About the Wolvercote With Godstow Conservation Area
The Wolvercote With Godstow Conservation Area covers about 62 hectares and was designated by Oxford City Council in 1981. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings, all Grade II. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 40 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 2, 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.
- The Wolvercote Green Article 4 DirectionHouseholder works
- 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.
- 1-7, Mill RoadGrade II
- 11, Mill RoadGrade II
- 139, Godstow RoadGrade II
- 41 Wolvercote GreenGrade II
- 67, Godstow RoadGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Church Hall of the Church of St PeterGrade II
- Church of St PeterGrade II
- Footbridge at the Trout InnGrade II
- Godstow AbbeyGrade II
- Godstow BridgeGrade II
- Little Godstow BridgeGrade II
- Manor FarmGrade II
- NunneryGrade II
- Old Church HouseGrade II
- Oxford Canal Bridge Number 235 (godstow Road Bridge)Grade II
- Oxford Canal Bridge Number 236 (wolvercote Green)Grade II
- Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- The White Hart Public HouseGrade II
- Toll BridgeGrade II
- Trout InnGrade II
- Wolvercote War MemorialGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBWolvercote With Godstow 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.