About the Balscote Conservation Area
The Balscote Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 16 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary Magdalene, Grade II*.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
ProjectElsewhereIn Balscote CA
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II*
- Priory FarmhouseGrade II*
- Balscote HouseGrade II
- Church ViewGrade II
- Cliffords FarmhouseGrade II
- Grange FarmhouseGrade II
- Heathcote FarmhouseGrade II
- Holly CottageGrade II
- Manor Farmhouse and Attached Walls and GatewayGrade II
- Memorial Dated 1828 Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II
- PeacehavenGrade II
- Seventeenth Century Stable and Barn Approximately 50 Metres South West of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Spring CottageGrade II
- The Butchers Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Old PoundGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Two Eighteenth Century Stone Piers Approximately 20 Metres North of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBalscote Conservation Area AppraisalCherwell District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Cherwell District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.