About the Hethe Conservation Area
The Hethe Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings, all Grade II. 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Hethe 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.
- BurmaGrade II
- Church of St Edmund and GeorgeGrade II
- Headstone Dated 1682 Approximately 10 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Edward and GeorgeGrade II
- Hethe CottageGrade II
- Hethe HouseGrade II
- House Approximately 25 Metres South of the Whitmore Public HouseGrade II
- Manor Farmhouse and Thatched Cottage/cart Entrance Range Abutting to RightGrade II
- Montague FarmhouseGrade II
- Old RectoryGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- The Old Stone HouseGrade II
- The Round HouseGrade II
- Whitmore Arms Public HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHethe 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.