Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
3storm overflows within 2 km
318hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
30spill events counted
Thames Water
Banbury Wastewater Treatment Worksinto River Cherwell26 spills, 314 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Thames Water
Lower Cherwell St Wps, Banburyinto River Cherwell4 spills, 5 hours in 2025
450 m away
Thames Water
Fergusson Road, Banburyinto Cherwell0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
11 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (13 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage
Mcgregor Cory Limited, Middleton Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025 1.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Horton General Hospital - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Oct 2023 1.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Oxford Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jun 2026 1.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Kannegiesser, Beaumont Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2026 1.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Units D E And F, Beaumont Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 210 kW
Apr 2026 2.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Units D E & F, Beaumont Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 2 MW
May 2026 2.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Unit 2, Southam Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 540 kW
Aug 2024 2.1 km away
Solar farm
Cherwell Valley Business Park - Solar ParkApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
May 2022 3.0 km away
Solar farm
Hanwell Estate, Main Street - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 40 MW
Jul 2025 4.3 km away
Solar farm
Halse Road - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2023 8.7 km away
Battery storage
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major
Cherwell Drive, BanburyHighway repair and maintenance works · OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 600 m away
Major
Cherwell Drive, BanburyHighway repair and maintenance works · OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Major
Cherwell Drive, BanburyHighway repair and maintenance works · OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Major, planned
Britannia Road, BanburyUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Major, planned
Church Walk, BanburyUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Standard
Footpath Front Of 18 To 27 Bridge Street, BanburyNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 500 m away
Minor
Causeway, BanburyUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 150 m away
Minor
Dorcas Road, BanburyUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
The Grand Union Canal TransferTransfer of Water Resources · The project is linear in nature and extends to approximately 160km. From north to south, the project starts at the Minworth Wastewater Recycling Centre north-east of Birmingham. Thereafter water will be transferred eastwards to the Coventry Canal at Atherstone. From the Coventry Canal, the site of the project extends in a south-easterly direction connecting to the Oxford Canal followed by the Grand Union Canal. Water will then be abstracted and treated south of Milton Keynes before being transferred to an existing water supply reservoir near Luton.
application due July 2027 27.3 km away
Decision
Botley West Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land in West Oxfordshire, Cherwell and Vale of White Horse Districts, across approx 1400 hectares
application due by 15 November 2024 27.9 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Banbury Grimsbury: +20% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 30 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -2.1% in two years.
Halse Road - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023 8.7 km away
Running nearest: Land South West Of Apollo Business Park (solar farm, 6.5 km); Rickfield Farm solar park (solar farm, 8.8 km); Epwell Grounds Farm solar park (solar farm, 9.6 km); Culworth House Solar Farm (solar farm, 9.8 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.