About the Cropredy Conservation Area
The Cropredy Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by Cherwell District Council in 1978. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 31 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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.
- 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 the VirginGrade I
- 2-8, Station RoadGrade II
- 5, Red Lion StreetGrade II
- 6, Red Lion StreetGrade II
- 9, Red Lion StreetGrade II
- Beam Cottage Dingles and Cottage Abutting on RightGrade II
- Beech HouseGrade II
- Chest Tomb Dated 1676, Approximately 6 Metres North East of Chancel, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Chest Tomb Dated 1816, To John Chamberlain, Approximately 7 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Chest Tomb, 1829 to William Eagles and Other Members of the Family, Approximately 35 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Chest Tombs Dated 1829, Approximately 30 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- ConstoneGrade II
- Cropredy Lock Oxford CanalGrade II
- Group of 2 Seventeenth Century Chest Tombs and Headstone Dated 1670, Approximately 5 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Group of 3 Headstones Dated 1694, 1645, 1681, In Row of 32 (rest Not Included) Approximately 25 Metres South of Porch of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Group of 9 Seventeenth Century Headstones Approximately 16 Metres South East of Porch, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Group of Memorial, Chest Tomb to Andrews Family Dated 1843, 1839 Approximately 17 Metres and 15 Metres North of Tower, Church of St MaryGrade II
- Headstone to Elizabeth Tompkins, Dated 1699, Approximately 15 Metres North West of Tower, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- KalendersGrade II
- LyndhurstGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Number 1 (straws) and Number 2Grade II
- Number 3 and Cottage Abutting to RightGrade II
- Oxford Canal, Wharf HouseGrade II
Show all 32 listed buildings ↓All 32 listed buildings
- Penny FayreGrade II
- PoplarsGrade II
- Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- Row of 18 Boldly Carved Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Headstones, Approximately 4 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Mary the VirginGrade II
- Springfields and Building Attached to RearGrade II
- StonecroftGrade II
- The Brazenoze Public HouseGrade II
- The Old Post House and Number 8Grade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBCropredy 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.