About the Aston Magna Conservation Area
The Aston Magna Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 21 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 20 Grade II). The most significant is Norman Cottage Chapel, 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 Aston Magna 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.
- Norman Cottage ChapelGrade II*
- 11, 12 and 13, Aston MagnaGrade II
- 23 and 24, Aston MagnaGrade II
- 25, Aston MagnaGrade II
- 9 and 10, Aston MagnaGrade II
- Aston Chace Inglenook Windy CottageGrade II
- Bank FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn Cottage and Manor Farm BarnGrade II
- Barn North East of Old FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn South South West of Bank FarmhouseGrade II
- Beebole Wall to North of Old FarmhouseGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- CoachhouseGrade II
- Former Church of St JohnGrade II
- Manor HouseGrade II
- Newlands FarmhouseGrade II
- Old FarmhouseGrade II
- Store to Rear of Church FarmhouseGrade II
- The Old VicarageGrade II
- Tudor HouseGrade II
- Village CrossGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBAston Magna 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.