About the Brightwell Baldwin Conservation Area
The Brightwell Baldwin Conservation Area covers about 50 hectares and was designated by South Oxfordshire District Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 21 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Bartholomew, Grade I. 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.
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 BartholomewGrade I
- Brightwell Farm Barn, Approximately 30 Metres South East of FarmhouseGrade II
- Brightwell Farm, Cowhouses Approximately 15 Metres East of FarmhouseGrade II
- Brightwell FarmhouseGrade II
- Brightwell ParkGrade II
- Brightwell Park, Bridge and Flanking Walls Approximately 290 Metres East of Brightwell ParkGrade II
- Brightwell Park, Dovecote Approximately 220 Metres North North East of Brightwell ParkGrade II
- Brightwell Park, Garden Walls Approximately 170 Metres North North West of Brightwell ParkGrade II
- Brightwell Park, Icehouse Approximately 190 Metres North North East of Brightwell ParkGrade II
- Cedar Lodge and Attached Wall and GatepierGrade II
- Church of St Bartholomew, Chest Tomb Approximately 1.7 Metres East of South PorchGrade II
- Church of St Bartholomew, Group of 4 Headstones Approximately 5 Metres South South West of South PorchGrade II
- Church of St Bartholomew, Headstone Approximately 13 Metres South of South PorchGrade II
- Church of St Batholomew, Headstone Approximately 3.5 Metres South East of Nave and 5 Metres South of ChancelGrade II
- Eagle Lodge and Attached Gate Piers, Gates and WallsGrade II
- Glebe Farm, Stable and Coach House Approximately 2 Metres South South East of FarmhouseGrade II
- Glebe FarmhouseGrade II
- K6 telephone kioskGrade II
- Rectory CottagesGrade II
- The Lord Nelson InnGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
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.