Cycle pavilion approved in North Oxford development

Image source, Fletcher Priest Architects

Image caption, The project will provide 191 first-floor, long-stay cycle spaces for people working in the Red Hall building and two other nearby buildings
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A new cycling pavilion has been approved as part of a 拢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".

Image source, Fletcher Priest Architects

Image caption, Oxford North鈥檚 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鈥檚 heart to celebrate the bicycle as a mode of sustainable transport."

Image source, Fletcher Priest Architects

Image caption, Mr Camp said the project was aimed at "making cycling more convenient and sustainable"

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