Developers hope to build a garden village on the outskirts of an Oxfordshire town.

Christ Church College, Oxford proposes building a 'new quarter' for Carterton called North Carterton Garden Village.

The 2,504 hectare (6,188 acre) site will include homes, employment, primary school and secondary education, a park and ride, community services and facilities, sports and healthcare facilities.

Illustrative masterplan of the garden village (Image: Christ Church Oxford) The developer is Christ Church College Oxford which owns substantial land including estates surrounding Carterton to the east and north.

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It has already delivered an urban extension to the east of the town.

That 'new quarter', it said, was linked in to the existing cycle network, provided excellent active transport opportunities, included green space and areas for allotments, an extension to the town's country park and a central village green.

It is also provided a new school on key walking and cycling routes, linked to the local centre "maximising economic strengths and creating a community heart to the quarter".

Christ Church said North Carterton will provide a third ‘urban village’ linked to Carterton town centre where the majority of facilities and jobs are and to Carterton East.

"The new quarter adds to the overall offer of the town, providing further facilities and strong links so that residents and businesses will support the existing town centre," a brochure promoting the development by property firm Savills states.

In 2016 the town council in Carterton urged West Oxfordshire's planners to consider the area north of the town for major development in its 'master plan' for the following 15 years.

Mayor Lynn Little said at the time: “West Oxfordshire is a wonderful place to live but there are no houses – and there has to be a resolution to support Carterton and its growth."

(Image: Christ Church Oxford)

She said the town was ‘desperate’ for new homes and employment and a hotel was 'badly needed' for personnel coming to work at RAF Brize Norton.

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She said: "We’re batting them away to put money into other economies. We should have had a hotel years ago.

“We’re desperate for land for employment and a situation in which young people don’t have to go out of Carterton to find somewhere to live.”

Will Benbow, of Christ Church Oxford, said then: "North Carterton is a sustainable and logical location for new homes and we’re pleased to be supported by Carterton Town Council which recognises the extensive benefits that this development could deliver.

"Carterton welcomes growth and it could easily take some of the housing pressure off Chipping Norton, Witney, and Eynsham."

The college also suggested any development work would provide funding for Carterton Leisure Centre, local roads and bus services.