Headington football club plans Oxford pitch-side cafe

Quarry Rovers FC, a young people’s football club in Headington, Oxford, has lodged plans with Oxford City Council to install a catering unit at one of the pitches it frequently uses.

The club is based at Margaret Road but frequently plays home games at Barton Bradley Recreation Ground in Barton Road, where it has made the application for the new feature.

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A singly-storey catering unit formed from a modified shipping container is proposed to be installed in the recreation ground at the Quarry Rovers site.

CGI image of the proposed catering unit in Barton Bradley Recreation Ground, Headington (Image: muswell / Quarry Rovers FC)

It would be about 30ft high and provide food and drink through a hatch, with no internal customer seating, and have customer toilets in the other end of the shipping container.

A planning statement submitted with the application said: “The proposed catering unit is a well-considered and appropriate addition to the Quarry Rovers site.

“Its modest scale, functional design, and sensitive positioning ensure it responds positively to the character of the area while maintaining the amenity of surrounding users.

CGI image of the proposed catering unit in Barton Bradley Recreation Ground, Headington (Image: muswell / Quarry Rovers FC)

“The development is fully accessible, operationally efficient, and does not give rise to adverse impacts in terms of daylight, sunlight, or overshadowing.

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“As such, it represents a suitable and sustainable form of development within its setting.”

The Quarry Rovers plan to operate the catering unit in line with sports teams using the recreation ground and claims there would be no significant visual or amenity impact on the surrounding area.

Oxford City Council has the application under consideration and will issue a decision by July 16.