Yes, and in most of Cuxton the main obstacle to a kitchen extension is the quote from the builder. There are only a handful of listed buildings. There is one conservation area. The neighbours file planning applications by the hundred. Most of the village was built after anyone thought to protect it.
Cuxton has 8 listed buildings. Two are Grade I, the top tier, none are Grade II*, and 6 are Grade II. Listing covers the whole building, inside and out, so changes that affect its character need listed building consent as well as any planning permission, and work done without it is a criminal offence, not a paperwork slip. Eight is a small number for a village with its history, and it means most buyers will never meet the listed-building rules at all. The ones who buy the rare listed house should budget for a heritage specialist before they budget for the tiles.
There is one conservation area, Upper Bush. Inside it, changes that would pass without comment elsewhere can need consent, including some that affect the look of the street, and demolition is controlled more tightly. If the house sits in Upper Bush, ask the council what applies before choosing replacement windows. Outside it, the village is mostly post-war housing that no one is trying to preserve.
There is 1 scheduled monument in the area. That is the strictest tier of protection, and it matters mainly to anyone whose land sits right next to it.
The planning register shows how busy people are with their homes. There were 639 applications in the area between April 2024 and June 2026, and 269 of those came in the last twelve months. Those are only counts of applications made. They say nothing about how many were approved. They do show that altering a home here is normal and constant, and that whoever buys next door is statistically likely to be planning a rear extension of their own.
Outside the conservation area and away from the listed buildings, many modest changes to an ordinary house can fall under permitted development, which lets certain extensions go ahead without a full planning application, within size limits and subject to conditions. In Upper Bush or on a listed building, assume you need consent until the council tells you otherwise. Either way, check the specific address with the council before you draw up plans. A lawful development certificate costs less than taking down a wall you built without one.
Cuxton gives a homeowner plenty of room to change things. Heritage rules only bite in one conservation area and a handful of listed buildings, and everywhere else the limits are the usual ones: planning law, the budget and the neighbours' patience.