About the Horley Conservation Area
The Horley Conservation Area covers about 41 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 18 Grade II). The most significant is St Etheldredas Church, 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.
- St Etheldredas ChurchGrade I
- Manor HouseGrade II*
- Bramshill ManorGrade II
- Chapel HouseGrade II
- Chest tomb dated 1801 approximately 17 metres South West of porch, Church of St EtheldredaGrade II
- Chest tomb dated 1812 approximately 20 metres South of chancel, Church of St. EtheldredaGrade II
- Eighteenth Century chest tomb approximately 7 metres South of porch, Church of St EtheldredaGrade II
- Gatepiers and Gate Approximately 10 Metres East of Manor HouseGrade II
- Group of Seventeenth century chest tomb and headstone approximately 1 metre East of chancel, Church of St. EtheldredaGrade II
- Group of two chest tombs, one to Michael Harding, approximately 4.5 and 5 metres South of South aisle, Church of St. EtheldredaGrade II
- Headstone to Thomas Sayle. 1671, approximately 19 metres South of chancel Church of St. EtheldredaGrade II
- Headstone to Ursula Goodwin dated 1640, approximately 4 metres South East of chancel, Church of St. EtheldredaGrade II
- Hillside Farmhouse and Cottage Abutting on RightGrade II
- Holly Tree FarmhouseGrade II
- Horley HouseGrade II
- Lane CloseGrade II
- Lion CottageGrade II
- Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Old School HouseGrade II
- Park Cottage Park HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBHorley 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.