About the Beckley Conservation Area
The Beckley Conservation Area covers about 19 hectares and was designated by South Oxfordshire District Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 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.
- 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 the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryGrade I
- 1, Church StreetGrade II
- 1, Otmoor LaneGrade II
- 2-3, Church StreetGrade II
- 4, Church StreetGrade II
- AlflynGrade II
- Bee and Church CottageGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres South East of Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryGrade II
- Church Corner CottageGrade II
- Cripps CottageGrade II
- Graveboard Approximately 10 Metres East of Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryGrade II
- Grove FarmhouseGrade II
- Grove HouseGrade II
- Lindum CottageGrade II
- Manor Farmhouse and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Midsummer CottageGrade II
- Nokewood HouseGrade II
- Pound CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- Shipley CottageGrade II
- St Mary's CottageGrade II
- Stables and Cottage to Rear of Grove HouseGrade II
- The Abingdon Arms Public HouseGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
- The Old Manor HouseGrade II
- The RosaryGrade 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.