Oxfordshire – Planning Approval for A40 Transport Corridor Improvements

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017 REGULATION 30 (1) (C) NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF AN EIA PLANNING APPLICATION

Site: HIF2 – A40 Corridor between the Eynsham Park and Ride Site and North Oxford, Oxfordshire

Planning Reference: R3.0064/25; Planning Register no. 25/02008/OCC

Description of Development: Planning application seeking full planning permission for:

• A new signalised junction on the A40 to allow access and egress from the Eynsham Park & Ride site.
• A new 3.5m wide eastbound bus lane for 7km providing priority for buses operating along the A40 between the Eynsham Park & Ride site and the A34 overbridge (including over the bridges in the Duke’s Cut area).
• A new 3.5m wide westbound bus lane for 3km providing priority for buses operating along the A40 on the approaches to the Cassington Junction and then up to the Eynsham Park & Ride site.
• Major junction improvements and capacity enhancement at A40 Eynsham/Lower Road roundabout and Cassington signals.
• New 3m wide Shared Use Facility (SUF) for active travel to the south of the bus lanes between the Eynsham Park & Ride site and the A34 overbridge (including over the bridges in the Duke’s Cut area).
• New 3m wide Shared Use Facility (SUF) for active travel to the north of the bus lanes between the Eynsham Park & Ride site and the Lower Road Roundabout, Eynsham.
• New 2.5m wide pedestrian facilities at locations along the north of the bus lanes between Lower Road Roundabout, Eynsham and Duke’s Cut Bridges.
• Five new and two upgraded controlled crossings at points along the A40 corridor, including in the Eynsham area.
• New bus stops and bus shelters throughout.
• Road safety improvements, new road signage as well as new lighting through built up areas.
• New planting and landscaping, improved drainage and flood risk management measures.

Decision: Approved

A Statement under Regulation 30(1)(d) has been placed on the Planning Registers held by Cherwell District Council, West Oxfordshire District Council and Oxford City Council. It can be found on Oxfordshire County Council’s eplanning website using reference R3.0064/25 at https://myplanning.oxfordshire.gov.uk

The Statement contains:

i. information regarding the right to challenge the validity of the decision and the procedures for doing so;

ii. the reasoned conclusion of the relevant planning authority on the significant effects of the development on the environment;

iii. the conditions to which the decision is subject which relate to the likely significant environmental effects of the development on the environment;

v. a description of any features of the development and any measures envisaged in order to avoid, prevent, reduce and, if possible, offset, likely significant adverse effects on the environment;

v. any monitoring measures considered appropriate by the relevant planning authority;

iv. the main reasons and considerations on which the decision is based including information about the participation of the public; and

iv. a summary of the results of the consultations undertaken, and information gathered in respect of the application and how those results have been incorporated or otherwise addressed.