About the Fritwell Conservation Area
The Fritwell Conservation Area covers about 32 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 17 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Olave, 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 Fritwell 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 OlaveGrade II*
- Fritwell ManorGrade II*
- 39/41, East StreetGrade II
- 88, East StreetGrade II
- Barn Approximately 10 Metres South East of Court FarmhouseGrade II
- Church of St Olave Church Yard Cross Approximately 10 Metres to SouthGrade II
- Church of St Olave Group of 2 Headstones Approximately 4 Metres to North East of Churchyard CrossGrade II
- Court Farmhouse Court Farmhouse FlatGrade II
- Garage and Stables Approximately 40 Metres South East of Fritwell ManorGrade II
- Heath FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Mary's HouseGrade II
- One HundredGrade II
- St Olave'sGrade II
- The HolliesGrade II
- The LimesGrade II
- WheatcroftGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBFritwell 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.