About the Ashley Conservation Area
The Ashley Conservation Area covers about 6.0 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 10 listed buildings (2 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Ashley Manor, Grade II*.
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.
ProjectElsewhereIn Ashley CA
- 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.
- Ashley ManorGrade II*
- Church of St JamesGrade II*
- Barn About 130 Metres North West of North FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn at Ashley Manor Farm About 60 Metres East of Ashley ManorGrade II
- Dovecote and Animal Shelter and Stable Adjoining on West at Ashley Manor FarmGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk in Centre of VillageGrade II
- North FarmhouseGrade II
- Stable and Coach House, And Adjoining Granary Over Cartshed at North FarmGrade II
- Stable at Ashley Manor FarmGrade II
- Two Unidentified Monuments About 3 Metres South East of Porch in Churchyard of Church of St JamesGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAshley 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.