Joint venture behind the revamp of the university science park outside Oxford is planning to build 84 homes in Iffley, just south of the city
Oxford University has revealed plans for 84 new homes in Iffley, just south of Oxford, as part of its £4bn joint venture with Legal & General.
The Court Palace Gardens homes will be the first residential site to be delivered through the joint vehicle and were designed by Oxford architect FJMT Studio.
Aimed at postgraduates and their families, the homes will replace those built in the 1970s and are expected to be ready in time for the 2024/25 academic year.
Oxford University Development was set up in June 2019 by the university and Legal & General to build new homes for staff and students, incubator space and academic facilities under the £4bn plan.
It is planning a huge expansion of the Begbroke Science Park, north of the city, which will see 2,000 homes built at the site along with a hotel, restaurant, bars, cafes, shops, educational, community and sports facilities.
Others working on the scheme include Berkshire contractor Feltham, project manager and QS Cast, structural engineer Price & Myers and M&E engineer Qoda.
Phase 1, thought to be worth around £50m, involves two new buildings to provide a total of up to 12,500 sq m of lab and office space. This phase will include new teaching facilities for the university’s mathematical, physical and life sciences departments.
One of the new buildings will be reserved for university use, while the other will be leased to commercial tenants.
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