About the Kidlington Church Street Conservation Area
The Kidlington Church Street Conservation Area covers about 32 hectares and was designated by Cherwell District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 33 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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 MaryGrade I
- Dovecote Approximately 10 Metres North North East of the Old Rectory and Dovecote EndGrade II*
- The VicarageGrade II*
- 1, Franklin CloseGrade II
- 17, Church StreetGrade II
- 47, Mill StreetGrade II
- 49, Church StreetGrade II
- 63, Mill StreetGrade II
- 69, Mill StreetGrade II
- 74 and 76, Church StreetGrade II
- 78, Church StreetGrade II
- 82 and 84, Church StreetGrade II
- 86 and 88, Church StreetGrade II
- Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- Attached Walls and OutbuildingsGrade II
- Barn and Attached Outbuildings Approximately 15 Metres West of Mill HouseGrade II
- BellhangersGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 1/2 Metre West of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Dovecote End and the Old Rectory and Attached Walls and OutbuildingGrade II
- Gateway 5 Metres South South East of Number 17Grade II
- GlenalnaGrade II
- Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 16 Metres South of Transept of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Grove House and Attached WallGrade II
- HazelwoodGrade II
Show all 33 listed buildings ↓All 33 listed buildings
- Kidlington and Hamlets War MemorialGrade II
- Mill HouseGrade II
- Nos 1-6 Morton AlmshousesGrade II
- Old Priest's HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 10 Metres South East of Number 60 (grove House)Grade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- The MillGrade II
- The Miller's HouseGrade II
- Warsborough HouseGrade 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
WEBKidlington Church Street 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.