St Clement’s car park flats rejection ‘a small victory’ – Oxford
A controversial plan for student flats on an East Oxford car park was last night kicked out by the city council. The authority’s west area planning committee rejected the proposal – that would have netted the council £5m – by five votes to four.
Residents and traders, who have fought a year-long battle to halt the development, said they were “delighted” with the result.
But they warned it was a “small victory” as they expect the developers to return with alternative plans …