About the Fyfield and Netherton Conservation Area
The Fyfield and Netherton Conservation Area covers about 9.2 hectares and was designated by Vale of White Horse District Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (4 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, 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.
- 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 II*
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II*
- The Manor HouseGrade II*
- The White Hart InnGrade II*
- 3, Main RoadGrade II
- Barn Approximately 40 Metres East of Glebe CottageGrade II
- Birch CottageGrade II
- CrosswaysGrade II
- Fyfield HouseGrade II
- Gamekeeper's CottageGrade II
- Gatepier Approximately 20 Metres South of Fyfield HouseGrade II
- Gatepier Approximately 20 Metres South South West of Fyfield HouseGrade II
- Glebe CottageGrade II
- Painton's FarmhouseGrade II
- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- RanfurlyGrade II
- Stables Approximately 15 Metres West of Stone's FarmhouseGrade II
- Stone's Farmhouse and Attached WallsGrade 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.