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Green light for £32.5m oxford student scheme

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Plans for a new £32.5m student housing scheme, which will mark the start of the redevelopment of a key Oxford city centre site, has been given the go-ahead.The ‘Oxpens’ area, to the south of the railway station, has been earmarked as a key development opportunity by Oxford City Council with the potential to create 750 jobs.Student accommodation provider Student Castle has now secured planning for a 514-bed scheme on the western side of the site, bordering the railway.The proposed development is scheduled to be split into three distinct blocks, and includes more than 4,000 sq ft of commercial, leisure and community uses at the ground floor level.