About the Gawcott Conservation Area
The Gawcott Conservation Area covers about 6.2 hectares and was designated by Buckinghamshire Council in 1990. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of Holy Trinity, Attached Walls and Railings, Grade II*. 1 Tree Preservation Order record overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work.
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 Holy Trinity, Attached Walls and RailingsGrade II*
- Charlotte CottageGrade II
- Crown Public HouseGrade II
- Ediecote Cottage Honeysuckle CottageGrade II
- Gawcott War MemorialGrade II
- Grig CottageGrade II
- Grove LodgeGrade II
- Jasmine CottageGrade II
- Manor Farmhouse and Attached OutbuildingsGrade II
- Old Bakery HouseGrade II
- Old Eagles Farmhouse and Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- SunnysideGrade II
- The LaurelsGrade II
- The White HouseGrade II
- Thurlby and Attached OutbuildingGrade II
- Westcott HouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBGawcott Conservation Area AppraisalBuckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.