Cycle pavilion approved in North Oxford development

The project will provide 191 first-floor, long-stay cycle spaces for people working in the Red Hall building and two other nearby buildings

A new cycling pavilion has been approved as part of a £700m "innovation district" in Oxford.

The city council has granted planning permission for the two-storey timber building in the Oxford North development.

Inspired by wheel spokes, the building will have 191 long-stay cycle spaces for those working nearby.

David Camp, chief executive of Stanhope - one of the developers involved in the project, said the decision was "great news for cyclists".

Oxford North’s proposed timber cycle pavilion would include a power gully on the stairs to help carry bicycles up

The pavilion will include a power gully on the stairs to assist in carrying bicycles up, along with ground-floor, short-stay spaces and a repair station.

Fletcher Priest Architects is developing the project on behalf of Oxford North Ventures, owned by Thomas White Oxford - the development company of St John's College, along with developers Cadillac Fairview and Stanhope.

Mr Camp added: "We have positioned the pavilion in a key location at the masterplan’s heart to celebrate the bicycle as a mode of sustainable transport."

Mr Camp said the project was aimed at "making cycling more convenient and sustainable"