About the Islip Conservation Area
The Islip Conservation Area covers about 29 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 24 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, 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 NicholasGrade I
- The Old RectoryGrade II*
- 1, 2 and The Thatched Cottage Lower StreetGrade II
- 2, Mill StreetGrade II
- Bank CottageGrade II
- Church Key CottageGrade II
- Cross Tree Cottage and Adjoining HouseGrade II
- Evershot HarvingtonGrade II
- Garden Walls to the Old RectoryGrade II
- GreystonesGrade II
- Group of 3 Chest Tombs to South of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Islip (Oxfordshire) War MemorialGrade II
- Islip MillGrade II
- Kings Head House LanesideGrade II
- Lilac CottageGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- River ViewGrade II
- Terrace Wall Approximately 8 Metres to South of the Old RectoryGrade II
- The Cross TreeGrade II
- The Mallards and RivermeadGrade II
- The Monks CottageGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Red Lion InnGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
- Tithe Barn Range to Rear of the Old RecotryGrade II
- Wooster ArmsGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBIslip 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.