About the Cumnor Conservation Area
The Cumnor Conservation Area covers about 28 hectares and was designated by Vale of White Horse District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, 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 MichaelGrade I
- Bear and Ragged Staff InnGrade II*
- 1, High StreetGrade II
- 12, Appleton RoadGrade II
- 26, Appleton RoadGrade II
- 3 and 5, High StreetGrade II
- 38 and 40, Leys RoadGrade II
- 43, Leys RoadGrade II
- Archangel House and Rear WallGrade II
- Burnt House FarmhouseGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre East of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres North East of Chancel of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Churchyard Cross Approximately 18 Metres East North East of North Porch and 17 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Cutts End CottageGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 8 Metres North East of North Porch of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 8 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Leys FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- New FarmhouseGrade II
- Rockley FarmhouseGrade II
- Seldom SeenGrade II
- Stables Approximately 15 Metres South East of the VicarageGrade II
- Stonehaven CottageGrade II
- The Byre, Approximately 30 Metres North West of Westfield HouseGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
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 Vale of White Horse District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.