Oxpens Masterplan

Submitting Organisation: Hawkins\Brown

Other key credits: Developer: Oxford West End Developments (OxWED) Landscape: Gillespies Project manager: G&T Planning: Prior and Partners Civil engineering: AKS Ward Agency: Bidwells, JLL Transport: Glanville

Executive summary from entrant: 

Oxpens is a strategically located site in Oxford, poised for significant redevelopment. The long-neglected former industrial area is transforming into a vibrant mixed-use community, with residential units, commercial spaces, community facilities, and public amenities, including an outdoor amphitheatre forming part of new public realm with swathes of green space. Its proximity to Oxford city centre and the soon-to-open East-West Rail service to Milton Keynes and Cambridge makes it an attractive investment and living opportunity. The redevelopment represents a forward-thinking approach to urban regeneration, integrating modern living with community and environmental values. This initiative will markedly contribute to Oxford’s wider appeal.