About the Combe Conservation Area
The Combe Conservation Area covers about 18 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 27 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 26 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Laurence, 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 LaurenceGrade I
- 11 (vine Cottage) and 12, Church WalkGrade II
- 32, Akeman StreetGrade II
- 34 and 36, Akeman StreetGrade II
- AkemanGrade II
- Blandford CottageGrade II
- Blandford House and House Attached to LeftGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Church of Lawrence, Chest Tomb Approximately 10 North North East of NaveGrade II
- Combe House and Attached WallGrade II
- Combe House, Wall Approximately 10 Metres EastGrade II
- Combe War MemorialGrade II
- Fern Cottage, Rose Cottage and End CottageGrade II
- FitchettsGrade II
- Green CloseGrade II
- Higher Westfield FarmGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Mosses Cottage and Rose CottageGrade II
- Oak CottageGrade II
- OakdeneGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- St MargaretsGrade II
- The Cock InnGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
Show all 27 listed buildings ↓All 27 listed buildings
- The Old FarmhouseGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- West EndGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBCombe 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.