ABOUT JERICHO - PLANNING
JCA gets outline planning permission
The block plan for the purposes of outline planning permission
Approval in principle for the new centre
Posted - June 08, 2010In order to secure land for a new community centre on the canalside site, the Jericho Community Association applied for outline planning application for the centre. This was granted unanimously by councillors at the Central, South and West Area Committee meeting on June 8, 2010.
This enables us to comply with the legal agreement reached with Spring concerning the transfer of land. Spring has now gone into administration but this commitment will pass to any new owner. Detailed plans for the centre will be drawn up later following community consultations.
The shaded area in the drawing above shows the area that the new centre would occupy.
The origins of Walton?
Walton is derived from "wall town" which was used centuries ago to indicate a location outside the Oxford city walls. The ancient manor of Walton was certainly in existence before the Norman conquest in 1066.
The history of the Phoenix?
There has been a cinema here since 1913. Orginally it the 'North Oxford Kinema', since when it has passed through many hands and names, including the Scala, the New Scala, the Studios 1 and 2, Studio X (a club showing soft porn) and finally in 1977 the Phoenix.