About the Whitchurch Conservation Area
The Whitchurch Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by South Oxfordshire District Council in 1978. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 23 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
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 MaryGrade II*
- Chest Tomb to Neale Family Approximately 1 Metre West of South Porch of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Church CottagesGrade II
- Coombeside CottageGrade II
- Duchess CloseGrade II
- Duchess CloseGrade II
- Ford CottageGrade II
- HerringbonesGrade II
- Hill CottagesGrade II
- Hill HouseGrade II
- Lychgate and Attached Wall Approximately 30 Metres North of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- RosemaryGrade II
- Stables to Mill CottageGrade II
- Swanson CottagesGrade II
- Thames BankGrade II
- The RectoryGrade II
- The Tollhouse, Whitchurch BridgeGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- Walliscote CottageGrade II
- Wellesley HouseGrade II
- Whitchurch BridgeGrade II
- Whitchurch HouseGrade II
- Yew Tree 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.