About the Childrey Conservation Area
The Childrey Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Vale of White Horse District Council in 1970. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 27 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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 MaryGrade I
- Barn Approximately 20 Metres South East of Cantorist HouseGrade II
- Cantorist HouseGrade II
- Cart Shed at Parsonage Farm, West of the Old RectoryGrade II
- Charles HouseGrade II
- Childrey HouseGrade II
- Corner CottageGrade II
- Cressbed CottageGrade II
- Fettyplace CottageGrade II
- Hazeldene, With Railings Attached to FrontGrade II
- Lester Cottage and Lester HouseGrade II
- Mallards Cottage and the Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Maltravers Manor House and Old Manor CottageGrade II
- Office Approximately 20 Metres South West of Cantorist HouseGrade II
- Pikes CottageGrade II
- Pond Farmhouse, With Attached Garden RailingsGrade II
- Roselea and Roselea CottageGrade II
- Stables and Coach House Immediately South South West of the Old RectoryGrade II
- Stables Approximately 15 Metres East of Cantorist HouseGrade II
- Symonds FarmhouseGrade II
- The Hatchet Public HouseGrade II
- The Holloway and Tudor CottageGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old CrownGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Old ThatchGrade II
- The Tower House and Adjoining WallsGrade II
- Tudor HouseGrade 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.