About the Langford Conservation Area
The Langford Conservation Area covers about 26 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 1992. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Matthew, Grade I. 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.
- 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 MatthewGrade I
- Churchyard Cross Approximately 50 Metres East of Church of St MatthewGrade II*
- 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 11 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St MatthewGrade II
- Ansell's FarmhouseGrade II
- Baytree Cottage Corner CottageGrade II
- Blenheim CottageGrade II
- Bridgewater HouseGrade II
- Castle CottageGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel of Church of St MatthewGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St MatthewGrade II
- Cooks FarmhouseGrade II
- Cotswold Cottage and Pear Tree Cottage With Attached BarnGrade II
- Dovecote Approximately 40 Metres South West of Rectory FarmhouseGrade II
- Dunford HouseGrade II
- Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 4 to 9 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St MatthewGrade II
- Lane Hatch Post OfficeGrade II
- Langford War MemorialGrade II
- Lime Tree CottageGrade II
- Lockey House and Attached RailingsGrade II
- Lower FarmhouseGrade II
- Pember CottageGrade II
- Pember HouseGrade II
- Rectory FarmhouseGrade II
- StonecroftGrade II
Show all 32 listed buildings ↓All 32 listed buildings
- The Bell InnGrade II
- The GrangeGrade II
- The HouseGrade II
- The LaurelsGrade II
- The Old CrownGrade II
- ThreewaysGrade II
- VicarageGrade II
- Wellbank and Greystones With Attached Barn to RearGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLangford 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.