About the Bletchingdon Conservation Area
The Bletchingdon Conservation Area covers about 42 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (3 Grade II*, 28 Grade II). The most significant is Bletchingdon Park, 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 Bletchingdon 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.
- Bletchingdon ParkGrade II*
- Church of St GilesGrade II*
- Home FarmhouseGrade II*
- Bletchingdon Park, Icehouse Approximately 132 Metres West of Bletchingdon ParkGrade II
- Bletchingdon Park, Pump House Approximately 112 West North West of Bletchingdon ParkGrade II
- Bletchingdon Park, Stables and Attached Walls Approximately 150 Metres East North East of Bletchingdon ParkGrade II
- Briar CottageGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 27 Metres of South Porch of Church of St GilesGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St GilesGrade II
- Easter Cottage and Number 5 and 6 Church EndGrade II
- GlendaleGrade II
- Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 20 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St GilesGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South of Nave of Church of St GilesGrade II
- Ice Well Approximately 350 Metres North North West of Bletchingdon ParkGrade II
- Laurel FarmhouseGrade II
- London House and Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- Manor Farm HouseGrade II
- Monk's HeadGrade II
- Old Red LionGrade II
- Palmer's Cottage and Attached CottageGrade II
- Park Gate HouseGrade II
- QuincottsGrade II
- Second Ice House Aprroximately 460 Metres to North West of Bletchingdon ParkGrade II
- Squirrel's DreyGrade II
Show all 31 listed buildings ↓All 31 listed buildings
- The Blacks Head Public HouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Malt HouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Post Office Stores and Number 1, Weston RoadGrade II
- The RowGrade II
- Village FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBletchingdon 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.