About the Aston Tirrold/Aston Upthorpe Conservation Area
The Aston Tirrold/Aston Upthorpe Conservation Area covers about 35 hectares and was designated by South Oxfordshire District Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 55 listed buildings (5 Grade II*, 50 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade II*.
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 All SaintsGrade II*
- Church of St MichaelGrade II*
- Copsestile FarmhouseGrade II*
- The CottageGrade II*
- The Manor HouseGrade II*
- 1 and 2, Aston StreetGrade II
- 10 and 11, Thorpe StreetGrade II
- 5, Hagbourne RoadGrade II
- 9, Aston StreetGrade II
- Abbey Thorn CottageGrade II
- Appletree CottageGrade II
- Barn Approximately 10 Metres East of Upthorpe FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Approximately 25 Metres East of Upthorpe FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn approximately 5 metres west of The SmithyGrade II
- Blacksmiths CottageGrade II
- ChestnutsGrade II
- Cob Wall Approximately 20 Metres South West of Numbers 1 and 2 Aston StreetGrade II
- Cob Wall Approximately 20 Metres West of Freelands (not Included)Grade II
- Cottage Approximately 5 Metres South of Croft HouseGrade II
- Croft CornerGrade II
- Croft HouseGrade II
- CrosswaysGrade II
- CrosswaysGrade II
- EdlinsGrade II
Show all 55 listed buildings ↓All 55 listed buildings
- FinchesGrade II
- Gatepier Approximately 40 Metres East of the Manor HouseGrade II
- Gatepier, Wall, And Archway Approximately 40 Metres East of the ManorGrade II
- Granary Barn Rose BarnGrade II
- Keepers CottageGrade II
- Kitchen Wing and Outbuildings Adjoining Copsestile FarmhouseGrade II
- LauristinusGrade II
- Lavender CottageGrade II
- Old Church BarnGrade II
- Old PilesGrade II
- PopesGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- SkirmersGrade II
- Stables Approximately 30 Metres South East of Copsestile FarmhouseGrade II
- Stockwells CottageGrade II
- The Chequers Inn Public HouseGrade II
- The FilbertsGrade II
- The LanesGrade II
- The Manor BarnGrade II
- The ManseGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The SmithyGrade II
- Thorpe Farmhouse and BarnGrade II
- TwittenGrade II
- United Reform Church and VestryGrade II
- Upthorpe FarmhouseGrade II
- Wall Adjoining Copsestile FarmhouseGrade II
- Wall and Railings to Side and Front of EdlinsGrade II
- Wall Approximately 20 Metres East of Copsestile FarmhouseGrade II
- Wall Approximately 50 Metres West of the FilbertsGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from South Oxfordshire District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.