City councillors bid to overturn veto on Oxford student housing plans

Controversial plans to build student housing on part of the St Clement’s car park are to be considered again.

The scheme for 140 rooms was thrown out last week by members of Oxford City Council ’s west area planning committee.
But other councillors backed moves to ‘call in’ the decision – which will now be reconsidered by the planning review committee next week.

Last night campaigners hit out at the move and said they feared the plans would get through this time …

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