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South EastConservation areas in West Oxfordshire District Council
50 conservation areas and 84 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Alvescot Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONARA/014
Rules & recordAsthall Conservation Area
Designated 1993 · ref. CONARA/038
Rules & recordAston Conservation Area
Designated 1998 · ref. CONARA/047
Rules & recordBampton Conservation Area
Designated 1976 · ref. CONARA/008
Rules & recordBladon Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/024
Rules & recordBurford Conservation Area
Designated 1991 · ref. CONARA/002
Rules & recordCassington Conservation Area
Designated 1992 · ref. CONARA/036
Rules & recordCharlbury Conservation Area
Designated 1991 · ref. CONARA/005
Rules & recordChastleton Conservation Area
Designated 1995 · ref. CONARA/045
Rules & recordChipping Norton Conservation Area
Designated 1992 · ref. CONARA/003
Rules & recordChurch Hanborough Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/022
Rules & recordChurchill Conservation Area
Designated 1998 · ref. CONARA/048
Rules & recordCombe Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/018
Rules & recordCornwell Conservation Area
Designated 1994 · ref. CONARA/041
Rules & recordDucklington Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONARA/017
Rules & recordEynsham Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. CONARA/006
Rules & recordFawler Conservation Area
Designated 1991 · ref. CONARA/031
Rules & recordFilkins And Broughton Poggs Conservation Area
Designated 1987 · ref. CONARA/013
Rules & recordFinstock Conservation Area
Designated 1991 · ref. CONARA/028
Rules & recordGreat Rollright Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/025
Rules & recordGreat Tew Conservation Area
Designated 1978 · ref. CONARA/010
Rules & recordHailey Conservation Area
Designated 1992 · ref. CONARA/037
Rules & recordHardwick Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/020
Rules & recordIdbury Conservation Area
Designated 1991 · ref. CONARA/033
Rules & recordKelmscott Conservation Area
Designated 1995 · ref. CONARA/046
Rules & recordKencot Conservation Area
Designated 1994 · ref. CONARA/042
Rules & recordKingham Conservation Area
Designated 1986 · ref. CONARA/012
Rules & recordLangford Conservation Area
Designated 1992 · ref. CONARA/035
Rules & recordLeafield Conservation Area
Designated 1993 · ref. CONARA/039
Rules & recordLittle Tew Conservation Area
Designated 2006 · ref. CONARA/050
Rules & recordMillwood End Long Hanborough Conservation Area
Designated 2004 · ref. CONARA/049
Rules & recordMinster Lovell Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/027
Rules & recordNorthmoor Conservation Area
Designated 1990 · ref. CONARA/026
Rules & recordOver Norton Conservation Area
Designated 1992 · ref. CONARA/034
Rules & recordRadcot Conservation Area
Designated 1995 · ref. CONARA/044
Rules & recordRamsden Conservation Area
Designated 1991 · ref. CONARA/029
Rules & recordSandford St Martin And Ledwell Conservation Area
Designated 1991 · ref. CONARA/032
Rules & recordShilton Conservation Area
Designated 1985 · ref. CONARA/011
Rules & recordShipton-Under-Wychwood Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/021
Rules & recordSpelsbury Taston And Dean Conservation Area
Designated 1991 · ref. CONARA/030
Rules & recordStanton Harcourt And Sutton Conservation Area
Designated 1989 · ref. CONARA/019
Rules & recordStonesfield Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONARA/015
Rules & recordSwerford Conservation Area
Designated 1988 · ref. CONARA/016
Rules & recordSwinbrook Conservation Area
Designated 1991 · ref. CONARA/023
Rules & recordTackley Conservation Area
Designated 1994 · ref. CONARA/043
Rules & recordTaynton Conservation Area
Designated 1970 · ref. CONARA/004
Rules & recordThe Bartons Conservation Area
Designated 1993 · ref. CONARA/040
Rules & recordWitney And Cogges Conservation Area
Designated 2010 · ref. CONARA/001
Rules & recordWoodstock Conservation Area
Designated 1975 · ref. CONARA/007
Rules & recordWootton Conservation Area
Designated 1992 · ref. CONARA/009
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.
Article 4 directions in West Oxfordshire District Council
These remove some permitted development rights in the areas they cover — check whether one applies to your property before you rely on permitted development.
- Article 4 ((Little Rollright) (3 October 1969)
- Article 4 (Cassington) (11 August 1970)
- Article 4 (Charlbury 1) (27 November 1985)
- Article 4 (Crawley 1) (21 April 1978)
- Article 4 (Enstone 1) (16 September 1977)
- Article 4 (Enstone 2) (9 January 1986)
- Article 4 (Eynsham 1) (24 November 1987)
- Article 4 (Fifield 1) (6 June 1983)
- Article 4 (Fulbrook 2) (21 June 1968)
- Article 4 (Fulbrook) (10 March 1958)
- Article 4 (Great Tew 1) (17 July 1987)
- Article 4 (Hailey) (21 September 2005)
- Article 4 (Kencot 1) (6 July 1988)
- Article 4 (Kingham 1) (11 March 1982)
- Article 4 (Leafield Technical Centre) (19 May 2016)
- Article 4 (Shipton-U-Wychwood) (15 April 1961)
- Article 4 (Shipton-U-Wychwood) (24 June 1965)
- Article 4 (Southcombe 1) (28 August 1990)
- Article 4 (Stanton Harcourt) (5 April 1954)
- Article 4 (Taynton 1) (10 May 1971)
- Article 4 (Witney 1) (21 August 1985)
- Article 4 (Zinc Building) (29 February 2016)
- Aston Works (27 July 2016)
- Bampton Business Centre North (27 July 2016)
- Bampton Business Centre South (27 July 2016)
- Bell Lane Depot (27 July 2016)
- Blemheim Cowyards (27 July 2016)
- Blenheim Sawmills (27 July 2016)
- Chalford Park Farms (27 July 2016)
- Compton Way (27 July 2016)
- Court Farm Barns (27 July 2016)
- Crawley Mill (27 July 2016)
- Cromwell Business Park (27 July 2016)
- Des Roches Square (27 July 2016)
- Eagle Industrial Estate (27 July 2016)
- Elm Place (27 July 2016)
- Elmsfield Industrial Estate (27 July 2016)
- Field Barn (27 July 2016)
- Gate Farm (27 July 2016)
- Green Lane (27 July 2016)
- Greystones (27 July 2016)
- Groves Industrial Estate (27 July 2016)
- Home Farm (27 July 2016)
- Kingstanding Farm (27 July 2016)
- Langston Priory (27 July 2016)
- Little Clanfield Mill (27 July 2016)
- Long Hanborough Business Area (27 July 2016)
- Manor Barns Business Centre (27 July 2016)
- Meadow Court (27 July 2016)
- Mount Farm (27 July 2016)
- New Mill (27 July 2016)
- New Yatt Business Park (27 July 2016)
- Newland Industrial Estate (27 July 2016)
- North Leigh Business Park (27 July 2016)
- Primsdown Industrial Estate (27 July 2016)
- Radford Farm (27 July 2016)
- Range Road Business Area (27 July 2016)
- Rangers Lodge (27 July 2016)
- South Carterton Industrial Estate (27 July 2016)
- South Eynsham Business Area (27 July 2016)
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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.