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Plans by Purcell Architects for a 鈥渃athedral of stories鈥� in Oxford have been given planning approval.

Oxford City Council鈥檚 planning committee was unanimously passed the 拢11.5 million project to transform the existing Story Museum into an 鈥渋nternational visitor attraction鈥� celebrating storytelling in all its forms.

The centre will include exhibition and performance spaces, learning and creative play areas, a 鈥渇antasy library鈥�, caf茅 and shop.

Purcell was selected from a shortlist of eight leading architects last year including Hawkins Brown and Pringle Richards Sharratt following a design competition.

Elizabeth Smith, associate architect at Purcell said:  鈥淐reating designs for the world鈥檚 first museum of stories required the resolution of complex circulation issues around a quirky group of existing buildings in the historic heart of Oxford.

鈥淲e have worked with the Story Museum to design a building which will evoke narratives without fully defining them so that visitors young and old can imagine their own worlds and fairy tales.鈥�

John Goddard, vice chair of the planning committee, said: 鈥淥xford is world renowned for its literature and particularly for children鈥檚 literature and to have a Story Museum is exactly right for the city and a delightful addition. I look forward to seeing its interesting and fantastically exciting architecture.鈥�

The Story Museum is one of twelve museums in the UK selected to be part of the Happy Museum project, which aims to put wellbeing and sustainability at the heart of its developments.

The design team is headed by Purcell Architects, supported by engineer Ramboll and lighting designer Light & Design Associates.