About the Bodicote Conservation Area
The Bodicote Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 34 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 33 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St John the Baptist, 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 Bodicote 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 John the BaptistGrade II*
- 1-4 Farm PlaceGrade II
- 12, High StreetGrade II
- 17 and 19, High StreetGrade II
- 43, High StreetGrade II
- Baker's Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Bristow HouseGrade II
- Brown ThatchGrade II
- Corner Cottage and Thatch StoneGrade II
- Draycot HouseGrade II
- Garden Wall to North and South of Bristow HouseGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 15 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Headstone Dated 169? Approximately 15 Metres South of Porch of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- Headstone to Left of Headstone Dated 169? Approximately 15 Metres South of Porch of Church St John the BaptistGrade II
- Herbal HouseGrade II
- Holly Tree Cottage and 18 Church StreetGrade II
- Ivy CottageGrade II
- Number 13 and Goose CottageGrade II
- Old Barn CottageGrade II
- Old Barn HouseGrade II
- Reaper's CottageGrade II
- Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 5 Metres South of Porch of Church of St John the BaptistGrade II
- The CloseGrade II
- The HermitageGrade II
Show all 34 listed buildings ↓All 34 listed buildings
- The Old BakeryGrade II
- The Old FarmhouseGrade II
- The OvenGrade II
- The PaddocksGrade II
- Town Furlong FarmhouseGrade II
- Wall to Front and to Left of the PaddocksGrade II
- Wall to Ivy Cottage Fronting High StreetGrade II
- West HouseGrade II
- WestwayGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBodicote 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.