We’re developing campuses for the future. Where possible we keep disruptive work to times that limit the impact on local residents, staff and students. With the size of some of the works we are doing this is not always possible. Keep up-to-date with current works on our campus sites on this webpage.
Works updates
Planning permission was granted for the redevelopment of Clive Booth Student Village (CBSV) in November 2021. Initial construction work began in March 2022 with the Elm, Damson and Fir buildings opening in 2024.
Further redevelopment will take place from autumn 2025 and the internal fit-out of Cherry building started in September with an expected hand-over by August 2026, to allow students to move into the new building for the 2026/27 academic year. Further work is also planned to improve landscaping on the site.
How can I find out more?
The University will ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum while work is taking place. Information on the progress with the projects, as set out below, will be kept updated on this webpage. If you have any questions, please contact the University’s Estates and Campus Services Projects Team via ecs-projects@brookes.ac.uk
- Work on the internal fit-out of for the Cherry building is progressing well and impact on our local community has been minimal since beginning in September 2025. The project is expected to be handed over to the University by August 2026 and therefore be completed for the 2026/27 academic year.
- The vast majority of contractor traffic accesses CBSV via a private road which is accessed by a gate on the Marston Road. This is significantly reducing use of John Garne Way for works traffic. Staff based on site are on hand to ensure safety and minimise traffic disruption as vehicles enter and leave the site.
- The car park area adjacent to the nursery at CBSV is now being used as a contractor compound by the construction firm Morgan Sindall. This area is therefore temporarily unavailable for permit holders - we currently expect it to become available again from July 2026. Additional temporary permit holder parking for up to four vehicles is provided at CBSV opposite the Fir building (in front of the Morrells building off John Garne Way) for the duration of the works. The drop-off area for the nursery will continue to be available for those who need to use it.
- Latest information on the works taking place will be added to this webpage as the project progresses.
- The University’s senior committees have approved in principle our plans for improvements to the landscaping at CBSV. At this stage we anticipate landscaping will commence towards the end of the Cherry fit-out project, which is likely to mean works starting in early summer 2026.
- This will take place in phases as part of continued development of the site and is expected to begin with the area in front of the new Cherry building and the arrival area where CBSV connects with the Headington Hill site’s Woodland Trail.
- The work will be complemented by soft-landscaping work with planting taking place to further improve biodiversity on the site.
- Again, we expect the impact of this work to be minimal for our local neighbours. As with the internal fit-out plan, a traffic management plan will be put in place to ensure safety and reduce impact on those accessing the site and in surrounding areas.
- Latest information on when this project will begin and progress will be added to this webpage in due course.
- Further work is taking place as part of the creation of a Woodland Trail to improve access between our Headington Hill site and CBSV. The scheme is providing an improved pedestrian link and access for students, staff and members of the local community. This will provide both an improved stepped route, as well as a step free-alternative.
- The first phase of the project began in late September 2025, focused on a short existing pathway at the bottom of the Headington Hill site, which runs parallel to the University's gardeners’ compound. The work removed the current steps to create a more accessible route.
- The majority of this work completed in March 2026 - some additional work to improve lighting and landscaping will continue beyond this point.
- A second phase to this project is expected to introduce a new stepped walkway through a woodland area at the Headington Hill site, allowing pedestrians to take in the biodiversity of the campus.
- Impact on the local community will be limited as it will take place on the University’s campus and won’t require any closure of Cuckoo Lane which runs between the Headington Hill site and Clive Booth Student Village.
- This webpage will be updated with further information as the project develops. If you have any questions or queries in relation to this work, please email the Estates and Campus Services Projects Team via ecs-projects@brookes.ac.uk
- A geo-exchange heating system project was successfully implemented on our Gipsy Lane site in 2022 to reduce carbon emissions.
- The University is continuing to investigate whether a similar scheme might be possible at the CBSV site.
- Should a decision be taken to progress with a geo-exchange project at CBSV from April 2026, further information will be added to this webpage.
Work will take place over the coming months to replace the heating system in the Clerici Building at Headington Campus. The project, which is due to begin in April in a change to a previously expected start date in May and is now expected to continue through to later September 2026, will replace all of the radiators and pipework in the building.
During this time, areas of the Clerici Building and Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall will be inaccessible and signage will be in place to advise on alternative routes and how to access impacted services.
To help reduce disruption the project will take place in phases, with each phase focused on one of the building’s three floors. During each phase the relevant floor, or section of the Ground Floor, will be closed while works are undertaken. The updated timeframes for the work are:
- Tuesday 7 April to Friday 5 June 2026:
- Second Floor of Clerici closed while work takes place.
- Monday 8 June to Sunday 5 July 2026:
- Half of the Ground Floor of Clerici which includes Oxford Brookes Business School spaces closed (including the Clerici Cafe).
- Monday 6 July to Friday 7 August 2026:
- Half of the Ground Floor of Clerici which includes the Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall closed.
- Monday 27 July to Friday 25 September 2026:
- First Floor of Clerici closed. Teaching rooms will be ready for the start of semester.
The Estates and Campus Services (ECS) Projects Team will continue to work closely with building users to ensure teaching, research and business activities are managed appropriately during the closures. This will help to ensure alternative measures and mitigations are in place throughout the project, including for graduations, open days and other key University activities.
If there are any significant changes to the project, including timeframes for when work is taking place, this webpage will be updated. Thank you for your patience and understanding while this important work takes place to improve reliability, efficiency and overall comfort within the building. If you have any specific questions or queries, please email the ECS Projects Team via ecs-projects@brookes.ac.uk
