About the Church Westcote Conservation Area
The Church Westcote Conservation Area covers about 5.5 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 11 listed buildings, all 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 Church Westcote 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.
- Church CottageGrade II
- Church of St MaryGrade II
- Double Gate Circa 40 Metres North West of Westcote ManorGrade II
- Dower House CottageGrade II
- Gate and Gate Piers to Drive to Westcote ManorGrade II
- Plinth For Cross Shaft in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 1 and 1/2 Metres South of the ChancelGrade II
- Stayt's FarmGrade II
- Stone Balustrading, Wall, Gate and Granary Circa 10 Metres South of Westcote ManorGrade II
- The CloseGrade II
- The Dower HouseGrade II
- Westcote Manor and Adjoining StoreGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBChurch Westcote 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.