About the Steeple Aston Conservation Area
The Steeple Aston Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 39 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 38 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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 Steeple Aston 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 St Peter and St PaulGrade II*
- Acacia CottageGrade II
- AlmshousesGrade II
- BrunstoneGrade II
- Canterbury HouseGrade II
- Cedar CottageGrade II
- Cedar LodgeGrade II
- Chancel CottageGrade II
- Chestnut HouseGrade II
- Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Metres South of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- East Grange South Grange West GrangeGrade II
- FairviewGrade II
- Fir CottageGrade II
- Fir Lane CottageGrade II
- Grange CottageGrade II
- Grave Cover Slab Approximately 4 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Group of 4 Headstones Approximately 7,8,9 and 11 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Hix Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Holly CottageGrade II
- House at the Gap Approximately 5 Metres South West of Holly CottageGrade II
- House at the Gap Approximately 5 Metres West of Holly CottageGrade II
- Jasmine CottageGrade II
- Kin Memorial Approximately 4 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St Peter and St PaulGrade II
- Manor Court Cottage Rectory FarmhouseGrade II
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- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- MerlinsGrade II
- Old TomsGrade II
- Orchard Lea HouseGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 5 Metres North West of Old TomsGrade II
- Payne's Hill HouseGrade II
- Red Lion CornerGrade II
- Straithe CottageGrade II
- Summerhouse Approximately 40 Metres to North of Orchard Lea HouseGrade II
- Sunny BankGrade II
- The Old SchoolGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- Town HouseGrade II
- Walls to South and East of the Garden of Canturbury House, Fir LaneGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSteeple Aston 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.