About the Shipton-Under-Wychwood Conservation Area
The Shipton-Under-Wychwood Conservation Area covers about 125 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 55 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 48 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, Grade I. 2 Article 4 directions over the area remove further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Article 4 (Shipton-U-Wychwood)Householder works
- Wychwood Business CentreHouseholder works
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 MaryGrade I
- Morgan Bale Tomb About 3 Yards East of Church of St MaryGrade II*
- Shaven Crown HotelGrade II*
- Shipton CourtGrade II*
- The New House with surrounding pool and garden wall to the westGrade II*
- The Old PrebendalGrade II*
- Tithe Barn About 75 Yards North West of the Old PrebendalGrade II*
- 11, Church StreetGrade II
- 17 and 18, High StreetGrade II
- 9 and 10, Church StreetGrade II
- Ayton and Shipton Court Stables North WingGrade II
- Bank House and Bank CroftGrade II
- Barn 15 Yards North of Court FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn About 80 Yards North East of Home FarmhouseGrade II
- Boundary wall of Shipton Court between Court Cottage and south entranceGrade II
- Cedar Lodge and Former Stable Court WallGrade II
- Chest Tomb About 4 Yards West of the Old PrebendGrade II
- ClinkersGrade II
- CobblestoneGrade II
- Coldstream HouseGrade II
- Court FarmhouseGrade II
- Double Barn About 10 Yards South of Shepherds CottageGrade II
- Dovecote About 7 Yards North East of Court CottageGrade II
- Drinking Fountain on Green Opposite the Shaven CrownGrade II
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- East Terrace Wall of Shipton CourtGrade II
- Ellis Chest Tomb About 5 Yards North East of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Entrance Walls and Gatepiers About 15 Yards West of Shipton CourtGrade II
- Gates and Gatepiers About 30 Yards North East of Summer House in Grounds of Shipton CourtGrade II
- Gates, Gatepiers and Entrance Quadrants Opposite Shipton CourtGrade II
- Gates, Gatepiers and Flanking Wall at West Entrance to Shipton CourtGrade II
- Gilbert Tomb About 6 Yards North East of Tower of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Goodwin Tomb About 20 Yards North of St Marys ChurchGrade II
- Granary, Loft and Stables About 10 Yards South of Number 2 Springfield CottagesGrade II
- Hunters Lodge and Attached BarnGrade II
- Ivan House and Church ViewGrade II
- Kench Tomb About 17 Yards North of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Lane House FarmhouseGrade II
- Medgraet Tomb About 40 Yards North of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Old School House and Garden Boundary Walls to North East and North WestGrade II
- Ornamental Dovecote About 7 Yards of Water GardenGrade II
- Shepherds Cottage, Spring Hill and No 2 Spring Hill Farm CottagesGrade II
- Shipton Grange, Shipton Grange House and Boundary WallGrade II
- Simons LeaGrade II
- So-Called Chapel About 10 Yards North West of the Old PrebendalGrade II
- South east boundary wall to churchyardGrade II
- St Mary's Primary SchoolGrade II
- Stone Boundary Wall From Ayton to North East Corner of Shipton Court GardensGrade II
- Summer HouseGrade II
- The Dowes House and Home FarmhouseGrade II
- The Lodge, Shipton Leys and the StablesGrade II
- The Old ForgeGrade II
- The Old MalthouseGrade II
- The Red Horse Inn Right Hand (south) PartGrade II
- Water Garden and Swimming Pool About 30yards East of Shipton CourtGrade II
- Yatman Chest Tomb Close to North Chapel of Church of St MaryGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBShipton-Under-Wychwood 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.