Public notices are adverts placed by councils and other local authorities to inform people of developments in their areas.

They can cover a wide variety of topics that may impact your life.

They can include planning applications and appeals, road closures or proposals by pubs or nightclubs hoping to change their opening hours or make other variations.

The purpose of a public notice is to make sure anybody - either an individual or a group - with an interest has an opportunity to find out about and comment on the proposal before a decision is made on whether to allow it to go ahead.

Blackbird Leys Road, Stopping Up Order To Enable Development: The Secretary of State proposes to make an order to authorise the removal of a length and part width of Blackbird Leys Road including two lengths of unnamed footpath and an eastern part width of Blackbird Leys Road.

If made, the order would authorise the stopping up only to enable development as permitted by Oxford City Council, under reference 23/00405/OUTFUL.

This is a planning application for the redevelopment of Blackbird Leys District Centre and land off Knights Road.

Full planning permission is sought for the erection of up to 210 apartments and up to 1,300sqm of retail and commercial space across four buildings on Blackbird Leys Road and the erection of up to 84 homes at Knights Road.

Outline planning permission is also sought for a community centre and public open space surrounding the community centre and a community square and green in the District Centre.

Any objections should be made in writing to the Secretary of State at nationalcasework@dft.gov.uk by midnight on September 20 2024.

Elizabeth Place, Stopping Up Order For Proposed Development: The Secretary of State proposes to make an order to authorise the stopping up of the whole of Elizabeth Place to enable development to be carried out should planning permission be granted by Oxford City Council. 

Copies of the draft order and relevant plan will be available at Old Marston Library, Mortimer Hall, 50 Oxford Road, Oxford, OX3 0PH for 28 days from August 20 2024.

Any objections must be made in writing to the Secretary of State at nationalcasework@dft.gov.uk by midnight on September 17, 2024. 

Marcham road closure: Sheepstead Road will be closed north of Harding Way from September 7 because of excavations for Thames Water works which are anticipated to be completed September 19 2024.
The alternative route for traffic is via North Street, Frilford Road, Oxford Road, Faringdon Road, Sheepstead Road End and vice versa.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust AGM: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is holding its Annual Members Meeting and Annual General Meeting on Tuesday September 10 at Didcot Civic Hall, OX11 7HN, from 6-8pm.

The venue is located just off The Broadway, the main road through Didcot, and has a large free car park. There are also buses direct from the station (X2, X32, X34).

This meeting is designed to review the year, providing community health services in Oxfordshire, and mental health services in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bath, Swindon, and North East Somerset. The annual accounts and annual report will also be formally received, and these will be available via the Trust website at: www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

No waiting Littlemore: There will be no waiting in Railway Lane, Littlemore, on both sides of the road east of Chapel Lane, from September 18 to allow construction access which is anticipated to be completed in March 2026. 
The prohibition will operate Monday to Saturday 7.30am to 6pm.
Appropriate traffic signs will be displayed to indicate when the measures are in force. Exceptions are included for emergency service vehicles and for the purpose of the works. 

Upper Barr premises licence: Chama Cuisine Ltd applied to Oxford City Council for a premises licence for 17A Upper Barr, Templar Square, OX4 3UX to allow on and off sales of alcohol Sunday to Saturday 11am to 11pm. On up to 20 days per calendar year licensable activities, including late night refreshment, until 1am.
If you wish to object to this application, you must write to: The Licensing Authority, Oxford City Council, Town Hall, St. Aldates, Oxford, OX11BX or email licensing@oxford.gov.uk. Your representation must be received by September 6.