The Oxpens town green has passed its first hurdle. The Registration authority, the county council, has accepted that there is a case for the green space to be considered a town green - having sought independent legal advice from Vivian Chapman QC . This means the county council are starting a consultation exercise on the issue.
The city council (the land owner) has objected, claiming the the recreational use of Oxpens Recreation Ground has been “by right” rather than “as of right”. The city's existing plans involve enhancing the park, which sounds fine - but in practice means building on around half of it.
The remaining space would be insufficient for the numerous events the city council currently permits on the site, ranging from the London to Oxford cycle race to the Russian state circus.
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