About the Swalcliffe Conservation Area
The Swalcliffe Conservation Area covers about 34 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I.
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 Swalcliffe 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 I
- Manor HouseGrade I
- Tithe BarnGrade I
- 1 and 2, The GreenGrade II
- 5, The GreenGrade II
- Barn North East of Tithe BarnGrade II
- Lorien Cottage Old ThatchGrade II
- Old CottagesGrade II
- Shelter Shed South East of Tithe BarnGrade II
- Stable Block at Swalcliffe ParkGrade II
- Stag's Head Public HouseGrade II
- SunriseGrade II
- Swalcliffe ParkGrade II
- The Old Bake HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSwalcliffe 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.