About the Hook Norton Conservation Area
The Hook Norton Conservation Area covers about 59 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 64 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 63 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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 PeterGrade I
- 2, The GreenGrade II
- Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Benacre CottageGrade II
- BlackbirdsGrade II
- Blarney CottageGrade II
- Brewery CottageGrade II
- Brewhouse at Hook Norton BreweryGrade II
- Bridge House and BedlamGrade II
- Central StoresGrade II
- Central Stores (middle Block)Grade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North West of Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Clay BankGrade II
- CornerwaysGrade II
- Crooked CottageGrade II
- Crooked ThatchGrade II
- Dial House the Middle HouseGrade II
- Downend CottageGrade II
- Easter CottageGrade II
- Former National School and Old School HouseGrade II
- Gazebo HomeleighGrade II
- Gingerbread CottageGrade II
- Gosling Cottage Hataway CottageGrade II
Show all 64 listed buildings ↓All 64 listed buildings
- Harwood HouseGrade II
- Heydon HouseGrade II
- Horn's Butchers ShopGrade II
- House to Left of Mace's StoreGrade II
- House to Right of the Old Sweet ShopGrade II
- IvydeneGrade II
- Jasmine CottageGrade II
- LaburnumGrade II
- Long ThatchGrade II
- Magdalen LodgeGrade II
- Malthouse at Hook Norton BreweryGrade II
- Marrie MountGrade II
- Netting CottageGrade II
- Office Block at Hook Nortomn BreweryGrade II
- Peartree CottageGrade II
- PetraGrade II
- PriestfieldGrade II
- Priestfield CottageGrade II
- Salfords and Lincoln's InnGrade II
- Scotland HouseGrade II
- Scotland Mount Cottage Scotland Mount HouseGrade II
- South Hill HouseGrade II
- Southrop FarmhouseGrade II
- Southrop HouseGrade II
- St ValentinesGrade II
- Stable Block at Hook Norton BreweryGrade II
- Staddle CottageGrade II
- StapenhillGrade II
- Stuart HouseGrade II
- The Bell InnGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old Malt House CottageGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- The Old SurgeryGrade II
- The Old Sweet ShopGrade II
- The PaddocksGrade II
- The PotteryGrade II
- The ThatchGrade II
- Walnut Tree CottageGrade II
- Wisteria HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHook Norton 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.