About the Charlbury Conservation Area
The Charlbury Conservation Area covers about 267 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 1974. Inside the boundary are 111 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 109 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Charlbury CA
- 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Article 4 (Charlbury 1)Householder works
- The Spendlove CentreHouseholder works
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
- Lee PlaceGrade II*
- 1, Browns LaneGrade II
- 1, Park StreetGrade II
- 10 and 11, Market StreetGrade II
- 11, Sheep StreetGrade II
- 12, Park StreetGrade II
- 2 and 4, Bayliss Yard (off Sheep Street)Grade II
- 3, Bayliss Yard (off Sheep Street)Grade II
- 3, Browns LaneGrade II
- 3, Park StreetGrade II
- 4-6, Dyers HillGrade II
- 7, Market StreetGrade II
- Armada CottageGrade II
- BaileysGrade II
- Barclays Bank HouseGrade II
- Bell CottageGrade II
- Bell HotelGrade II
- Blenheim Cottage and Blenheim FarmhouseGrade II
- Building Occupied by News and ThingsGrade II
- Bull InnGrade II
- Charlbury Quaker Meeting HouseGrade II
- Collins HouseGrade II
- Corner Cottage and China CottageGrade II
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- Cotswold CottageGrade II
- Crinan House and Attached Forecourt RailingsGrade II
- DeanhurstGrade II
- DoggettsGrade II
- DownstepsGrade II
- Dyers Hill BridgeGrade II
- Dyers Hill HouseGrade II
- EgyptGrade II
- FountainGrade II
- FriestonGrade II
- Garden pavilion 55 metres north west of stable block at Lee PlaceGrade II
- Gate HouseGrade II
- Gatepier,Attached Wall and Gate Approximately 25 Metres South East of Lee PlaceGrade II
- Gatepier,Attached Walls and Gates Approximately 25 Metres South East of Lee PlaceGrade II
- Gentleman's Hairdresser and Redleaf CottageGrade II
- Gothic HouseGrade II
- Grandchester HouseGrade II
- Grandchester House Wall and RailingsGrade II
- Green Fingers Garden Shop Premises Occupied by L and J Robson (kyldane) Limited Registered OfficeGrade II
- Heathfield and Lower HeathfieldGrade II
- Heathfield CottageGrade II
- Highsteps KojonupGrade II
- Hill House and Alma CottageGrade II
- Hone HouseGrade II
- House Approximately 150 Metres South East of Lee PlaceGrade II
- Iron Railings Surrounding the Playing CloseGrade II
- Ivy HouseGrade II
- Kimbell HouseGrade II
- Knaves KnollGrade II
- Lee CottageGrade II
- Linden HouseGrade II
- Lindsell HouseGrade II
- Main Station Building, Associated Platform Furniture and Original Name Board on Up Platform OnlyGrade II
- Market HouseGrade II
- Merton CottageGrade II
- Methodist Chapel and Adjoining SchoolGrade II
- Milton CottageGrade II
- Minster CottageGrade II
- Myrtle Cottage and Plum Tree CottageGrade II
- NetherlandsGrade II
- North West Lodge With Gates and Railings,Approximately 200 Metres South West of Lee PlaceGrade II
- Old Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Oxford HouseGrade II
- Pair of Urns at North West End of Terrace at Lee PlaceGrade II
- Pair of Urns at South East End of Terrace at Lee PlaceGrade II
- Park ViewGrade II
- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- Phipps Monument Approximately 30 Metres East of the South Aisle of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Premises Occupied by D LayGrade II
- Premises Occupied by the Good Food Shop and the Charlbury ClinicGrade II
- Queen Anne House Including Tower to RearGrade II
- Queen's OwnGrade II
- Redding Wick HouseGrade II
- Royal Oak CottageGrade II
- South East Lodge With Gates and Railings Approximately 200 Metres South West of Lee PlaceGrade II
- St Benets (alias Prospect View)Grade II
- St Diumas HouseGrade II
- Stable Block at Lee PlaceGrade II
- Sundial Approximately 70 Metres East of Lee PlaceGrade II
- SunnysideGrade II
- Syccamore House and Attached Boundary WallGrade II
- SyringaGrade II
- TachbrookGrade II
- Talbot FarmGrade II
- The Albright House and Wing to EastGrade II
- The Clappers (alias Prospect Villa) Including Single Bay Extension to SouthGrade II
- The Corner House Including Caretakers Flat and Charlbury Museum to Rear and Attached Forecourt RailingsGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The Farmers Public HouseGrade II
- The Fish ShopGrade II
- The HomesteadGrade II
- The LawnGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- The Old BakeryGrade II
- The Old Post House and Ladies Hairdresser AdjoiningGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- The Old Shop and Attached RailingsGrade II
- The PharmacyGrade II
- The PrioryGrade II
- The Stone House and Attached RailingsGrade II
- The Thatched CottageGrade II
- The WillowsGrade II
- Took House,Including Part of Green Fingers Garden ShopGrade II
- Unidentified Monument Approximately 10 Metres West of the Porch of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- Valmer and House Adjoining Valmar Immediately to NorthGrade II
- Wallden HouseGrade II
- White Hart Public HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Park StreetBrowns LaneMarket StreetDyers HillSheep Street
The council’s appraisal
WEBCharlbury 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.