About the Bourton On The Hill Conservation Area
The Bourton On The Hill Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1972. Inside the boundary are 36 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 33 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Lawrence, Grade I. 12 Tree Preservation Order records 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 St LawrenceGrade I
- Tithe Barn, Bourton HouseGrade I
- Bourton HouseGrade II*
- 4, Main StreetGrade II
- 5, Main StreetGrade II
- Barn (sezincote Estate) C80 Metres South of Holly Cottage (qv)Grade II
- Boundary Wall and Gate Piers in Front of Bourton HouseGrade II
- Corner CottageGrade II
- Former Stables, Bourton HouseGrade II
- High Bank CottageGrade II
- HillsideGrade II
- Holly CottageGrade II
- Horse Inn HouseGrade II
- Jasmine Cottage the Little LaurelsGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Manor House (right) Manor Farmhouse (left)Grade II
- Middle FarmhouseGrade II
- Monument to Ann Phillips in the Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence, About 12 Metres East of ChancelGrade II
- Monument to John Gibbs in the Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence, About 2 Metres East of ChancelGrade II
- Monument to Reverend Samuel Warneford in the Churchyard About 10 Metres West of North Aisle of Church of St LawrenceGrade II
- Monument to William Phillips in the Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence, About 8 Metres East of ChancelGrade II
- Ornamental Stone BasketGrade II
- Porch HouseGrade II
- Rectory CottagesGrade II
Show all 36 listed buildings ↓All 36 listed buildings
- RedesdaleGrade II
- Rose Bank Cottage the BankGrade II
- Smithy CottageGrade II
- Star CottageGrade II
- Sundial CottageGrade II
- The ChantryGrade II
- The Croft (right) Pilgrim Cottage (left)Grade II
- The Horse and GroomGrade II
- The Old Brewhouse, Bourton HouseGrade II
- The Post Office and Merlin Cottage (right)Grade II
- The RetreatGrade II
- Tweed CottageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBourton On The Hill 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.