{"id":137122,"date":"2025-09-14T17:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T17:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/137122\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T17:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T17:15:07","slug":"warneford-hospital-more-than-20-people-object-to-major-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/137122\/","title":{"rendered":"Warneford Hospital: More than 20 people object to major plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The proposal, submitted by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, would see the Warneford Hospital site redeveloped into Warneford Park, a hub for patient care, scientific innovation, and education.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  So far 25 people have submitted objections to Oxford City Council as well as three in support.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Oly Shipp, of Harold Hicks Place, said: &#8220;There is lots to commend in terms of patient care and research, with a new hospital and refurbished new college being a win-win.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;But the transport plan is really poor.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;This is particularly disappointing from a mental health trust, let alone one who is promoting research and teaching. As they should be aware, there is a solid evidence base correlating active travel with good mental health, and car travel (congestion, pollution, road danger, noise, obesity&#8230;) with poor mental as well as physical health outcomes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/news\/25462335.beefy-boys-review-oxford-westgate-best-burger\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Is Beefy Boys at Oxford Westgate the best place for burgers?<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>(Image: Cityscape Digital for Eric Parry Architects)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;I strongly object to this, and feel the planning team need to come back with a serious plan for transport. Until such a time, sadly, this application should be rejected.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Supporter Ian Bowler, of Staunton Road, Headington, said: &#8220;I am in favour of this development. The NHS, University of Oxford and Brooks University are strategic partners for the city. Healthcare and health research are great strengths of this city.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The proposal will bring high quality jobs to Headington and Cowley, helping to regenerate these areas.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The objections that I&#8217;ve read about impact on the environment and increase in road <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/li\/traffic.in.Oxford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">traffic<\/a> are not credible when balanced against the benefits of the scheme.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The common theme among objector&#8217;s is the planned parking provision.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The project is a collaboration between the trust, the University of Oxford, and a benefactor.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It includes a new mental health hospital to replace the Grade II-listed Warneford Hospital, believed to be the oldest inpatient unit still in use across the NHS.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The new facility would offer modern inpatient care in a therapeutic setting designed to connect with nature.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The application, developed by Eric Parry Architects, also proposes a major research centre for the University of Oxford, as well as space for biotech, pharmaceutical, and start-up companies.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Grant Macdonald, chief executive at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, said: &#8220;Our plans present a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform mental health services in Oxfordshire and beyond.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cOur plans are also respectful of the incredible heritage of the site. Through considered restoration of the historic hospital buildings, we will give them a new lease of life &#8211; whilst continuing the site\u2019s long history of providing mental health care.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Professor Irene Tracey, vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, said: &#8220;This is an exciting moment for our partnership with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and our ambitious plans to transform the Warneford Park site into a major medical research campus with a focus on brain and mental health, alongside a brand new postgraduate college.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The proposal, submitted by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, would see the Warneford Hospital site redeveloped into Warneford&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":137123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-137122","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}