About the Mollington Conservation Area
The Mollington Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Cherwell District Council in 2010. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade II*.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Mollington CA
- 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 All SaintsGrade II*
- Barn and Attached Stable Approximately 30 Metres South East of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres North of Tower of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Gatepier Approximately 100 Metres North West of Mansionhouse FarmhouseGrade II
- Gatepier Approximately 102 Metres North West of Mansionhouse FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor Farmhouse and Attached Walls and Gatepiers to East and WestGrade II
- Mansionhouse FarmhouseGrade II
- Poplars CottageGrade II
- Poplars FarmhouseGrade II
- The ChestnutsGrade II
- The Garden House and Attached Walls and Gatepier to South, East and WestGrade II
- The Green Man Public HouseGrade II
- The JettyGrade II
- The Old FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBMollington 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.