About the Marsh Baldon Conservation Area
The Marsh Baldon Conservation Area covers about 22 hectares and was designated by South Oxfordshire District Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 31 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 29 Grade II). The most significant is Baldon House Baldon House East Wing Baldon House West Wing, 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.
- Baldon House Baldon House East Wing Baldon House West WingGrade II*
- Church of St PeterGrade II*
- 11, The GreenGrade II
- 18 and 19, The GreenGrade II
- 37, The GreenGrade II
- 38 and 39, The GreenGrade II
- 47, The GreenGrade II
- 48, The GreenGrade II
- 6, The GreenGrade II
- Barn and Stable Range Approximately 30 Metres North East of Baldon HouseGrade II
- Barns Approximately 40 Metres West of Parsonage FarmhouseGrade II
- Court Cottage, Baldon House Cottage and OutbuildingGrade II
- Dovecote Approximately 90 Metres East of Baldon HouseGrade II
- Elizabeth Lane Memorial Approximately 50 Metres East of Baldon HouseGrade II
- GatewaysGrade II
- Gihon Memorial and Railings Approximately 5 Metres East of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Glebe CottageGrade II
- Hunters GapGrade II
- Leys CottageGrade II
- Number 46 Marsh Baldon and Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- Orchard CottageGrade II
- Pair of Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres South West of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Parsonage FarmhouseGrade II
- Queens CollegeGrade II
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- Stables Approximately 40 Metres North of Baldon HouseGrade II
- Stuart HouseGrade II
- The School HouseGrade II
- Thurlfield CottageGrade II
- Walled Garden Approximately 30 Metres East of Baldon HouseGrade II
- WantillsGrade II
- WilloughbysGrade 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.