About the Ramsden Conservation Area
The Ramsden Conservation Area covers about 14 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Wychwood Lodge, 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.
- 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.
- Wychwood LodgeGrade II*
- Akeman CottageGrade II
- Barn Adjoining Dore's Cottage to North WestGrade II
- Barn Approximately 15 Metres North of Ramsden FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn With Stable and Granary Approximately 5 Metres South East of DunrobinGrade II
- Church of St JamesGrade II
- Crockwell HouseGrade II
- Dore's CottageGrade II
- DunrobinGrade II
- Former Methodist ChapelGrade II
- Greens ToftGrade II
- Handcroft FarmhouseGrade II
- InglenookGrade II
- Ivy House and Ivy CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk (outside Ivy Cottage)Grade II
- Malthouse FarmGrade II
- Numbers 4 and 5 and Attached Coach HouseGrade II
- Ramsden FarmhouseGrade II
- Ramsden HouseGrade II
- Ramsden War MemorialGrade II
- The GrangeGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Royal Oak Public HouseGrade II
- The Walnut Tree CottageGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
- Upper FarmhouseGrade II
- Wychwood CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBRamsden 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.