About the Baulking Conservation Area
The Baulking Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by Vale of White Horse District Council in 1971. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, Grade I.
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 I
- Barn Approximately 50 Metres North of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Chestnut Cottage and Loder's CottageGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Goose House Approximately 5 Metres North of Spencer's FarmhouseGrade II
- James Cottage and Painters CottageGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- PumpGrade II
- Spencer's FarmhouseGrade II
- Stables Approximately 20 Metres North of Spencer's FarmhouseGrade II
- Wall and Railings Enclosing Garden to East of Spencer's FarmhouseGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Vale of White Horse District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.