About the Stanton Harcourt And Sutton Conservation Area
The Stanton Harcourt And Sutton Conservation Area covers about 94 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 61 listed buildings (4 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 55 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, 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 (Stanton Harcourt)Householder works
- Stanton Harcourt Industrial EstateHouseholder 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 MichaelGrade I
- Manor Farmhouse Approximately 70 Metres South of Harcourt HouseGrade I
- Pope's Tower Approximately 35 Metres South East of Harcourt HouseGrade I
- The Great Kitchen Approximately 40 Metres South of Harcourt HouseGrade I
- Harcourt House and Attached Walls and OutbuildingsGrade II*
- Parsonage House and Attached Forecourt Walls, Gates and Gatepiers and Rear Wall With OutbuildingGrade II*
- 1-2, Steady's LaneGrade II
- 11, Stanton HarcourtGrade II
- 12, Stanton HarcourtGrade II
- 13, Stanton HarcourtGrade II
- 27Grade II
- 3-4, Steady's LaneGrade II
- 39 and 38, Sutton LaneGrade II
- 41, Sutton LaneGrade II
- 47, Sutton LaneGrade II
- 5-7, Steady's LaneGrade II
- 8-10, Stanton HarcourtGrade II
- Barn Approximately 10 Metres North North West of Lower FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Approximately 25 Metres South South West of Harcourt HouseGrade II
- Batts CottageGrade II
- Bedwell's Farm, Barn Approximately 40 Metres North East East of FarmhouseGrade II
- Bedwell's FarmhouseGrade II
- Blackditch FarmhouseGrade II
- Brigstowe CottageGrade II
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- Church of St Michael, Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 20 Metres North North West of PorchGrade II
- Church of St Michael, Chest Tomb Approximately 7 Metres West of NaveGrade II
- Church of St Michael, Chest Tomb With Railed Enclosure Approximately 5 1/2 Metres South of South TranseptGrade II
- Church of St Michael, Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 18 Metres North of Chancel and 8 Metres North East of North TranseptGrade II
- Church of St Michael, Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 20 Metres North of North PorchGrade II
- Church of St Michael, Group of Three Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres West of NaveGrade II
- Church of St Michael, Headstone Approximately 2.5 Metres North West of North PorchGrade II
- Doorway Approximately 85 Metres South South East of Harcourt HouseGrade II
- Dovecote Approximately 105 Metres South South East of Harcourt HouseGrade II
- Duck End CottageGrade II
- Flexney's HouseGrade II
- Goldenbridge CottageGrade II
- Inglenooks and Violet CottageGrade II
- Leena CottageGrade II
- Lower FarmhouseGrade II
- Memorial Approximately 190 Metres North East of Harcourt HouseGrade II
- Memorial Urn Approximately 115 Metres South South East of Harcourt HouseGrade II
- Memorial Urn Approximately 150 Metres South East of Harcourt HouseGrade II
- Mistletoe CottageGrade II
- Nicholl's FarmhouseGrade II
- Number 17 and Estate OfficeGrade II
- Numbers 14/15 and Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- Odd CottageGrade II
- Parsonage House, Dovecote Approximately 30 Metres South South EastGrade II
- Pinkhill CottageGrade II
- Pond CottageGrade II
- Post Box CottageGrade II
- Smithy CottageGrade II
- Stanton Harcourt War MemorialGrade II
- Stocks Approximately 30 Metres North East of the Harcourt Arms Public HouseGrade II
- ThatchingsGrade II
- The Harcourt Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The Old Post OfficeGrade II
- The WillowsGrade II
- Tudor CottageGrade II
- White CottageGrade II
- Yew Tree CottageGrade 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
WEBStanton Harcourt And Sutton 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.