About the Cold Aston Conservation Area
The Cold Aston Conservation Area covers about 11 hectares and was designated by Cotswold District Council in 1989. Inside the boundary are 14 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 13 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Andrew, 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 AndrewGrade I
- 10 and 11, Chapel LaneGrade II
- 8 and 9, Chapel LaneGrade II
- Barn and Attached Outbuildings Circa 20 Metres North of Sycamore HouseGrade II
- Barn Circa 15 Metres North of Grove FarmhouseGrade II
- Cold Aston LodgeGrade II
- Grove FarmhouseGrade II
- Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- Open Fronted Cartshed Circa 11 Metres West of Grove FarmhouseGrade II
- Outbuilding Approximately 12 Metres North of the VicarageGrade II
- Rectory Farmhouse and Attached Barn and OutbuildingGrade II
- Sycamore HouseGrade II
- The Plough InnGrade II
- The VicarageGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCold Aston 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.