About the Avening Conservation Area
The Avening Conservation Area covers about 29 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 28 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 27 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Cross, Grade I. 1 Article 4 direction over the area removes further householder rights, on top of the conservation area limits below. 8 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.
Article 4 directions here
These overlap the conservation area. Householder directions remove more of the rights above; change-of-use ones don’t affect extending a house.
- Article 4 (2) Direction AveningHouseholder works
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 CrossGrade I
- 14, 16 and 18, Woodstock LaneGrade II
- 20, Woodstock LaneGrade II
- 54, High StreetGrade II
- Avening HouseGrade II
- Barn at Church Farm, On West Side of FarmyardGrade II
- Barrett Memorial, About 21 Metres West of Porch in Churchyard of Church of the Holy CrossGrade II
- Brook HouseGrade II
- Cartshed With Granary Over and Attached Cow Shelter Adjoining Church Farmhouse on WestGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- Glebe HouseGrade II
- Group of 3 Unidentified Memorials About 15 Metres North West of Porch in Churchyard of Church of the Holy CrossGrade II
- Hanslo HouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Mullions, Adjacent to Churchyard of Church of Holy Cross on West Side, And Garden WallGrade II
- Old QuarriesGrade II
- Rodways Cottage and Rodways PlaceGrade II
- Sandford HouseGrade II
- The Old RectoryGrade II
- Unidentified Memorial, About 12 Metres North West of Porch in the Churchyard of Church of Holy CrossGrade II
- Unidentified Memorial, About 15 Metres North West of Porch in Churchyard of Church of the Holy CrossGrade II
- Unidentified Memorial, About 16 Metres North West of Porch in Churchyard of Church of Holy CrossGrade II
- Unidentified Memorial, About 7 Metres South West of Doorway in Churchyard of Avening Baptist ChapelGrade II
- Water Pump, By the Old Garage at Bottom of LaneGrade II
Show all 28 listed buildings ↓All 28 listed buildings
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBAvening 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.