About the Wardington Conservation Area
The Wardington Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares within Cherwell District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary Magdalene, 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 Wardington 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 Mary MagdaleneGrade I
- Wardington ManorGrade II*
- Aubrey HallGrade II
- Barn Approximately 25 Metres South of Bennett's FarmhouseGrade II
- Bazeley's FarmhouseGrade II
- Bennett's Farmhouse (wardington Stud)Grade II
- Butcher's Shop Griffin CottageGrade II
- Chest Tomb Dated 17?? and Headstone Dated 1668 Approximately 10 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II
- Chest Tomb Dated 1819 (?) Approximately 1 Metre South East of South Aisle, Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II
- Chest Tomb to Jonathan Harris Approximately 25 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II
- Cottage Approximately 50 Metres North East of Bazeley FarmhouseGrade II
- Dyndors Goviers CottageGrade II
- Foreman's House of Wardington HouseGrade II
- Gatepiers and Wrought Iron Gates at Main Entrance to and Approximately 50 Metres South East of Wardington ManorGrade II
- Group of 2 Chest Tombs Dated 1790 and 1800, Approximately 1 Metre West of South Aisle, Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II
- Group of 2 Chest Tombs Dated 1812 and Early Nineteenth Century, Approximately 20 and 25 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II
- Group of 2 Chest Tombs to Harris Dated 1800, 1796, Approximately 20 Metres North of North Aisle, Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II
- Headstone Dated 1686 Approximately 20 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Mary MagdaleneGrade II
- House Abutting and to Left of Wisteria CottageGrade II
- House Abutting and to Right of Stone CottageGrade II
- Judge's and Attached BarnGrade II
- Manor CottageGrade II
- Old Bonham'sGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 8 Metres South West of Judge'sGrade II
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- Post Box CottageGrade II
- Range of Barn/cottage and Thatched Barn Abutting and to South and West of Bazeley's FarmhouseGrade II
- Stable Block Approximately 25 Metres North East of Wardington ManorGrade II
- Studd FarmhouseGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Last StrawGrade II
- Wheatsheaf CottageGrade II
- Wisteria CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWardington 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.