About the Iffley Village Conservation Area
The Iffley Village Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares and was designated by Oxford City Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 23 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 28 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 DirectionHouseholder works
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 MaryGrade I
- RectoryGrade II*
- Stable Wing and Garden Walls of the RectoryGrade II*
- 2, Mill LaneGrade II
- 26, Mill LaneGrade II
- BeechwoodGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Church HallGrade II
- Churchyard Wall of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Court HouseGrade II
- Court PlaceGrade II
- Cross in the Churchyard of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Font Outside the West Door of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Garden Wall of the Manor House Rear Wall of Manor House Garden Fronting Church WayGrade II
- Grove House, 44 Iffley Turn, Iffley, Oxford, OX4 4DUGrade II
- Malthouse at Rear and to North West of Number 94Grade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Nowell HouseGrade II
- Number 92 (rivermead) and Number 94Grade II
- The PrioryGrade II
- Townsend CloseGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- Wall and Gate of Townsend CloseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBIffley Village Conservation Area AppraisalOxford City 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 Oxford City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.