About the Cassington Conservation Area
The Cassington Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 1992. Inside the boundary are 20 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 19 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Peter, 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 PeterGrade I
- Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 12 Metres West North West of Nave of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Cassington War MemorialGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North East of North Porch of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres North East of Chancel of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Group of 5 Headstones Approximately 3 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St PeterGrade II
- Hampton HouseGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 4.5 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St PeterGrade II
- IvydeneGrade II
- Lyme RegisGrade II
- Old ManorGrade II
- Osborne CottageGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 5 Metres South South East of Old ManorGrade II
- Phoenix CottageGrade II
- Reynolds FarmGrade II
- Reynolds Farm, Dovecote Approximately 30 Metres North West of Farmhouse (not Included)Grade II
- Stork CottageGrade II
- Thames Mead Farmhouse and Bell CottageGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- Willow DeneGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCassington 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.