Middle Norton will create a beautiful, enduring and sustainable community linked to Brize Norton and Carterton; separated by green space and not designed as an urban extension. The new village will have its own distinct identity derived from its geographic setting and related to the vernacular of West Oxfordshire.  

Community benefits and contributions linked to the development of Middle Norton will include:

• Affordable housing
• Veterans/alms houses
• A new, multi-use community hub building and youth facilities
• A financial contribution to assist the rejuvenation of Kilkenny Country Park, together with improved accessibility
• Support for sport, including the future of Carterton Football Club
• A new cemetery (to address capacity concerns from 2026 onwards)
• Woodland burial site
• Extended footpaths and jogging trails
• Improved dog walking facilities
• Public art
• Investment in local schools
• More space for biodiversity
• Two new bus stops on Monahan Way
• A financial contribution to community, growth and regeneration initiatives in Carterton

The new village will be designed in a way that contributes towards wider sustainable development initiatives. We would welcome comments and additional suggestions as part of the consultation process.

The development will:

• Respond positively to the existing context and landscape.
• Enhance existing native biodiversity.
• Provide affordable, energy-efficient homes in an area of high housing need.
• Create a network of interconnected streets, paths and open spaces giving priority to pedestrians and cyclists.
• Deliver new green spaces, including a rejuvenated and westwards extension of Kilkenny Country Park, new woodland blocks, possible re-wilding, outdoor sport and a new cemetery.
• Provide a package of community strengthening initiatives.

There is an opportunity to substantially enhance access to a range of green spaces on the north side of Carterton, whilst also improving east-west foot and cycleway accessibility between Brize Norton and Shilton. New woodland blocks, possible re-wilding, outdoor sport, a cemetery, SUDS/wetlands, public art, and biodiversity initiatives are all possible. In addition, Kilkenny Country Park can be improved and rejuvenated via support for a new management plan to reflect the current intensity of use, including accessibility improvements north-south.

Upper Norton (a second new village) is currently under consideration by Harper Crewe Bloombridge as part of the review of the West Oxfordshire Local Plan, out for further consultation in 2025. There are larger scale plans for more housing, by others, to the east of Burford Road (Oxford Mail, 18 September 2024).