About the Stratton Audley Conservation Area
The Stratton Audley Conservation Area covers about 27 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 13 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 12 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary and St Edburga, 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.
- Church of St Mary and St EdburgaGrade I
- 1 and 2, Church LaneGrade II
- 1914-1918 War Memorial Approximately 6 Metres North of North Porch Church of St Mary and EdburgaGrade II
- Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 8 Metres North of Porch Church of St Mary and EdburgaGrade II
- Bay Tree HouseGrade II
- Elm Farmhouse and Abutting Dairy/stable RangeGrade II
- Elm Farmhouse, Barn Approximately 50 Metres NorthGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 3 Metres North East of North Aisle Church of St Mary and EdburgaGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 8 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St Mary and EdburgaGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Plough HouseGrade II
- The Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- The Willows FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBStratton Audley 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.