Cherwell District Council Landscape Evidence

Landscape Evidence Base

Use the buttons below to explore the findings of two components of the Landscape Evidence Base in Cherwell District commissioned in 2023.

Landscape Character Assessment

This report provides an updated Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) to replace the Cherwell District Landscape Assessment published in 1995.

Local Landscape Designations

This report provides an analysis of the land within Cherwell District and assesses whether it demonstrates valued landscape characteristics and whether it can be considered to be of 'above ordinary' value.

This map shows the outcomes of two components of the Landscape Evidence Base: the Landscape Character Assessment and Local Landscape Designations.

More detailed maps are available in each of the studies accessible via the buttons above. Click on the features within the map to see more information about them.

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