About the Great Rollright Conservation Area
The Great Rollright Conservation Area covers about 109 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, 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 AndrewGrade I
- Barn and Farmbuilding Approximately 70 Metres North East of Duck End HouseGrade II
- Barns Approximately 100 Metres South East of Duck End HouseGrade II
- Baughan Memorials Approximately 4 Metres and 5 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Brasenose CottageGrade II
- Cartshed and Granary Approximately 80 Metres South East of Duck End HouseGrade II
- Church End HouseGrade II
- Churchyard Cross and 2 Tombs Approximately 8 Metres South Pf South Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Courthouse FarmhouseGrade II
- Dovecote Approximately 50 Metres to East of Duck End HouseGrade II
- Duck End HouseGrade II
- Harbiage Memorial Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- Headstone Approximately 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- House Adjoining the Old Beer HouseGrade II
- Rectory CottageGrade II
- Rose CottageGrade II
- The FarmsteadGrade II
- The House at Pooh CornerGrade II
- The Old Beer House and Attached Former ChapelGrade II
- The Unicorn Public HouseGrade II
- Timms Memorial Approximately 10 Metres South East of Church of St AndrewGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGreat Rollright 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.