About the Chipping Norton Conservation Area
The Chipping Norton Conservation Area covers about 96 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 2000. Inside the boundary are 124 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 10 Grade II*, 113 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 Chipping Norton 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.
- Station Road Industrial EstateHouseholder works
- Stones Business 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
- 1-4 AlmshousesGrade II*
- 15, Market PlaceGrade II*
- Barclays BankGrade II*
- Bliss Tweed MillGrade II*
- Co Operative ChemistGrade II*
- Kings Head CourtGrade II*
- National Westminster BankGrade II*
- The PlaypenGrade II*
- Town HallGrade II*
- White Hart HotelGrade II*
- 1, High StreetGrade II
- 10 and 10a, Middle RowGrade II
- 10, Market StreetGrade II
- 10, New StreetGrade II
- 11, Market StreetGrade II
- 12, 12A and 14, West StreetGrade II
- 12, Market StreetGrade II
- 17th Century PantryGrade II
- 18 and 20, New StreetGrade II
- 2 Chest Tombs Immediately North of Dawkins Mausoleum at St Marys ChurchGrade II
- 2 Gibbs Memorials About 25 Yards South of South Porch of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- 2 Gibbs Memorials About 30 Yards South East of South Porch of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- 2, High StreetGrade II
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- 22, Market PlaceGrade II
- 28, High StreetGrade II
- 29, High StreetGrade II
- 34, New StreetGrade II
- 36 and 38, West StreetGrade II
- 38, New StreetGrade II
- 43, West StreetGrade II
- 44, West StreetGrade II
- 49 Distons LaneGrade II
- 5, West StreetGrade II
- 51 Distons LaneGrade II
- 6, Church StreetGrade II
- 6, Market StreetGrade II
- 63, New StreetGrade II
- 65, New StreetGrade II
- 67, New StreetGrade II
- 7, Church StreetGrade II
- 7, Market StreetGrade II
- 8, Market StreetGrade II
- 8, New StreetGrade II
- 9, Market StreetGrade II
- 9, West StreetGrade II
- AntiquesGrade II
- AntiquesGrade II
- Baptist ChurchGrade II
- Baxters Butchery and Coles the JewellersGrade II
- Boots the ChemistsGrade II
- Chapel at Cotshill HospitalGrade II
- Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society and Fine FareGrade II
- Chest Tomb 2 Yards East of East End of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 10 Yards East of South East End of South Aisle of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 5 Yards West of South West Corner of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 7 Yards East of East End of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 7 Yards East of South Porch of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 7 Yards South East of South Porch of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Chest Tomb Immediately South of Thomas Bradley MemorialGrade II
- Chipping Norton Recording StudiosGrade II
- Chopstick House Olivieri HairdresserGrade II
- Co Op ShoesGrade II
- Colbourn Memorial About 7 Yards East of East End of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- College Place (t Aldridge and Son Scrap Metal Merchant)Grade II
- Cotshill HospitalGrade II
- Craft Centre and Wool ShopGrade II
- DelicatessenGrade II
- F Sole ButcherGrade II
- Fruit CentreGrade II
- G T Smith TelevisionGrade II
- Gateway and Walls to AlmshousesGrade II
- George Wells Memorial About 27 Yards South East of South Porch of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Georgian House AntiquesGrade II
- Graves and Wheeler Tombs to South West of St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- Group of 3 Memorials About 6 Yards North of North East Corner of North Aisle of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- GuildhallGrade II
- Harraden House AntiquesGrade II
- HartwellsGrade II
- Hillside (rh Coombes and Company Chartered Accountants)Grade II
- Hiltons and S.e.bGrade II
- Holy Trinity Roman Catholic ChurchGrade II
- Ivy House (j Butler Furnishers)Grade II
- Jabez Kimber Memorial About 12 Yards North West of Baptist ChurchGrade II
- JackieGrade II
- John Guy Memorial About 12 Yards North East of North East Corner of North Aisle of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Jonathan Howard AntiquesGrade II
- Joseph Gibbs Memorial About 28 Yards South East of South Porch of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Joseph Hansom Memorial About 11 Yards North West of Baptist ChurchGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Kerby Family Tombs to North East of St Mary's ChurchGrade II
- Key AntiquesGrade II
- La Madonette RestaurantGrade II
- Lochalsh NeedleworkGrade II
- No 21 and No 21a (hayes and Company Newsagents)Grade II
- NorthvilleGrade II
- Number 12 and Access to Number 14a (david Geddes)Grade II
- Old George House AntiquesGrade II
- Pagett Memorial About 35 Yards South East of South Porch of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Pair of Bale Tombs About 5 Yards North East of North East Corner of North Aisle of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Pair of Rawlings Family Memorials About 12 Yards South West of West Tower of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Parish RoomsGrade II
- Presbytery, Church of the Holy Trinity, Chipping NortonGrade II
- Richard Philips Memorials About 10 Yards South of South Porch of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Row of 3 Bale Tombs About 12 Yards South East of South Porch of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Rowells HouseGrade II
- RumbelowsGrade II
- Scarsbrook and Findlay GreengrocerGrade II
- SketchleyGrade II
- Southorn ShoesGrade II
- Stone Pillar and Base of Wayside CrossGrade II
- The Bell Public HouseGrade II
- The Blue BoarGrade II
- The Bunch of Grapes Public HouseGrade II
- The Chequers Public HouseGrade II
- The Fox HotelGrade II
- The Kings Arms HotelGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- Thomas Bradley Memorial About 10 Yards West of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- West End GarageGrade II
- William Beck Memorial About 33 Yards South East of South Porch of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- William Brown Tomb About 13 Yards South East of South Porch of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- William Guy Ledger About 7 Yards North East of North East Corner of North Aisle of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Wychwool DesignsGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
New StreetMarket StreetWest StreetHigh StreetChurch StreetMarket PlaceMiddle Row
The council’s appraisal
WEBChipping Norton 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.