About the Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Conservation Area
The Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Conservation Area covers about 30 hectares and was designated by South Oxfordshire District Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 41 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 39 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Agatha, 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 St AgathaGrade II*
- Church of St JamesGrade II*
- Barn and Attached Portion of Barn Approximately 15 Metres North of Middle FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Approximately 10 Metre South West of Slade End FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Approximately 20 Metres North East of the Old PrioryGrade II
- Barn Approximately 30 Metres South West of Slade End FarmhouseGrade II
- Beech Cottage Porch CottageGrade II
- Brightwell ManorGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Dobsons and Attached WallsGrade II
- Gable LodgeGrade II
- Honeysuckle CottageGrade II
- Little Lane CottageGrade II
- Majoram Cottage the ChestnutsGrade II
- Middle FarmhouseGrade II
- Moat CottageGrade II
- Old Priory CottageGrade II
- Orchard CottageGrade II
- Peacock CottageGrade II
- Pennygreen CottageGrade II
- Slade End FarmhouseGrade II
- Snail CottageGrade II
- Sotwell HouseGrade II
- Stewarts CottageGrade II
Show all 41 listed buildings ↓All 41 listed buildings
- Thatch End the Red Lion Public HouseGrade II
- The Abbot's HouseGrade II
- The BarnGrade II
- The GablesGrade II
- The KnowleGrade II
- The LodgeGrade II
- The Old PrioryGrade II
- The OrchardsGrade II
- The PrioryGrade II
- The Red House LodgeGrade II
- The Small HouseGrade II
- The Street CottageGrade II
- The WoodmanGrade II
- Triangle CottageGrade II
- Vine HouseGrade II
- Wellsprings HouseGrade II
- Woodleys CottageGrade 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.