About the Little Tew Conservation Area
The Little Tew Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 2006. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings, all Grade II.
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 Little Tew 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.
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 John the EvangelistGrade II
- Coach House and Cottage Approximately 20 Metres North West of Manor HouseGrade II
- Cottage Approximately 10 Metres North of Ibstock CloseGrade II
- Croft CottagesGrade II
- Ibstock CloseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- No-oven CottageGrade II
- Shepherds CottageGrade II
- The Bell HouseGrade II
- The GrangeGrade II
- Timberyard CottagesGrade II
- Up the StepsGrade II
- Water Lane CottageGrade II
- Water Lane HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBLittle Tew 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.