About the Idbury Conservation Area
The Idbury Conservation Area covers about 7.5 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 12 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 11 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Nicholas, 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 NicholasGrade I
- Bale Tomb and 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 2 to 4 Metres South and South East of Porch of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- Barn Approximately 15 Metres South West of Idbury House FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn, Attached Cowhouse and Cart Shelter Approximately 10 Meters East of Idbury House FarmhouseGrade II
- Church Farm Cottage and Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Cottage Approximately 50 Metres South East of the Thatched CottageGrade II
- Idbury House FarmhouseGrade II
- Idbury ManorGrade II
- Pair of Chest Tombs Approximately 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St NicholasGrade II
- The Forge and Attached BarnGrade II
- The Thatched CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBIdbury 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.