Banbury

• How many jobs is the expansion east of the M40 said to create?

  1000 new jobs
• How many substantial objections were there to the expansion east of the M40?

  38 substantial objections
• Why are local people opposed to the expansion east of the M40?

  Local villages like Middleton don’t want to be absorbed like Bodicote was
• What is the town councils annual budget?

  £2 million
• How many properties does the flood alleviation scheme reduce risk to?

  reduces risk to 500 properties
• How much did the flood alleviation scheme cost?

  £17 million
• What was the main cause for building the flood alleviation scheme?

  The Banbury floods in 2007
• How much of the A361 was raised due to the flood alleviation scheme?

  A half mile of the road was raised
• What is a well known hotel for asylum seekers to stay in Banbury?

  Whately Hall
• What are the % of religions in Banbury?

  Over 50% of the population is Christian and 7% are Muslim
• What place did Banbury’s IMD rank change to from 2015 to 2019?

  They went from 249th to 220th (out of the whole country), where rank 317 is the least deprived
• Increasing housing in Banbury had lead to north suburbs merging with Hanwell Village
• Recently, a proposed development of 170 homes was rejected, despite the company saying 40% of the homes would be affordable
• How much did ’The Light’ development in Banbury cost?

  £56.4 million
• Although ’The Light’ has been successful, why are people disappointed with the councils decision?

  Because the scheme doesn’t help the existing businesses who are already struggling
• What % of people said ’lots of things need to improve’ in the Banbury Vision 2050 survey

  77%
• What % of respondents said ‘Banbury is good for young people’ in the Banbury Vision 2050 survey?

  only 16%
• How does Ruscote‘s social rented housing compare to the national average?

  The national average is 17.1%, and Banbury Ruscotes average is 37.8%