About the Spelsbury Taston And Dean Conservation Area
The Spelsbury Taston And Dean Conservation Area covers about 144 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 1991. Inside the boundary are 22 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Church of All Saints, Grade II*. 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 All SaintsGrade II*
- CrossGrade II*
- Almshouses and Attached Front Garden WallsGrade II
- Barn and Stable Approximately 40 Metres East of Chuirch of All SaintsGrade II
- Barn Approximately 15 Metres South East of Middle FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Approximately 20 Metres North of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Approximately 50 Metres East of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Dean Manor CottageGrade II
- Dean MillGrade II
- Group of Two Tombs Approximately 12 Metres South of Church of All SaintsGrade II
- Manor Farm CottageGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Memorial FountainGrade II
- Middle FarmhouseGrade II
- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- SpelsburydownGrade II
- The CottageGrade II
- The FirkinsGrade II
- The Old BakehouseGrade II
- Tooley's CottageGrade II
- Wayside Cross Base Approximately 300 Metres South West of Dean MillGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBSpelsbury Taston And Dean 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.