Planners are set to approve a major scheme for a modern business park on the outskirts of Oxford. 

Applicant The Railpen Pension Nominees Limited wants to demolish the existing office buildings and construct three new ones at Sandford Gate in Sandy Lane West. 

The scheme includes two other buildings: one for car and bicycle parking and another for mechanical plant and amenity space. 

Oxford City Council's planning committee will discuss the proposal on Tuesday, October 15.

Planning officers have recommended it for permission. 

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Site plan (Image: Oxford City Council) The applicant's planning statement said that the scheme would create 1,045 jobs.

Also, the proposed multi-storey car park will have 299 spaces with four accessible bays provided externally to the rear of the Pavilion building. 

It will also have 280 cycle parking spaces with 50 spaces located externally throughout the site and 15 electric scooter spaces adjacent to the external cycle parking.

The car park would also house a bike repair area, water tanks and plant room at ground floor.

The planning officers' report said: “Officers consider that the proposed development would respond appropriately to the site context and Local Plan policies.

"The proposal would provide enhanced pedestrian and cyclist connectivity and improved wider transport infrastructure through highways works and financial contributions and it is considered that there would be no harm to the highway network as a result of traffic generation.

"The development would result in no net loss in tree canopy cover through new and retained soft landscaping.”