Decision details

To consider proposal and fully understand implications of such a proposal.

a)        Officers should hold a 4-week Public Engagement Exercise amongst residents and stakeholders to receive their feedback on the proposal and on the principles/objectives proposed to guide any future Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) negotiation with Oxford United Football Club (OUFC) as set out in paragraph 23;

b)        Officers should progress exploratory discussions with OUFC and with OCC's current tenants and, as appropriate, their sub-tenants regarding the proposal from OUFC to enable the use of OCC-owned land for the development of a new football stadium, subject to planning permission.

c)         Officers should report the outcomes of the public engagement exercise and of the exploratory discussions to Cabinet on 15 March 2022 with a recommendation on whether to commence formal negotiations and, if so, with which objectives.