About the Clapton-on-the-Hill Conservation Area
The Clapton-on-the-Hill Conservation Area covers about 3.6 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 9 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St. James, 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.
- 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. JamesGrade II*
- Barn C15m East of Upper FarmhouseGrade II
- Barn, Manor Farm, C10m West of Newbridge HouseGrade II
- Base of Cross Shaft, In the Churchyard of the Church of St James, C8m South of NaveGrade II
- Church FarmhouseGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Newbridge HouseGrade II
- The ManorGrade II
- Upper FarmhouseGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBClapton-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.