About the Wootton Conservation Area
The Wootton Conservation Area covers about 224 hectares and was designated by West Oxfordshire District Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 32 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 30 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Mary, 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 MaryGrade II*
- Hordley HouseGrade II*
- 30 and 32, Castle RoadGrade II
- Alpine CottageGrade II
- Balliol CottageGrade II
- Barn Approximately 20 Metres North of Lower Dornford FarmhouseGrade II
- Bridge and Flanking Walls Approximately 25 Metres South of the Old Gloving HouseGrade II
- Bridge Over River GlymeGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 20 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Chest Tomb Approximately 21 Metres South of Nave of Church of St MaryGrade II
- Garden Walls and Attached Stable Approximately 5 Metres North of Wootton PlaceGrade II
- Garden Walls Approximately 20 Metres South of Lower Dornford FarmhouseGrade II
- Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 2.5 to 7 Metres South of Nave and Chancel of Church of St MaryGrade II
- HillsideGrade II
- HollybankGrade II
- Hordley House, Gazebo Approximately 15 Metres South WestGrade II
- Horseshoe HouseGrade II
- Lower Dornford Farmhouse and Attached BarnGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Milford Bridge CottageGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 10 Metres North North West of Wootton PlaceGrade II
- ParrottsGrade II
- Parrotts SchoolGrade II
- School CottageGrade II
Show all 32 listed buildings ↓All 32 listed buildings
- School CottagesGrade II
- Stable approximately 3 metres south west of Lower Dornford FarmhouseGrade II
- The Kings Head Public HouseGrade II
- The Old Gloving HouseGrade II
- West End CottageGrade II
- Willow ViewGrade II
- Wootton Peace MemorialGrade II
- Wootton Place and Attached Wall and StableGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBWootton 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.