OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF FURTHER INFORMATION IN RELATION TO AN APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION ACCOMPANIED BY ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT (REGULATION 25 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017 (AS AMENDED) I give notice that Oxfordshire County Council, OCC Major Infrastructure Team, County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND has submitted further information in relation to the environmental statement for the planning application for:
• The dualling of approximately 3.2km of the A40 carriageway from the existing Hill Farm junction at Witney to the Eynsham Park and Ride site (R3.0057/19) including the construction of two new roundabouts.
• An eastbound and westbound bus lane approximately 6.5km in length from the Eynsham Park and Ride site to existing structures at Duke's Cut waterway (Duke's Cut Canal Bridge, Earl's Culvert, Wolvercote Railway Bridge and Wolvercote Canal Bridge);
• Capacity and connectivity improvements over the existing structures at Duke's Cut waterway to enable the proposed eastbound bus lane to extend over the existing structures up to the A34 flyover in the east, forming a connection into Oxford North (Northern Gateway) strategic development site;
• Construction of a new signalised junction to the Eynsham Park and Ride site;
• New pedestrian/cyclist underpass at Cuckoo Lane ('the Eynsham Underpass'). Two new pedestrian/ cycle bridges at Cassington Halt (Cassington Halt Footbridge North and Cassington Halt Footbridge South);
• Widening of Cassington New Bridge;
• Demolition and replacement/extension of existing White House Culvert;
• Demolition and replacement/extension of Barnard Gate New Culvert;
• New and improved shared use footways and cycleways, including new shared use links to National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 5 at Duke's Cut waterway;
• Alterations to existing junctions and property accesses along the A40;
• Controlled crossings, external lighting, noise barriers, sustainable drainage systems, landscaping, habitat creation including ecology ponds and associated hibernacula; and
• All associated engineering and temporary construction works, site compound and storage areas, at A40 HIF2 Smart Corridor ('HIF2 project') A40 corridor between Witney and Wolvercote, Oxfordshire.

The application is submitted in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992.
The application was made on 22 December 2021. You may view a copy of the application, supporting documents, the environmental statement and the additional information from 1 September 2022 online at

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using reference R3.0151/21 and also at Oxfordshire County Council, Environment and Place, County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND at all reasonable hours by prior appointment until 1 October 2022. If you wish to make any representations on this application, the supporting documents, the environmental statement and the further information either email Anna Herriman (Tel: 07990 368235) at

.uk or you can comment online using the reference R3.0151/21. If making a written representation by post, please use the address above and telephone the case officer in advance. Comments should be made on or before 1 October 2022 and failure to meet this deadline may result in your comments not being considered. Any comments made previously on the application will still be taken into account in the determination of the application. Members of the public may obtain copies of both the original Environmental Statement and the further information from Stantec UK Ltd, The Stills, 1st Floor, 80 Turnmill Street, London, EC1M 5QU for a fee of £3,380 for the original Environmental Statement and £1,960 for the additional information as long as stocks last. The decision notice will be available online once the application has been decided. NOTE Consideration of the development may take place in public and representations may be published. The proposal may be considered by the Council's Planning & Regulation Committee (Only comments relating to planning issues will be taken into account when reaching a decision). The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended requires the determination of planning applications to be a public process. The Council will make information submitted in relation to planning applications available for public inspection and so it is not possible to take into account in the determination of the application any comments which are submitted confidentially. If you wish to submit any comments regarding this application, your comments as well as your name and postal address may be disclosed to third parties including those who have submitted the planning application. Oxfordshire County Council is a data controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council dated 27th April 2016). For more details on how the Council will handle your personal information, please use the link below to access our Privacy Notice. Hard copies of this can also be provided on request: