Vistry move forward their plans for 170 homes between Banbury and Hanwell
18/09/2025
The contentious scheme was approved by the Planning Inspector at appeal
by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter
Details of plans to build new 170 homes near an Oxfordshire town which were granted at appeal have been submitted to the district council.
Vistry Group applied to build the homes on land east of Warwick Road on the northwestern edge of Banbury, not far from Hanwell.
Outline planning permission was refused by Cherwell District Council in August 2023 after 489 people objected.
Many objectors raised concerns about the development encroaching into Hanwell and that the homes would negatively affect the rural character of the area.
But the Planning Inspectorate allowed the application to go ahead at appeal in July 2024.
The developers have now lodged a reserved matters application which provides further details of how the development will look.
The homes will be a mix of one, two, three and four bedroom houses.
Most of the homes will be two storeys with the maximum height for the development being 2.5 storeys.
A total of 40 per cent of the homes will be affordable homes.
More than half the site would remain green open space including woodland, wildflower meadows and informal sport and play areas.
Public right of way along the path through the site would be maintained.
There will be 345 car parking spaces with the site being accessed via the T-junction on Warwick Road, and there would be two cycle spaces per bedroom in all the homes.
Construction of the homes cannot start until the reserved matters application has been approved by the council.
Published: by the Banbury FM News Team
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Mr T J Varney On 18/09/2025 at 2:20 pm
Before any new houses are built , anywhere in UK , a survey should be made on all the houses that just stand empty , deteriorating and in need of refurbishing. These house owners should be given time to get them back to a liveable state or should have them compulsory purchase. Why build on green field sites , when there are houses that are already build , but need work on them .
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