About the RAF Bicester Conservation Area
The RAF Bicester Conservation Area covers about 171 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings, all Grade II. Part of the area lies in flood zone 2, 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.
- Brashfield House Brashfield LodgeGrade II
- Building 103 (link Trainer)Grade II
- Building 33 (barrack Block)Grade II
- Building 50 (decontamination Centre)Grade II
- Building No 109 (watch Tower and Office)Grade II
- Building No 123 (lecture Rooms and Armoury)Grade II
- Building No 135Grade II
- Building No 16 (officers' Mess and Quarters)Grade II
- Building No 20 (dining Room and Institute)Grade II
- Building No 22 (central Heating Plant)Grade II
- Building No 32 (airmen's Institute)Grade II
- Building No 47 (ration and Adjutant Stores)Grade II
- Building No 48 (dining Room and Cookhouse)Grade II
- Building No 87 (fire Party House)Grade II
- Building No 89 (guard and Fire Party House)Grade II
- Building No 90 (main Stores)Grade II
- Building No 92 (parachute Store)Grade II
- Building No 96 (lubricant Store)Grade II
- Building No 99 (main Workshops)Grade II
- Building Nos 146 and 147 (station Offices and Operation Block)Grade II
- Building Nos 43 and 46 (station Sick Quarters and Decontamination Centre)Grade II
- Building Number 31 (sergeants Mess)Grade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBRAF Bicester 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.