About the Forest Hill Conservation Area
The Forest Hill Conservation Area covers about 7.4 hectares and was designated by South Oxfordshire District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, 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 NicholasGrade II*
- Gateway and Flanking Walls Approximately 60 Metres East of Forest Hill HouseGrade II*
- Barn Range Approximately 40 Metres West of Redhill FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Range Approximately 50 Metres North West of Minchincourt FarmhouseGrade II
- BattlemoorGrade II
- Battlemoor CottageGrade II
- Bushnell's Cottage and Qwips CottageGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres South of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Churchyard Wall Including Gateway and Raised Pavement to South and East of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Churchyard Wall to North of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Corner HouseGrade II
- Forest Hill HouseGrade II
- Hillside CottageGrade II
- Hope CottageGrade II
- Merrick CottageGrade II
- Merry CottageGrade II
- Minchincourt FarmhouseGrade II
- O'briensGrade II
- Redhill FarmhouseGrade II
- Sheridan CottageGrade II
- The Kings Arm's Public HouseGrade II
- The White Horse Public HouseGrade 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.