About the Ampney Crucis Conservation Area
The Ampney Crucis Conservation Area covers about 31 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1980. Inside the boundary are 39 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 37 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Rood, Grade I. 47 Tree Preservation Order records overlap the area; every other tree here still needs six weeks’ notice before work. 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 the Holy RoodGrade I
- Cross in Churchyard of Church of the Holy RoodGrade I
- 14 and 15, Ampney Crucis VillageGrade II
- 29, Ampney Crucis VillageGrade II
- 36, Ampney Crucis VillageGrade II
- 37 and 38, Ampney Crucis VillageGrade II
- 8, Ampney Crucis VillageGrade II
- 9, Ampney Crucis VillageGrade II
- Ampney ParkGrade II
- Barn and Stables at Birch FarmGrade II
- Barn Immediately to North West of WychelmGrade II
- Birch FarmhouseGrade II
- Cherington/timpany Monument, About 8 Metres East North East of Cross in Churchyard of Church of the Holy RoodGrade II
- Cobbler CottageGrade II
- Cotswold CottageGrade II
- Dudley Farm HouseGrade II
- Former Smithy Adjoining the Old Post Office the Old Post OfficeGrade II
- Garden Cottage, Ampney ParkGrade II
- Gatepiers and Gates at Ampney Park and Adjoining Curved WallGrade II
- King/radaway Monument, About 4 Metres South East of South Porch in Churchyard of Church of the Holy RoodGrade II
- Leech, Flux and Herbert Monuments, About 3 to 5 Metres South of South East Tower Buttress in Churchyard of Church of the Holy RoodGrade II
- Mill CottageGrade II
- Pumphouse on Ampney BrookGrade II
- Ridge CottageGrade II
Show all 39 listed buildings ↓All 39 listed buildings
- Road Bridge Over Ampney BrookGrade II
- Roadside Cross North of Church PathGrade II
- Smith Monument, About 6 Metres East South East of Cross in the Churchyard of Church of the Holy RoodGrade II
- Stone GablesGrade II
- Stratton Monument, About 4 Metres South West of South West Tower Buttress in Churchyard of Church of the Holy RoodGrade II
- The Coach HouseGrade II
- The Lodge, Ampney ParkGrade II
- The Old HouseGrade II
- The Old School HouseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- The PaddockGrade II
- Trinity CottageGrade II
- War MemorialGrade II
- Waterton Farm HouseGrade II
- WychelmGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAmpney Crucis Conservation Area AppraisalCotswold 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 Cotswold District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.