About the Nettlebed Conservation Area
The Nettlebed Conservation Area covers about 6.0 hectares and was designated by South Oxfordshire District Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Brick Kiln, 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.
- Brick KilnGrade II*
- 1 and 3, High StreetGrade II
- 15 and 17, High StreetGrade II
- 25, High StreetGrade II
- 6, High StreetGrade II
- 6, Watlington StreetGrade II
- 7 and 8, Watlington StreetGrade II
- 7, High StreetGrade II
- Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- Font Approximately 1 Metre to South of Church of St BartholomewGrade II
- MyrtlesGrade II
- Nettlebed FarmhouseGrade II
- Nettlebed HouseGrade II
- Robert FoulkesGrade II
- The Bull InnGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- The Small HouseGrade II
- The Sun Inn Public HouseGrade II
- The White Hart HotelGrade II
- Two Barns Approximately 20 Metres to South East of Nettlebed FarmhouseGrade 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.