Begbroke Science Park development plans submitted
Oxford University Development Ltd (OUD
- The University of Oxford in partnership with Legal & General) is progressing with
the design and development of two new Research Facilities on the Begbroke Science Park Campus, to increase the capacity by 12,500sqm across two buildings for academic and commercial research spaces on the science park.
The vision for the project is to push the design and development standards of the campus forward, create new research facilities fit for the research needs of today and the future, and provide high quality spaces for tenants to work, collaborate and relax in.
Begbroke Science Park is located south
of the town Begbroke, surrounded by agricultural land and nestled between Yarnton, Kidlington and Woodstock and North West of Oxford City Centre. The site is accessed via Begbroke Hill Access Road, east of A44 Woodstock Road.
Begbroke Science Park comprises of a number of one and two storey buildings which accommodate laboratories, engineering facilities and administrative buildings including a Grade II listed three storey farmhouse.
The site of the Oxford University Begbroke Science Park was originally used for farming. Research began on the site in the 1960s, becoming the Headquarters of the Weed Research Organisation.
When the site was originally developed into a research development in the late 1980s, a reservoir was located in the north-east corner. As the Science Park developed, the reservoir was backfilled and numerous laboratories and offices were constructed in 2004, forming the campus as it is today.
The current Begbroke Science Park houses a community of around 30 companies and 20 research groups from the fields of Mathematical, Physical & Life Sciences and Medical Sciences .
Plans to develop the site were submitted to Cherwell District Council on 13th September and a decision is expected by the end of this year.
You can read the full plans and supporting documents here:
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