Oxford St Clement’s car park student apartments plan approved

Controversial plans to build student housing above St Clement’s car park have won approval after a planning process spanning years.

Developers Watkin Jones changed its plans for a four-block 140-room student housing development to include a “phased approach” to building work, so the car park would stay open during the project. Some free parking would also be provided during construction.

The latest attempt to get the application past the council’s planning review committee finally succeeded at Oxford Town Hall last night …

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