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
2storm 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
1.6 km away
Thames Water
Lower Cherwell St Wps, Banburyinto River Cherwell4 spills, 5 hours in 2025
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 26.4 km away
Pre-application
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 28.8 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 Calthorpe: +22% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.5% in two years.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 36 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Halse Road - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2023 9.1 km away
Battery storage
Halse Road - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023 9.1 km away
Running nearest: Land South West Of Apollo Business Park (solar farm, 6.9 km); Rickfield Farm solar park (solar farm, 7.6 km); Epwell Grounds Farm solar park (solar farm, 9.5 km); Hill Farm (solar farm, 9.6 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.