About the Sibford Gower and Burdrop Conservation Area
The Sibford Gower and Burdrop Conservation Area covers about 42 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings, all Grade II. 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.
- Barn CloseGrade II
- Bartlett CottageGrade II
- BentonsGrade II
- Burdrop FarmhouseGrade II
- Burdrop HouseGrade II
- Carrier's CottageGrade II
- Carters YardGrade II
- Church of Holy TrinityGrade II
- Glebe Farm, Small Barn/stable Approximately 2 Metres South of FarmhouseGrade II
- Glebe FarmhouseGrade II
- GoodmayesGrade II
- Gower's CloseGrade II
- House Abutting and to Left of Goodmayes Called the CottageGrade II
- Jesamine CottageGrade II
- Lane HeadGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Old Vicarage and Attached Wall to Rear Facing Bond's End LaneGrade II
- Pond CottageGrade II
- Pump Approximately 2 Metres East of Burdrop HouseGrade II
- Quince CottageGrade II
- Shepherd's Knoll and West Side CottageGrade II
- Sibford Quaker Meeting HouseGrade II
- Stickleys HouseGrade II
- The Wykham Arms Public HouseGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
- Well Housing Opposite Village PondGrade II
- WoodfieldsGrade II
- Yew Tree HouseGrade II
- Yew Tree House, Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres North East of HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSibford Gower and Burdrop 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.