About the Brimpsfield Conservation Area
The Brimpsfield Conservation Area covers about 8.9 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 16 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Michael, Grade I. 2 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 MichaelGrade I
- Brimpsfield HouseGrade II
- Brimpsfield War MemorialGrade II
- Dog Kennels and Shed Approximately 5 Metres East of Brimpsfield HouseGrade II
- Game House Adjoining Brimpsfield HouseGrade II
- Hayward Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 12 Metres South of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- K6 KioskGrade II
- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- The Old Malt HouseGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South West of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South West of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 9 1/2 Metres West of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 9 Metres West of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Wilks Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 9 Metres South West of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Winning Family Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 2 Metres South of Church of St MichaelGrade II
- Yew Tree FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBrimpsfield 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.