CHANGES to where new homes are built in northern Oxfordshire could trap a council into building even more homes in the future, a campaign group has argued.

Cherwell District Council is due to discuss a 'partial review' of its Local Plan tonight.

This important document sets out where new homes, infrastructure, offices and other buildings can be constructed in the district.

A government-backed planning inspector has told the council that to adopt its plan, it needs get rid of a site allocated for 410 houses near Woodstock.

The council is set to approve alternative places where these homes could be built instead, which are intended to help Oxford meet its 'unmet housing needs' as the city grows and more people want to live and work there.

But the Cherwell Development Watch Alliance, who are set to speak at the meeting, will warn the council that the Government may force it to build even more homes in the future.

The CDWA will reference plans to change the planning system the Government is currently consulting on.

These plans include a review of how housing need in different areas is calculated.

Part of the method behind that includes counting the current number of homes in a given area.

The CDWA will say: "This means that voting for the extra 4,400 houses will massively amplify future housing targets."

And its spokesperson will add that these homes will be 'coming to all the communities' in Cherwell, and that it could have implications for councillors at the ballot box.