About the Kirtlington Conservation Area
The Kirtlington Conservation Area covers about 321 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Kirtlington Park, 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.
- Kirtlington ParkGrade I
- Church of St MaryGrade II*
- 1 and 3, North GreenGrade II
- AvenellGrade II
- Church CornerGrade II
- Dairy Approximately 30 Metres North East of Kitchen at Kirtlington ParkGrade II
- Dairy CottageGrade II
- Eastleigh HouseGrade II
- Foxtownsend CottagesGrade II
- Foxtownsend CottagesGrade II
- Foxtownsend Farmhouse Foxtownsend FlatGrade II
- Foxtownsend Lodge NorthGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Home FarmohuseGrade II
- Kirtlington Park Stable Court Approximately 100 Metres to WestGrade II
- Lodge and Attached Gates to Kirtlington ParkGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Myrtle CottageGrade II
- NutlandsGrade II
- Park View Cottage the CottageGrade II
- Portway HouseGrade II
- South End CottagesGrade II
- Thatched CottageGrade II
- The Coach HouseGrade II
Show all 32 listed buildings ↓All 32 listed buildings
- The Dashwood Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The Manor House and Attached Outbuilding RangeGrade II
- The MountGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The Oxford Arms Public House and Adjoining CottageGrade II
- West ViewGrade II
- WoodbineGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBKirtlington 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.