / special in
views in the 1930’s Elms Parade 1930’s shopping Parish: suburban terms of
same of shops, then up parade and housing with many encapsulating
direction the hillside across estate dominate the elements of the distinctive
can be seen the rooves of the middle-ground & original 1930’s characteristics
from Hazel Elms Rise estate background. The busy built environment of the estate.
Road and dotted with mature West Way road and design, enhanced
Murdoch trees and planting. some of the late 20th by greenery and
Place) century buildings are colour from the
dectractors. gardens rising up
the hillside.
VP13 Bridleway Long sweeping The whole of this An archetypal view Special
west from views over horse- section of the of Oxfordshire
top of grazing fields, a golf bridleway offers wide mixed-use
Harcourt course and the ridge or glimpsed views countryside. The
Hill of Boars Hill and across grazing pasture pastures and
beyond to southern in the foreground; gentle rolling hills
Oxford, with the Hinksey Heights give a feeling of
Ridgeway path nature reserve and calmness and
visible on the south- golf course with mixed spaciousness
eastern horizon. planting and enhanced by the
occasional houses on wide skies and
Boars Hill in the song of skylarks
middle-ground and and cuckoos in
the sweeping vista Spring and
that opens across the summer.
Thames valley to the
Chiltern Hills.
VP14 North Short view north In the foreground are Very attractive Exceptional
Hinksey from the village some of the 17th & view within this
village green along North 18th century stone unique, historic,
green Hinksey village cottages that lie serene part of the
towards the public within the North Parish. The
House (The Fishes). Hinksey village thatched dwellings
Conservation area. surrounded by
The history, ambience green verges and
& distinctiveness of cottage gardens
the village are create a timeless,
encapsulated. tranquil feel.
41Map ref Location of Description of view Key components of Psychological Importance of
of view view point view experience of view view
point
VP15 Footpath Short view north Pylons & the A34 in A strong sense of Representative
between across arable field to the foreground being on the edge
Wytham tree-line, Long view detract from the long of the city, and
View and east across rooves & view of parts of the close to the
Hazel Road the city is historic cityscape and surrounding
punctuated by surrounding wooded countryside – a
pylons & the hills. view from a liminal
Seacourt Tower. place .
42Appendix H: Oxford Brookes University, Harcourt Hill Campus
Map H.1 – Harcourt Hill Campus major development site boundary
(map produced by Oxfordshire County Council)
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