Public Notices: Road closures for North Oxford Corridor Scheme

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.

Premises licence: Romanian Express Ltd has applied for a licence at Romanian Express, 136 Oxford Road, Cowley, Oxford OX4 2DU to sell alcohol off the premises.

Full details of the application can be inspected on the licensing register at oxford.gov.uk.

Premises licence: Designer Food Creations Ltd is seeking an extension of permitted hours for late night refreshment at Rio’s Piri Piri, 81 London Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9AA.

The hours are currently 11pm until 1am for seated guests and 1am until 1am for delivery only. The proposed new hours are 11pm until 2am for seated guests and 2am until 3am for delivery only.

Full details of the application can be inspected on the licensing register at oxford.gov.uk

Gosford & Water Eaton and Wolvercote bridleway closure: Bridleway 320/15/10 below the A34 Western Bypass flyover southwest of the A40 will be closed from July 1 for bridge repair works by the Canal & River Trust.

Work planning and design is ongoing and is now anticipated to be completed on 24 November. 

Exemptions are included for emergency services and for the works and for pedestrian access to property and houseboats which are only accessible from the closed section of bridleway.

A short parallel diversion route is in place along footpaths 320/119/10, 320/8/10, and 229/11/40.

Road closure Pear Tree Interchange & A44 Woodstock Road: These roads will be closed overnight in phases from July 3 for carriageway resurfacing work as part of the North Oxford Corridor Scheme. 

Works will operate between 8pm and 6am and are anticipated to be completed July 21.

The whole length of A44 Woodstock Road dual carriageway and the circulatory roads of the A34 Pear Tree Roundabout will be closed.

Appropriate traffic signs will be displayed to indicate when the measures are in force. Exemptions are included for police, fire and ambulance services and for the works and for access to premises which are only accessible from the closed section of road.

The alternative route for traffic is via A4095, A4260, A4165, A40.

Road closure Oxford, Southmoor Road: The road outside No.76 will be closed from June 27 because of sewer repairs/new manhole installation works which are anticipated to be completed July 10. 

Appropriate traffic signs will be displayed to indicate when the measures are in force. Exemptions are included for emergency services and for the works and for access to premises which are only accessible from the closed section of road.

The alternative route for traffic is via Kingston Road and Longworth Road.

Road closure Oxford, York Road:  Part of York Road will be closed from July 4 for sewer pipe repairs which are anticipated to be completed July 24.

Appropriate traffic signs will be displayed to indicate when the measures are in force. Exemptions are included for emergency services and for the works and for access to premises which are only accessible from the closed section of road.

The alternative route for traffic is via Margaret Road, St Annes Road, Rock Edge and vice versa.

Bulwarks Lane footpath closure: Footpath 320/91 between New Road and Worcester Street will be closed from July 3 to safeguard the public during demolition and reconstruction of the walls and brickwork façade, and cleaning of existing stonework which is anticipated to be completed on September 22. 

Exemptions are included for emergency services and for the works.

The alternative route is via George Street Mews, New Road and vice versa or George Street, New Inn Hall Street, Queen Street, New Road and vice versa.

Wytham road closure: Through traffic is prohibited because of A34 closures and vehicle and pedestrian safety works which are anticipated to be completed July 1.

All vehicles are prohibited from the whole length of Seacourt Lane – south of the Wytham turn from the A34 northbound to the A420 Botley junction.

Appropriate traffic signs will be displayed to indicate when the measures are in force. Exemptions are included for emergency services and for the works and for access to property which is only accessible from the closed section of road.

The alternative route for traffic is via the A34 to Botley Interchange.

Woodstock Road (A44) & Frieze Way (A4260) closure:  The road has been closed overnight for full carriageway resurfacing which started on May 30.

This is anticipated to be completed June 23. 

Street collection: On June 3, 2023, The Witney Shed, a not for profit organisation, held a street collection under The Clock Tower in  the Woolgate Centre, Witney. The total amount raised was £442.