Local notices cover school changes, a music festival, road closures, and ongoing sidewalk repairs after a wall collapse.
These notices let you know what’s happening and you can learn about proposals before decisions. You also get a chance to share your thoughts. Your feedback matters before they approve projects.
Woodeaton Manor School may close its boarding program. The county council supports this change, and you can find the full details online. The website is: lets talk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/woodeaton-school-residential-provision.
Email school.planning@oxfordshire.gov.uk for copies, and give feedback before February 27.
A 90s music festival is planned for Cutteslowe Park for the last weekend of May 2025. The city council got an application for it, and the festival would have live music and alcohol. It would run from 1 PM to 10:30 PM, and the specific date is Saturday, May 31, 2025.
See the application details at www.oxford.gov.uk. To comment, write to the Licensing Authority, sending letters to Oxford City Council, Town Hall, Oxford, OX1 1BX. Or email licensing@oxford.gov.uk by February 18, explaining any licensing concerns you have.
Blackbird Leys Road will close from February 3 near Jake’s Takeaway to Knights Road. They are changing the road layout for paths, and it should be done by April 11, 2025. This closure lasts all day and night.
Emergency vehicles can still access the road, so can people needing to reach buildings there. Use Pegasus Road and Cuddesdon Way instead, and you can also use Knights Road.
The B4150 near Elsfield will close on February 27, and the A40 eastbound exit ramp will also shut. They are digging holes for an electrical work trial that should finish by March 2, which means a 24-hour closure.
Going west, take the B4150 slip road towards Marston Lane. Turn left on Marsh Lane, then left again towards B4150. Eastbound, use the A40 to Green Road roundabout, then go west on the A40 and follow the westbound route.
A wall collapsed on Cherwell Street in Oxford outside numbers 31 and 33. Part of the sidewalk closed on August 7, 2024, and repairs should now finish in September 2025. The sidewalk will stay closed until then, and signs show the detour.
Hurst Rise Road in Botley is closed between Cumnor Rise Road and Springfield Road. Water pipe repairs started January 11, and they should finish around March 17, 2025. Watch for the traffic signs.
Emergency vehicles can get through, as can people needing building access. Walkers and bikers can use the sidewalk, and you can use Hurst Rise Road, Arnolds Way, and Cumnor Hill instead.