About the Alvescot Conservation Area
The Alvescot Conservation Area covers about 58 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 1988. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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 PeterGrade II*
- 2 Chest Tombs to Hall Family, In Churchyard of St Peter, 5 Metres to South of South TranseptGrade II
- Alvescot HouseGrade II
- Alvescot MillGrade II
- Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Barn Adjacent to West of Park FarmhouseGrade II
- Butlers CourtGrade II
- Cartshed 40 Metres North West of Park FarmhouseGrade II
- Cattle Shed 25 Metres North West of Park FarmhouseGrade II
- Gatepier, Wall and Railings 20 Metres West South West of Shill HouseGrade II
- Gatepier, Wall and Railings 25 Metres West of Shill HouseGrade II
- Granary Adjacent to House Known As the Granary, Home Farm (not Included)Grade II
- Group of 4 Chest Tombs in Churchyard 5 Metres South South East of South Porch of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Manor CottageGrade II
- Manor Farmhouse With Barn Attached to NorthGrade II
- Old Rectory FarmhouseGrade II
- Pair of Chest Tombs to Kirby and Godwin Families, In Churchyard of St Peter 7 Metres to South of ChancelGrade II
- Park FarmhouseGrade II
- Rectory CottageGrade II
- Shill HouseGrade II
- Stable 30 Metres North of Stone CottageGrade II
- Stable 30 Metres West of Park FarmhouseGrade II
- Stone CottageGrade II
- StonycroftGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
The council’s appraisal
WEBAlvescot Conservation Area AppraisalWest Oxfordshire District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from West Oxfordshire District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.