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Cycle pavilion approved in North Oxford development

Galya DimitrovaBBC News
News imageFletcher Priest Architects Oxford North’s new landmark timber cycle pavilion in the market square, adjacent to the Red Hall - CGI exteriorFletcher Priest Architects
The project will provide 191 first-floor, long-stay cycle spaces for people working in the Red Hall building and two other nearby buildings

A new cycling pavilion has been approved as part of a £700m "innovation district" in Oxford.

The city council has granted planning permission for the two-storey timber building in the Oxford North development.

Inspired by wheel spokes, the building will have 191 long-stay cycle spaces for those working nearby.

David Camp, chief executive of Stanhope - one of the developers involved in the project, said the decision was "great news for cyclists".

News imageFletcher Priest Architects First floor of Oxford North’s new landmark timber cycle pavilionFletcher Priest Architects
Oxford North’s proposed timber cycle pavilion would include a power gully on the stairs to help carry bicycles up

The pavilion will include a power gully on the stairs to assist in carrying bicycles up, along with ground-floor, short-stay spaces and a repair station.

Fletcher Priest Architects is developing the project on behalf of Oxford North Ventures, owned by Thomas White Oxford - the development company of St John's College, along with developers Cadillac Fairview and Stanhope.

Mr Camp added: "We have positioned the pavilion in a key location at the masterplan’s heart to celebrate the bicycle as a mode of sustainable transport."

News imageFletcher Priest Architects First floor bike storage at the pavilion Fletcher Priest Architects
Mr Camp said the project was aimed at "making cycling more convenient and sustainable"

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