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South EastConservation areas in South Oxfordshire District Council
70 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Aston Rowant Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. ASR
Rules & recordAston Tirrold/Aston Upthorpe Conservation Area
Designated 1970 · ref. AST
Rules & recordBeckley Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. BEC
Rules & recordBenson Conservation Area
Designated 1995 · ref. BEN
Rules & recordBerrick Salome Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. BER
Rules & recordBrightwell Baldwin Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. BRB
Rules & recordBrightwell-cum-Sotwell Conservation Area
Designated 1970 · ref. BRS
Rules & recordBritwell Salome Conservation Area
Designated 1993 · ref. BRT
Rules & recordChalgrove Conservation Area
Designated 1992 · ref. CHA
Rules & recordCheckendon Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CHE
Rules & recordChinnor Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. CHI
Rules & recordCholsey Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CHO
Rules & recordClifton Hampden Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. CLI
Rules & recordCulham Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. CUL
Rules & recordCuxham Conservation Area
Designated 1978 · ref. CUX
Rules & recordDidcot Northbourne Conservation Area
Designated 1982 · ref. DIN
Rules & recordDidcot Old Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. DIO
Rules & recordDidcot Station Road Conservation Area
Designated 1982 · ref. DIS
Rules & recordDorchester Conservation Area
Designated 1973 · ref. DOR
Rules & recordEast Hagbourne Conservation Area
Designated 1970 · ref. EHA
Rules & recordElsfield Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. ELS
Rules & recordEwelme Conservation Area
Designated 1978 · ref. EWE
Rules & recordForest Hill Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. FOR
Rules & recordGarsington Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. GAR
Rules & recordGatehampton, Goring Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. GAT
Rules & recordGoring Conservation Area
Designated 1978 · ref. GOR
Rules & recordGreat Haseley Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. GRH
Rules & recordGreat Milton Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. GRM
Rules & recordGreys Green Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. GRG
Rules & recordHenley - Reading Road Conservation Area
Designated 2005 · ref. HER
Rules & recordHenley - St Marks Road Conservation Area
Designated 1979 · ref. HES
Rules & recordKingston Blount Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. KIN
Rules & recordLewknor Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. LEW
Rules & recordLittle Haseley Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. LIH
Rules & recordLittle Milton Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. LIM
Rules & recordLittle Wittenham Conservation Area
Designated 1970 · ref. LIW
Rules & recordLong Wittenham Conservation Area
Designated 1970 · ref. LOW
Rules & recordMackney Conservation Area
Designated 1970 · ref. MAC
Rules & recordMapledurham Conservation Area
Designated 1974 · ref. MAP
Rules & recordMarsh Baldon Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. MAR
Rules & recordMoreton Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. MOR
Rules & recordNettlebed Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. NET
Rules & recordNorth Moreton Conservation Area
Designated 1970 · ref. NMO
Rules & recordNorth Stoke Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. NST
Rules & recordNuneham Courtenay Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. NUN
Rules & recordOakley Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. OAK
Rules & recordOvery Conservation Area
Designated 1973 · ref. OVE
Rules & recordPreston Crowmarsh Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. PRE
Rules & recordPyrton Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. PYR
Rules & recordRotherfield Peppard Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. ROP
Rules & recordShepherds Green Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. SHE
Rules & recordShillingford Conservation Area
Designated 1978 · ref. SHL
Rules & recordShirburn Conservation Area
Designated 1993 · ref. SHR
Rules & recordSonning Eye Conservation Area
Designated 1981 · ref. SON
Rules & recordSouth Moreton Conservation Area
Designated 1970 · ref. SMO
Rules & recordStanton St John Conservation Area
Designated 1977 · ref. STA
Rules & recordStoke Row Conservation Area
Designated 1993 · ref. STR
Rules & recordStonor Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. STO
Rules & recordSydenham Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. SYD
Rules & recordToot Baldon Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. TOO
Rules & recordTowersey Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. TOW
Rules & recordWallingford Conservation Area
Designated 1969 · ref. WAL
Rules & recordWarborough Conservation Area
Designated 1978 · ref. WAR
Rules & recordWaterstock Conservation Area
Designated 1984 · ref. WAS
Rules & recordWatlington Conservation Area
Designated 1976 · ref. WAT
Rules & recordWest Hagbourne Conservation Area
Designated 1982 · ref. WHA
Rules & recordWheatley Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. WHE
Rules & recordWhitchurch Conservation Area
Designated 1978 · ref. WHI
Rules & recordWinterbrook Conservation Area
Designated 2012 · ref. WIN
Rules & recordWoodeaton Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. WOO
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.