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COMMUNITY SITE FOR THE JERICHO DISTRICT OF OXFORD, UK
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Worcester buys Wharf
This purchase of the adjacent Wharf makes good sense both from the community and College points of view. The Wharf site as drawn here also incorporates the Council-owned land in Dawson Place
Great news. The Jericho Wharf site now has a responsible owner. Faced with the threat of compulsory purchase, the landowner has finally capitulated and accepted an offer from Worcester College.
This sale, as announced on the Worcester website, is the fruit of years of patient and professional work by the Jericho Wharf Trust. It was the JWT that in 2025 initiated the campaign for a compulsory purchase of the site, which the City Council finally agreed to in March 2026. At the same time, the Trust has been having very productive discussions with Worcester College on their potential purchase of this neighbouring land.
JWT Trustee David Edwards at the Cardigan Street entrance. Photo: Maggie Black
‘We are delighted,’ said JWT trustee David Edwards. ‘For the first time since 2013, when the derelict boatyard site was bought by Cheer Team, there is real hope it will be developed in the joint interests of its owner and of the people of Jericho’.
During the 13 years of its ownership by Cheer Team, the site became progressively more derelict. A catalogue of planning applications, appeals, permissions and then failure to build once permission was granted, showed a lack of commitment from Cheer Team. In December 2024, the JWT began to campaign for the City Council to reclaim the site by Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO). On March 18th 2026, the Council Cabinet initiated the CPO process, with Deputy Leader Ed Turner declaring that ‘Our patience is at an end’. This signalled to Cheer Team that further delay or obfuscation would gain them nothing. They subsequently decided to sell.
The Trust will be working with the College to bring forward proposals for the redevelopment of the site – including a new community centre, boatyard and public square with provision for a new canal crossing.
We will be initiating a process of community consultation. The people of Jericho and of Oxford as a whole, having lived so long with promises and retractions over the site, need an opportunity to express their views.
The College with the Trust will be arranging a public meeting later this year to discuss the next steps.
News posted – July 28, 2026
OTHER NEWS
Last chance to see one of Jericho's most innovative musical enterprises
At the 2026 Annual General Meeting of the Jericho Community Association (JCA), Charlotte Christie stepped down after more than 20 years as Chair. The newly elected Chair is Alex Hollingsworth. The meeting’s speaker was David Edwards of the Jericho Wharf Trust, who reported on the major breakthrough in triggering a compulsory purchase order for the long‑contested site, and on the need for a wide‑ranging public consultation.
A bright, if slightly damp, day for our annual get-together
