About the Hanwell Conservation Area
The Hanwell Conservation Area covers about 33 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, Grade I.
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 Hanwell 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 PeterGrade I
- Hanwell CastleGrade II*
- 6, Main StreetGrade II
- Chest Tomb Dated 1676 to Mrs Elizabeth Hidd Approximately 15 Metres South West of Porch, Church of St PeterGrade II
- Group of 5 Chest Tombs Between 10 to 18 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St PeterGrade II
- Group of Four Seventeenth Century Headstones Approximately 10 Metres 10 Metres South East of South Aisle, Church of St PeterGrade II
- Heath FarmhouseGrade II
- Left Gatepier Approximately 50 Metres West of Hanwell CastleGrade II
- Right Gatepier Approximately 50 Metres West of Hanwell CastleGrade II
- Spring FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHanwell 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.