Public notices are adverts placed by councils and other local authorities to inform people of developments in their areas.

They can cover a wide variety of topics that may impact your life.

They can include planning applications and appeals, road closures or proposals by pubs or nightclubs hoping to change their opening hours or make other variations.

The purpose of a public notice is to make sure anybody - either an individual or a group - with an interest has an opportunity to find out about and comment on the proposal before a decision is made on whether to allow it to go ahead.

Global Health Building: Footpath No.320/11 1/20 in Headington will be closed from November 13 because of the development of Oxford University's Institute for Global Health building at Old Road campus, east of Mileway Gardens and next to the NDM Research Building.

The temporary diversion is required for the course of the construction period but a permanent (already approved) realigned path will be installed at the earliest opportunity.

The new Institute will bring together staff from the University’s Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health and the Nuffield Department of Population Health. The Centre for Tropical Medicine is currently located within the temporary building.

Outline planning permission was granted in 2013 for five new plots at the Old Road Campus. The Institute for Global Health will be situated on the northern boundary of the campus sitting inside the planting which forms the boundary with Old Road to the north and Mileway Gardens to the west.

The building will provide approximately 4,500 square meters of high-quality research set over three floors, with a partial basement.

The work is anticipated to be completed on November 14, 2025.

Christmas in Broad Street: Keston Events Ltd has applied for a premises licence to sell alcohol and play live and recorded music on Broad Street between 10am-10pm annually from the third weekend in November to the end of the first weekend of the following January each year.

Keston Events is the city council's chosen organiser for this year’s Christmas event on Broad Street.

Full details of the application can be inspected on the licensing register at www.oxford.gov.uk.

Any representations about the application should be made in writing and can be emailed to licensing@oxford.gov.uk by November 7.

Stopping up order Blackbird Leys: The Secretary of State gives notice of an order authorising the stopping up of a length and part-width of Blackbird Leys Road, including a length of unnamed footpath, a further length of unnamed footpath and an eastern part-width of Blackbird Leys Road, to enable development as permitted by Oxford City Council.

This is the redevelopment of Blackbird Leys District Centre and land off Knights Road where Peabody and Oxford City Council are creating a new District Centre with multifunctional community centre, more accessible public space, new shops and new affordable homes.

Copies of the order may be obtained, free of charge, at nationalcasework@dft.gov.uk (quoting NATTRAN/SE/S247/5737). They may also be inspected at Oxford City Council and Oxford Westgate Library. Any person who wishes to challenge the validity of the decision to make the order may apply to the High Court within six weeks from October 21, 2024.

Water works Oxford: Burchester Avenue will be restricted from two-way traffic to one-way between Bernwood Road and Underhill Circus from October 23 for water mains works which are anticipated to be completed on November 13. Waiting will also be prohibited.

The alternative route for traffic is via Stowford Road, Bayswater Road, North Way, Burchester Avenue.

Oxford road closure: North Street in Osney has been closed to vehicles between 9.30am and 5pm on weekdays during crane operations to lift steel materials during the redevelopment works at Oxford station. These works are anticipated to be completed on January 31, 2025.

North Street will, however, be open and unrestricted from 5pm on December 9 until January 2, 2025.

The alternative route for traffic is via East Street, South Street, Bridge Street and vice versa.

Review of polling stations: West Oxfordshire District Council is carrying out a review of polling places within its district.

Written comments and representations are invited from any electors and other interested persons and bodies, including elected representatives and people with expertise in relation to access to premises or facilities for disabled people.

Submissions are invited for the constituency of Witney and the parts of the Banbury and Bicester and Woodstock constituencies that are within the West Oxfordshire District Council authority area.

Comments and representations may be submitted by post, online and by email: elections@westoxon.gov.uk The deadline for submissions is Monday November 4.