About the The Bartons Conservation Area
The The Bartons Conservation Area covers about 53 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 1993. Inside the boundary are 38 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 37 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Edward the Confessor, 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 St Edward the ConfessorGrade II*
- 1, Manor CottagesGrade II
- 33, South StreetGrade II
- 47, North StreetGrade II
- 6, Mill LaneGrade II
- Barn and Stable Range Approximately 20 Metres West of Cringle CragsGrade II
- Barn and Stable Range Approximately 30 Metres South of Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Approximately 5 Metres North North East of Number 47 (home Farmhouse)Grade II
- Barn Range Approximately 30 Metres North of Park FarmhouseGrade II
- Base of Churchyard Cross Approximately 3 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Edward the ConfessorGrade II
- Brook HouseGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South of Chancel of St Edward the ConfessorGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South of Church of St Edward the ConfessorGrade II
- Cringle CragsGrade II
- Elm Grove Farm and Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- GraftonGrade II
- Hennock HouseGrade II
- Holliers Farmhouse and Attached Barn and Stable RangeGrade II
- HolmleighGrade II
- Home FarmhouseGrade II
- IvycoteGrade II
- Jacob's RockGrade II
- Jacobs CottageGrade II
- Little BlenheimGrade II
Show all 38 listed buildings ↓All 38 listed buildings
- Manor CottageGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Middle Barton County Primary SchoolGrade II
- Number 44 and 46 (horseshoe Cottage)Grade II
- Old Malt HouseGrade II
- Old Mill CottageGrade II
- Park FarmhouseGrade II
- Stone Coffin Approximately 1 Metre South of Tower of Church of St Edward the ConfessorGrade II
- Thatched CottageGrade II
- The Carpenters Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The Fox Public HouseGrade II
- The Old MillhouseGrade II
- Tudor 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
WEBThe Bartons 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.