Date set for 'Barton West' housing project set (From Oxford Mail)

Date set for 'Barton West' housing project set (From Oxford Mail)

WORK on the biggest housing project in Oxford will start no later than December 2013, Oxford City Council has revealed.

The Barton West development has moved a step closer after council chiefs shortlisted possible investors.

Once complete, the 90-acre site, which lies to the north-east of the city close to the A40, will be made up of 1,000 new homes.

Barton West is the largest undeveloped residential site within the city and is seen as the key to helping alleviate Oxford’s chronic housing shortage.

With that in mind, the council has said it wants construction to start by December 2013.

The land is owned by Oxford City Council and it will set up a joint venture with an investment partner to develop the new estate.

More than 20 companies bid to be part of the project and British Land Company Plc, Grosvenor Investments Limited, St Modwen Properties Plc and Morgan Sindall Investments have all been shortlisted as potential investors.



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