About the Towersey Conservation Area
The Towersey Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by South Oxfordshire District Council in 1984. Inside the boundary are 19 listed buildings, all 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Towersey CA
- 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.
- Argyll CloseGrade II
- Barn and outbuilding at the Three Horseshoes Public HouseGrade II
- Barn and Stables Approximately 30 Metres North West of Number 45 (towersey Manor House)Grade II
- Barn Approximately 20 Metres East of Number 47 (upper Green Farmhouse)Grade II
- Barn Approximately 30 Metres South of Number 4 (church Farmhouse)Grade II
- Barn Approximately 35 Metres North West of Number 45 (towersey Manor House)Grade II
- Brook HouseGrade II
- Chough CottageGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Church of St CatherineGrade II
- Hope CottageGrade II
- Lower Green FarmhouseGrade II
- Oak CottageGrade II
- Old Lane CottageGrade II
- Quash FarmhouseGrade II
- The Old FarmhouseGrade II
- Thimble HallGrade II
- Towersey Manor HouseGrade II
- Upper Green FarmhouseGrade 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.